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<p class="MsoNormal">We don’t have any current plans to live stream the event but all that being said I will certainly discuss it with my boss.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I will also be presenting 2 sessions on accessibility evaluations on that same day, details on those forthcoming.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">Peter Bossley</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
Director, Digital Accessibility Center<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">ADA Coordinator's Office</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> - Office of University Compliance and Integrity<br>
Student Life Disability Services<br>
950 Lincoln Tower, 1800 Cannon Dr, Columbus, OH 43210<br>
614-688-3028 Office<br>
<a href="mailto:bossley.5@osu.edu"><span style="background:white">bossley.5@osu.edu</span></a>
<a href="http://accessibility.osu.edu/"><span style="background:white">accessibility.osu.edu</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Karlen Communications<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 11, 2019 3:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' <athen-list@u.washington.edu>; ADA OSU <ada-osu@osu.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] BROADENING OUR DIGITAL WORLD: Balancing Inclusion & Innovation: April 9, 2019 save the date<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F3864">I’ve circulated this and several of us are interested in this public event but cannot attend in person. I went to the website but there is no direct information
 to contact the organizers to see if this particular event…or the conference itself is available online/streamed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F3864">Does anyone have any contact information for this event or know if it will be streamed/accessible/not through Facebook?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F3864">Cheers, Karen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Lissner, Scott<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 8, 2019 11:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ADA OSU <<a href="mailto:ada-osu@osu.edu">ada-osu@osu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] BROADENING OUR DIGITAL WORLD: Balancing Inclusion & Innovation: April 9, 2019 save the date<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">BROADENING OUR DIGITAL WORLD: Balancing Inclusion & Innovation</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Ethel Louis Armstrong Lecture on Disability Culture</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Presented by Eve Hill and Tom Sikora</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://ada.osu.edu/2019-conference">19<sup>TH</sup> Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">April 9<sup>th</sup> on the Columbus Campus of The Ohio State University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">*Free Public Lecture</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Full Conference Registration Open soon </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Whether at school, work or play we are spending time in the digital world.  Websites, APPs and social media are an integral part of our culture; we can all agree that ensuring independent, timely, and seamless access for all members
 of our digital community is the right thing to do - but how do we get there?  </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Universal Design offers a set of principles for equity but not a blueprint for building our digital world.  Standards, like the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), provides landmarks but they are neither a map or an
 operational plan for getting there.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">What does access and inclusion mean in the digital world?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Why is access important?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Is there a business case for digital access?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Where do we find the resources for access? </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Join Eve Hill, Co-Lead for </span><a href="https://inclusivity.consulting/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Inclusivity</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> and  Tom Sikora, Director of Accessibility at
</span><a href="https://www.workday.com/#menu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Workday</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, for a dialogue exploring  the meaning and value of digital inclusion as well as the pragmatics of how to move toward that goal.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">A moderated discussion and audience questions will identify the parameters for a thoughtful, balanced, sustainable approach; describe the commitment and the resources necessary to ensure seamless access; and begin to answer the
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">This year’s Ethel Louise Armstrong Lecture is part of the 2018 
<a href="https://cehv.osu.edu/technology">COMPAS</a> series focusing on Technology.  The serries hopes to promote sustained reflection on the ethical challenges that unify various projects within Ohio State's Discovery Themes Initiative providing a model of
 informed and constructive discussion that is too often absent from public discourse and that universities are in a unique position to promote.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="https://www.browngold.com/attorneys/pdfs/eve_hill.pdf">Eve Hill</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">, one of the nation’s leading disability and civil rights attorneys, co-leads Inclusivity. She previously
 served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, where she was responsible for oversight of the Division’s disability rights enforcement and educational civil rights implementation. Her responsibilities
 included enforcement, regulation, and policy development regarding accessibility requirements for websites and other digital technology; <i>Olmstead</i> community integration requirements in employment and education; and disability rights in education, law
 enforcement, and health care.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-sikora/">Tom Sikura</a>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">has been the Director of Accessibility for workday since October of 2018.  Previously as the firmwide executive for Digital Accessibility at JPMorgan Chase Co. he implemented solutions for compliance under the Americans
 with Disabilities Act (ADA).  A graduate of Ohio University with over 25 years of progressive experience in roles spanning technology, operations and regulatory compliance within the financial services industry Tom is a versatile leader and innovative problem
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222;background:white">*The Ethel Louise Armstrong Lecture and student poster reception will be free and open to the public thanks to the generosity of the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Endowment Fund and the support
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