AccessU 2019 Schedule
The full schedule for the 2019 John Slatin AccessU has courses for learning and incorporating practical accessibility skills for anyone involved in managing, designing, developing, testing, or purchasing digital products and services.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 (Pre-Conference)
7:30 am
to 8:15 am
Tue, May 14
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Track: Conference
Breakfast & Pre-Conference Workshop Registration Ragsdale Hall
7:30am Add Session to Calendar
8:30 am
to 4:30 pm
Tue, May 14
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Track: General
Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 – The Evolving Standards of Digital Accessibility Moody 202
taught by: Wayne Dick & Bruce Bailey
8:30am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Design/UX
Usability Testing with People with Disabilities Moody 204
taught by: Elisa Miller
8:30am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
Accessibility Master Class Moody 205
taught by: Team Knowbility
8:30am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Design/UX
Inclusive Design Workshop Moody 209
taught by: Mary Jo Mueller
co-presented by: Phill Jenkins , Charu Pandhi , D.A. Kahn & Hope Turner
8:30am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Education
Pushing the Accessibility Needle Forward on K-12 Accessibility Moody 212
taught by: Jessica Looney, Ron Lucey & Desiree Sturdevant
8:30am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: All
Hack Day for MDN Web Docs TH 216
taught by: MDN Web Docs Team
8:30am Add Session to Calendar
12:00 pm
to 1:00 pm
Tue, May 14
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Track: Conference
Preconference Day Lunch Kresgue Hall
12:00pm Add Session to Calendar
2:00 pm
to 5:00 pm
(3h session)
Tue, May 14
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Track: All
IAAP Certification Exams - Testing Window I Moody 209
taught by: International Association of Accessibility Professionals
2:00pm Add Session to Calendar
5:30 pm
to 7:30 pm
Tue, May 14
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Track: All
IAAP Certification Exams - Testing Window II Moody 209
taught by: International Association of Accessibility Professionals
5:30pm Add Session to Calendar
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
7:00 am
to 8:00 am
Wed, May 15
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Track: Conference
Breakfast & Registration Ragsdale Hall
7:00am Add Session to Calendar
8:15 am
to 11:30 am
(3h session)
Wed, May 15
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Track: Content
Accessible PDF Documents JBWN 204
taught by: Kirk Black
8:15am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: General
Intro to WCAG by Example JBWS 268
taught by: Becky Gibson
8:15am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Testing
Accessibility Testing, The Deep Dive JBWS 361
taught by: Mike Moore
co-presented by: Cliff Tyllick
8:15am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Content
Accessible PowerPoint Presentations JBWS 363
taught by: Michael Zapata
co-presented by: Nancy Abee
8:15am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Education
Make Some Noise: Design and Build Your Own Educational App with Sonification Moody 202
taught by: Kelly Lancaster
co-presented by: Jose Gomez
8:15am Add Session to Calendar
8:15 am
to 9:45 am
(1.5h session)
Wed, May 15
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Track: Education
Beyond the Buzzwords: Connecting Inclusion and Accessibility to Personalized and Blended Instruction JBWS 261
taught by: Rita Fennelly-Atkinson
8:15am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Biz Strategy
Considerations Before Conducting an Accessibility Audit JBWS 264
taught by: Kurt Mattes
8:15am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Education
Student Accommodations When You Don't Know the Student - ePUB to the Rescue JBWS 266
taught by: John Tubbs
co-presented by: Jinhee Choo
8:15am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Content
The Ease of Accessibility and WordPress JBWS 366
taught by: Sumner Davenport
8:15am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: General
Catching Up with Accessibility: Beginner's Basics Moody 203
taught by: Shawn Henry
co-presented by: Daniel Montalvo
8:15am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Design/UX
Efficient & Effective Design: Conserving Cognitive Energy Moody 204
taught by: Glenda Sims
8:15am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Education
Supporting Assistive Technology: Making the Most of Limited Resources Moody 205
taught by: Cecilia Robinson
co-presented by: Daniel Wheeler
8:15am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Biz Strategy
Beyond Code Compliance: Design for the Extremes Moody 211
taught by: Seda Maurer
8:15am Add Session to Calendar
10:00 am
to 11:30 am
(1.5h session)
Wed, May 15
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Track: Testing
Improving Accessible Quality Through Automated Tools and DevOps Practices JBWS 261
taught by: Thomas Brunet
co-presented by: Charu Pandhi
10:00am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
Screen Readers and CSS: Going Out of Style (and Into Content) JBWS 264
taught by: John Northup
10:00am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding & Design/UX
Human Determination - Better Security and Usability without CAPTCHAs JBWS 266
taught by: Job van Achterberg
10:00am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Design/UX
A Framework for a Better Framework JBWS 366
taught by: Richard Steinberg
10:00am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Testing
Web Accessibility Testing with A11Y Tools iOS App and Safari Extension Moody 204
taught by: Paul Adam
10:00am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
Creating Accessible Tables Moody 205
taught by: Jim Allan
10:00am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: General
2019 AccessU Digital Accessibility Legal Update Moody 208
taught by: Lainey Feingold
10:00am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
A Spin Around JavaScript and ARIA Moody 211
taught by: Nicolas Steenhout
co-presented by: Eric Eggert
10:00am Add Session to Calendar
11:45 am
to 12:15 pm
Wed, May 15
-
Track: All
Keynote Speaker: Haben Girma Jones Global Auditorium
taught by: Haben Girma
11:45am Add Session to Calendar
12:15 pm
to 1:30 pm
Wed, May 15
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Track: All
Lunch Mabee Ballroom
12:15pm Add Session to Calendar
1:45 pm
to 5:00 pm
(3h session)
Wed, May 15
-
Track: Content
Accessible PDF Forms JBWN 204
taught by: Kirk Black
1:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Testing
Practical Hands-on Accessibility Testing JBWS 266
taught by: Nicolas Steenhout
1:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Testing
Testing Basic Web Content for Accessibility JBWS 363
taught by: Dan Kinnunen
1:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Biz Strategy
Excellence at Scale: Building a Sustainable, Cost Effective Accessibility Program Moody 202
taught by: Elle Waters
1:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Design/UX
Design Studio: An Introduction to Design Thinking Moody 208
taught by: Elisa Miller
1:45pm Add Session to Calendar
1:45 pm
to 3:15 pm
(1.5h session)
Wed, May 15
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Track: Design/UX
Making Websites Usable, Not Just Accessible JBWS 261
taught by: Karen Hawkins
1:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Biz Strategy
VPAT 2 Essentials for Conformance Reporting JBWS 264
taught by: Mary Jo Mueller
1:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Education
Transmogrifying Inclusion JBWS 268
taught by: Shari Stinnette & Kathy Blankenship
1:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Testing
Easy Checks for Web Accessibility: Get the Gist (No Experience Necessary) JBWS 361
taught by: Shawn Henry
co-presented by: Daniel Montalvo , Brent Bakken & Sharron Rush
1:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Design/UX
Dark Patterns Through the Lens of Accessibility JBWS 366
taught by: Joe Devon
1:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Biz Strategy
How to Inject Accessibility into your Organization Moody 203
taught by: James Green
1:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
Surviving Dev Frameworks: Lessons Learned with Drupal, Wordpress, jQuery, and More Moody 204
taught by: Kate Walser
1:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
Designing Accessible Forms Moody 205
taught by: Jim Allan
1:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
Accessible Widgets I Moody 211
taught by: Patrick Fox
1:45pm Add Session to Calendar
3:30 pm
to 5:00 pm
(1.5h session)
Wed, May 15
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Track: Biz Strategy
I Got a Letter from the Office of Civil Rights, Now What? JBWS 261
taught by: Elizabeth Simister
co-presented by: Matt Kerste
3:30pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Design/UX
Understanding Reflow: What It Means and Why It Is Essential for Low Vision JBWS 264
taught by: Wayne Dick
3:30pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Education
Student Benefits and Teaching Resources for Including Accessibility/Inclusive Design Topics in University Courses JBWS 268
taught by: Howard Kramer
3:30pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Content
Accessible Microsoft Office: Excel 2016 JBWS 361
taught by: Richard Steinberg
3:30pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
Build Accessible Experiences Using Carbon with React or Angular Moody 203
taught by: Thomas Brunet
3:30pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Design/UX
Responsive Web for Universal Access Moody 204
taught by: Kate Walser
3:30pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
The State of Accessibility and E-Commerce: Tips for Developers Moody 205
taught by: Alison Walden
3:30pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
Accessible Widgets II Moody 211
taught by: Patrick Fox
3:30pm Add Session to Calendar
Thursday, May 16, 2019
7:30 am
to 8:30 am
Thu, May 16
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Track: Conference
Knowbility: A Review of the Last 20 Years Mabee Ballroom
taught by: Knowbility
7:30am Add Session to Calendar
8:45 am
to 12:00 pm
(3h session)
Thu, May 16
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Track: Testing
Accessibility Testing with Screen Readers JBWN 204
taught by: Dan Brown
8:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Education
Accessible Mathematics for Students with a Visual Impairment and/or Additional Disabilities JBWS 268
taught by: Susan Osterhaus
co-presented by: Maylene Bird
8:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Content
Advanced PDF Tagging Workshop, Part 1 JBWS 361
taught by: Teenya Franklin
co-presented by: Desiree Sturdevant
8:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Content
Making Microsoft Word Documents Accessible JBWS 363
taught by: Cornelius Chopin
co-presented by: Krishna Vemuganti
8:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
Intro to ARIA Moody 205
taught by: Dan Kinnunen
8:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track:
Wikipedia Edit Session Moody 208
taught by: Elle Waters
co-presented by: John Rochford
8:45am Add Session to Calendar
8:45 am
to 10:15 am
(1.5h session)
Thu, May 16
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Track: Design/UX & Dev/Coding
Importance of Semantics (for Designers and Developers) JBWS 261
taught by: Gerard Cohen
8:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: General
Overview of WCAG 2.1 JBWS 264
taught by: Becky Gibson
8:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Testing
Integrating A11Y Testing in Your QA Workflow JBWS 266
taught by: Nicolas Steenhout
8:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: General
Developer Experience vs. User Experience JBWS 366
taught by: Estelle Weyl
8:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Design/UX & Dev/Coding
Adding a Conversational Interface to Applications - A Hands-on Session Moody 202
taught by: Omid Meh
co-presented by: Vince Brunssen
8:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Design/UX
Accessibility and Inclusion in UX Design Moody 203
taught by: Robert Jolly
8:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
(RERUN) Surviving Dev Frameworks: Lessons Learned with Drupal, Wordpress, jQuery, and More Moody 204
taught by: Kate Walser
8:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Biz Strategy
(RERUN) How to Inject Accessibility into your Organization Moody 211
taught by: James Green
8:45am Add Session to Calendar
10:30 am
to 12:00 pm
(1.5h session)
Thu, May 16
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Track: Biz Strategy
Creating a Culture of Accessibility: Overcoming Obstacles JBWS 261
taught by: Matt Robinson
co-presented by: Anthony Fernando
10:30am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Content
Choosing the Best Audio Description Format for Your Visual Content JBWS 266
taught by: Celia Hughes
co-presented by: April Sullivan
10:30am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Biz Strategy
Putting People First in the Software Development Lifecycle JBWS 366
taught by: Marc Thorson
co-presented by: Stacy Carston Sporie & Rob Kaul
10:30am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Design/UX
The State of Accessibility and E-Commerce: Tips for Designers Moody 202
taught by: Alison Walden
10:30am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: General
Everyone is Disabled (Sometimes) Moody 203
taught by: Mike Moore
co-presented by: Dave Dauber
10:30am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Testing
Mobile Web Accessibility with VoiceOver and TalkBack Moody 204
taught by: Paul Adam
10:30am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
Bring Your Own Framework Accessibility - JS-powered Inclusion for Modern Web Experiences Moody 211
taught by: Robert Jolly
10:30am Add Session to Calendar
12:00 pm
to 1:45 pm
Thu, May 16
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Track: All
Lunch Mabee Ballroom
12:00pm Add Session to Calendar
12:30 pm
to 1:45 pm
Thu, May 16
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Track: All
Assistive Technology Demos Various Rooms
12:30pm Add Session to Calendar
2:00 pm
to 5:15 pm
(3h session)
Thu, May 16
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Track: Content
Advanced PDF Tagging Workshop, Part 2 JBWS 361
taught by: Teenya Franklin
co-presented by: Desiree Sturdevant
2:00pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Content
(RERUN) Accessible PowerPoint Presentations JBWS 363
taught by: Michael Zapata
co-presented by: Nancy Abee
2:00pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Education
#AllKidsCanLearn - Trends in K-12 Assistive Technology JBWS 366
taught by: NeCol Roager
co-presented by: Carye Edelman , Shira Goldberg & Melissa Mathews
2:00pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
Inclusive Web Graphics with SVG Moody 204
taught by: Doug Schepers
co-presented by: Eric Eggert
2:00pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Design/UX
Unlocking Accessibility for UX/UI Designers Moody 306
taught by: Denis Boudreau
2:00pm Add Session to Calendar
2:00 pm
to 3:30 pm
(1.5h session)
Thu, May 16
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Track: Content
A Free-O Trio: Combining YouTube, VLC, and CADET for Quality Captioning JBWS 261
taught by: Jen Perkins
2:00pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: General
(RERUN) 2019 AccessU Digital Accessibility Legal Update JBWS 264
taught by: Lainey Feingold
2:00pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Education
Captioning in the K12 Classroom JBWS 266
taught by: April Sullivan
2:00pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: General
Revised Section 508 - Key Things You Need to Know! JBWS 268
taught by: Bruce Bailey
2:00pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Biz Strategy
VPAT--VWhat? Moody 202
taught by: JoAnne Juett
co-presented by: Kyle Perkinson
2:00pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Content
Social Media Management with a Screen Reader Moody 205
taught by: Anthony Vasquez
2:00pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Content
Plain Language: Accessibility for Content Moody 208
taught by: Elisa Miller
2:00pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: General
Gaining Awareness of Accessibility at Your Work Place and Building Your Accessibility Knowledge Moody 211
taught by: Cari Collins
co-presented by: Angela Sarmiento
2:00pm Add Session to Calendar
3:45 pm
to 5:15 pm
(1.5h session)
Thu, May 16
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Track: Design/UX
20 Questions to Ask when Designing for Accessibility JBWS 261
taught by: Elizabeth Simister
co-presented by: Emma Stephens
3:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Content
Advanced Remediation of Ancient Word Documents with MS Word: Your Worst Fears Relieved JBWS 264
taught by: Cliff Tyllick
co-presented by: Krishna Vemuganti
3:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
A Practical Guide to Building Accessible Sites with Drupal JBWS 266
taught by: Jules Khong
co-presented by: Jaymz Rhime
3:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Education
Accessibility Makeover: How Faculty can Improve Access to STEM Content JBWS 268
taught by: Luis Perez
3:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Design/UX
Accessibility with VR & AR Moody 202
taught by: Sean McMains
3:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Biz Strategy
Implementing Accessibility Strategically Moody 203
taught by: Jeff Kline
3:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Testing
Accessibility Consulting is Broken Moody 205
taught by: Karl Groves
3:45pm Add Session to Calendar -
Track: General
Video Captioning Fun with Gene and Dave Moody 208
taught by: David Dauber
co-presented by: Gene Rodgers
3:45pm Add Session to Calendar
6:00 pm
to 9:00 pm
Thu, May 16
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Track: All
GAAD Celebration Meetup Scholz Garten
6:00pm Add Session to Calendar
Friday, May 17, 2019
8:30 am
to 9:30 am
Fri, May 17
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Track: All
One Million Web Site Home Pages: An In-depth Analysis of the State of Web Accessibility Mabee Ballroom
taught by: Jared Smith
8:30am Add Session to Calendar
9:45 am
to 11:15 am
(1.5h session)
Fri, May 17
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Track: General
Making Word Suit Your Enterprise JBWS 161
taught by: Cliff Tyllick
co-presented by: Krishna Vemuganti
9:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
Power to the People, Freedom for Your Code JBWS 261
taught by: Eric Eggert
9:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Education
Well-Designed Forms from Bad Design to Accessible JBWS 264
taught by: Lewis Phillips
co-presented by: Crystal Baker
9:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Content
Podcast Accessibility JBWS 266
taught by: Nicolas Steenhout
9:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Dev/Coding
Robust, Semantic Solutions to Modern Design Challenges JBWS 268
taught by: Corbb O'Connor
9:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Content
(RERUN) Accessible Microsoft Office: Excel 2016 JBWS 361
taught by: Richard Steinberg
9:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: Content
Easy Accessibility: Using Microsoft Word Templates to Save Time and Effort JBWS 363
taught by: Carmen Matthews
9:45am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: General
The WAI to Web Accessibility: An Interactive Tour Through Resources from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative JBWS 366
taught by: Shawn Henry
co-presented by: Brent Bakken , Sharron Rush & Daniel Montalvo
9:45am Add Session to Calendar
11:30 am
to 12:30 pm
Fri, May 17
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Track: All
Lunch Mabee Ballroom
11:30am Add Session to Calendar -
Track: All
Round Table Discussions Mabee Ballroom
taught by: Seda Maurer, JoAnne Juett, Howard Kramer, Anthony Fernando, Paul Adam, Denis Boudreau, Joe Devon & John Tubbs
11:30am Add Session to Calendar