[Athen] Accessibility of Whova

[Howard Kramer]

Hi Stephie,

The big question is accessibility. Do you have a contact at the
Mid-Atlantic ADA that I could reach to for their feedback on accessibility
of the platform?

Thanks,
Howard

On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 3:46 PM Stephanie Lazarus <slazar at umbc.edu> wrote:


> Howard,

>

> Mid-Atlantic ADA is hosting their annual conference via Whova online

> as-we-speak. I’m attending as an online participant. This is a big

> question, so I would direct you to their staff for consolidated feedback

> about accessibility, as they would want a subsequent conference to build on

> their experience. It might be hard to reach them while the conference is

> underway, though I could imagine their staff attending AHG, so there might

> be someone with crossover who has done some due diligence on accessibility.

>

> So far, it’s been smooth as an app for engagement and several sessions,

> after roughly 4 days in. They did have an unnamed glitch this morning that

> was overcome by pushing out the session on Zoom. They emailed the link to

> participants well ahead of the 10:30 start time.

>

> Best wishes with the conference,

>

> Stephanie Lazarus

> Accessibility Manager; ADA/Sec. 504 Coordinator

> UMBC

> 1000 Hilltop Circle Math/Psych 218

> Baltimore, MD 21250

> 410-455-5745

>

> On Sep 14, 2020, at 1:43 PM, Howard Kramer <hkramer at ahead.org> wrote:

>

> 

> We're considering using Whova for some of our virtual events. Does anyone

> have experience or knowledge of the accessibility of Whova? Anecdotally

> from colleagues I've heard that it's good but would like to get some

> additional input.

>

> --

> Regards,

> Howard

>

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Howard

Howard Kramer
Conference Coordinator
Accessing Higher Ground
303-492-8672
cell: 720-351-8668

Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference - A Virtual Event
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