Full Schedule

9:00 AM
to 10:00 AMTue, Jun 22

• Trends in K-12 Assistive Technology: Part One

  taught by: Shira Goldberg, Carye Edelman, NeCol Roager

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  We discuss students with low and high incidence disabilities and the technologies that remove their barriers to learning. Session Detail for Trends in K-12 Assistive Technology: Part One

10:15 AM
to 11:15 AMTue, Jun 22

• Trends in K-12 Assistive Technology: Part Two

  taught by: Carye Edelman, NeCol Roager, Shira Goldberg

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  This 2 part presentation is tailored for teachers and other professionals working with students with disabilities in the K-12 environment. In previous years, the assistive technologies that were available were highly specialized. Today’s educational environment contains mainstream technologies that can be adapted or fitted with assistive technology for students. Through the lens of students with disabilities, we will explore mainstream technology tools that are becoming the future of assistive … Session Detail for Trends in K-12 Assistive Technology: Part Two

11:30 AM
to 12:30 PMTue, Jun 22

• Student Panel

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  This student panel, moderated by Pearson VP Jan McSorley, will consist of a diverse group of students who will report on their lived experience of digital classrooms. You will learn the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of life in 21st centrury schools for students with disabilities. Students will share a broad range of access needs and outcomes applicable to students, parents, educators and administrators. Session Detail for Student Panel

1:00 PM
to 2:00 PMTue, Jun 22

• Make Your Posts More Inclusive: 5 Easy Tips for Accessible Social Media

  taught by: Mindy Johnson

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  As education professionals, social media is part of our lives, for better or worse. But for our followers with disabilities, social media can feel like a party they weren’t invited to. You have the power to make your posts more accessible for your followers, and you can start right now. Session Detail for Make Your Posts More Inclusive: 5 Easy Tips for Accessible Social Media

2:15 PM
to 3:15 PMTue, Jun 22

• How Kids Are Performing: The Impact of COVID-19 on Reading and Mathematics Achievement

  taught by: Katie McClarty

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  This session will cover the academic impacts of COVID:19 on elementary and middle school reading and mathematics performance. We will review student growth and achievement status throughout 2020-2021 in elementary and middle school – as a whole and disaggregated by student groups and school types, including students with disabilities. Session Detail for How Kids Are Performing: The Impact of COVID-19 on Reading and Mathematics Achievement

3:30 PM
to 4:30 PMTue, Jun 22

• Beyond the VPAT - importance of accessibility culture in vendor selection

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  When information about accessibility is requested, often vendors submit their VPAT; but is that enough? An inclusive culture helps ensure a company considers accessibility of their products proactively. How do you know if a company has an inclusive culture in place? This presentation covers how you can find out and make an informed decision.  Session Detail for Beyond the VPAT - importance of accessibility culture in vendor selection

9:00 AM
to 10:00 AMWed, Jun 23

• Accessibility: Empowering Instructional Technology Specialists to Improve Learning

  taught by: Jessica McKay & co-presented by: Mesha Daniels., Erick Buenrostro, Larry Snyder

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  It takes a dedicated and diverse team of teachers and staff to ensure students can meaningfully engage with multimedia materials and in a variety of learning environments. We want to share our story of struggles and triumphs in creating our ever evolving ecosystem of collaboration to deliver accessible instruction to all students. Session Detail for Accessibility: Empowering Instructional Technology Specialists to Improve Learning

10:15 AM
to 11:15 AMWed, Jun 23

• Breaking Down Barriers: Technology to Support ALL Students

  taught by: Shira Goldberg

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  We discuss students with low and high incidence disabilities and the technologies that remove their barriers to learning. Session Detail for Breaking Down Barriers: Technology to Support ALL Students

11:30 AM
to 12:30 PMWed, Jun 23

• "The Teacher That Changed My Life"

  taught by: Bill Oakey

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  A look back at my experiences in school as a visually impaired student. This is the story of a very shy little boy, who got a huge surprise in high school when a chemistry teacher did something that changed the rest of my life. Session Detail for "The Teacher That Changed My Life"

1:00 PM
to 2:00 PMWed, Jun 23

• Tips and Tech for creating accessible docs in Higher Ed

  taught by: Megan Kareithi & co-presented by: Sean Loraas

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  We’ll discuss and demonstrate the tech (Central Access Reader/Toolbar, MathPix, the Adobe Suite, and Duxbury) we use at ACC to create accessible materials primarily for students with visual disabilities, including complex STEM documents and tactile graphics. Session Detail for Tips and Tech for creating accessible docs in Higher Ed

2:15 PM
to 3:15 PMWed, Jun 23

• Zoom in The Time of Coronavirus

  taught by: Brian Miller & co-presented by: Rachel Gabriel

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  This session presents innovative and creative ways special education teachers have adapted and modified their instruction to meet the traditional very "hands on" needs of students with significant physical and cognitive disabilities in a remote learning environment. Session Detail for Zoom in The Time of Coronavirus

3:30 PM
to 4:30 PMWed, Jun 23

• Screen Reader Barriers for Virtual Teaching and Learning

  taught by: Craig Edgley

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  This presentation will center on the accessibility barriers for screen reader usage from the virtual teaching and learning perspective. I will share my personal experiences working with online learning and some helpful techniques that I have discovered along the way, as a teacher and a student working in virtual classrooms. Session Detail for Screen Reader Barriers for Virtual Teaching and Learning

9:00 AM
to 10:00 AMThu, Jun 24

• Supporting Universally Designed Learning Environments as an Administrator

  taught by: Michelle Soriano

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  In this session, participants will explore how the Universal Design for Learning framework can guide them as a leader in ensuring their systems and supports help to create more equitable, inclusive, and effective learning environments with any given platform. Session Detail for Supporting Universally Designed Learning Environments as an Administrator

10:15 AM
to 11:15 AMThu, Jun 24

• A Practical Guide to Pushing Your K-12 EdTech Partners to Deliver Authentic Equity in Education

  taught by: Claire Benedikt

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  K-12 accessibility evaluators and other decision-makers know WCAG 2.0 AA compliance from big publishers and other vendors is not enough to give all students equal opportunities to learn. In this session, we will talk about the constraining factors that frustrate the pursuit of equity in education for disabled K-12 students in public schools. We will look at the areas where you can reasonably demand more from your publishers and vendors. Session Detail for A Practical Guide to Pushing Your K-12 EdTech Partners to Deliver Authentic Equity in Education

11:30 AM
to 12:30 PMThu, Jun 24

• A Conversation About Brain Health And Technology

  taught by: Anne Forrest, Becky Gibson

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  Anne Forrest, a PhD Economist has spent more than 20 years learning about brain health and technology after a traumatic brain injury in 1997. Becky Gibson is a globally recognized accessibility expert, who works on standards development at the W3C as a volunteer. Join us in a conversation with Anne and Becky about life after TBI, and about how technology can be a blessing or sometimes a burden. Session Detail for A Conversation About Brain Health And Technology

1:00 PM
to 2:00 PMThu, Jun 24

• Lessons Learned by EdTech for Inclusive Online Classrooms

  taught by: Elizabeth Simister

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  Blackboard has worked with several students, instructors, administrators, and parents over the years to understand the biggest blockers to using its tools. The goals of this session will be to provide instructors, administrators, and perhaps parents, an understanding of assistive technologies and techniques to improve the student experience in a virtual learning environment. Session Detail for Lessons Learned by EdTech for Inclusive Online Classrooms

2:15 PM
to 3:15 PMThu, Jun 24

• Leadership Panel

  taught by: Judy Heumann & co-presented by: Dr. Lisa Sterba

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  The Leadership Panel gathers a diverse set of leaders with the ability to influence services for students with disabilities in K-12 and/or higher education. Panel members will have a rich discussion about how leaders affect change and how the trend for diversity and inclusion continues to overlook the needs of students with disabilities. How do we create systems that encourage leaders and their teams to come together and ensure that the digital classroom … Session Detail for Leadership Panel