November 12-16, 2018 The Westin Westminster, Colorado In collaboration with AHEAD & ATHEN Overall Schedule

Monday, November 12 9 am – 5 pm Registration Desk Open 9 am – Noon AM Coffee Break 10:30 am – 1 pm Preconference Sessions 1 – 2:30 pm Lunch (on your own) 2:30 – 5 pm Preconference Sessions 3:30 – 4 pm PM Coffee break Tuesday, November 13 8 am – 4:30 pm Registration Desk Open 10:30 – 11 am AM Coffee Break 9 am – Noon Preconference Sessions Noon – 1:30 pm Lunch (on your own) 1:30 – 4:30 pm Preconference Sessions 3 – 3:30 pm PM Coffee Break Wednesday, November 14 7 am – 4:30 pm Registration Desk Open 8 – 9 am Breakout Sessions 9 am – 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open 9:15 – 10:15 am Breakout Sessions 10:15 – 11:15 am Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Breakout Sessions 12:20 - 2 pm Lunch (on your own) 2:15 – 3:15 pm Breakout Sessions 3 – 3:30 pm PM refreshment break 3:30 – 4:30 pm Breakout Sessions 4:30 – 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall Reception 6:30 – 8:30 pm ATHEN Annual Meeting Thursday, November 15 7 am – 5 pm Registration Desk Open 9 am – 5 pm Exhibit Hall Open 8 – 9 am Breakout Sessions 9:15 – 10:15 am Breakout Sessions 10:15 – 11:15 am Roundtable Discussions 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break 12:20 – 2 pm Lunch (on your own) 2:15 – 3:15 pm Breakout Sessions 3:15 – 4 pm Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break 4 – 5 pm Breakout Sessions 7 – 8:30 pm Keynote Banquet featuring Britney Wilson Friday, November 16 7:30 am – 1 pm Registration Desk Open 8 – 9 am Breakout Sessions 9:15 – 10:15 am Breakout Sessions 10:15 – 10:30 am Refreshment Break 10:30 – 11:30 am Breakout Sessions 11:45 am – 12:45 pm Breakout Sessions

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Table of Contents Special Sessions, Receptions, & Meetings 7-8 Preconference Sessions y Monda 9-11 Tuesday 13-17 Breakout Sessions Wednesday 19-35 Thursday 37-50 y Frida 53-60 Exhibitor Presentation Schedule 61 Exhibit Hall Map 62 Exhibitor Directory 63-71 Advertising Index 3Play Media 3 Accessibility Oz 6 Equidox by Onix 6 Microsoft 12 Perkins School for the Blind 12 Sonocent 18 Adobe 18 QA Info Tech 35 Ai Media 36 Enhanced Vision, Freedom Scientific, Optelec, The Paciello Group 36 Accessibility Oz 50 Blackboard 51 Texthelp 52

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6 Special Sessions,Receptions, & Meetings

Teaching About Accessibilty Institute (registration required) Tuesday, November 13, 9 am - 4:30 pm Cotton Creek I AccessComputing, in collaboration with Accessing Higher Ground and Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricu- la (UDUC), will host Teaching about Accessibility in Computing and IT Courses: A Capacity-building Institute to provide techniques and strate- gies for teaching about accessibility in Computer Science and IT curric- ulum. The Institute can be attended in person or virtually.

Accessibili-IT Reception Tuesday, November 13, 4:30 - 6:30 pm Westminster Ballroom Foyer Please join Adam Spencer from Accessibil-IT Inc. for a kick-off event at AHG 2018 to discuss document accessibility and share some complimentary cocktails. All welcome and looking forward to meeting with old friends and new colleagues.

Creating and Strengthening Our Connections to Our Purposes and Each Other Through Poetry Wednesday - Friday, 7:15 - 7:45 am Library (between fireplace and Kachina Grill) A special early morning series presented by Scott Marshall, Associate Di- rector for Instructional Technology and Accessibility, University of Min- nesota. If our work is to be beyond compliance and sustainable, we need to be intentional about the connections we create. Our connections to our purposes for this work and our connections to each other are critical. Using poetry, we will gather to create and strengthen those connections.

EPUB and Accessible Educational Materials Track In this main conference track, offered Wednesday – Friday, represen- tatives from the publishing industry, early adopters from DSS offices and representatives from the Standards community will talk about how educational materials has been transformed and accessibility improved by the advent of the EPUB standard and the development of EPUB ed- ucational materials. The benefits offered and the challenges still faced by those seeking to adopt EPUB will be discussed with input and ques- tions encouraged from the AHG audience. These sessions are labeled “EPUB Track” in the schedule. 7 Special Sessions,Receptions, & Meetings

UDUC Mini-Conference on Teaching Accessibility and UD This series of sessions, offered throughout the main conference (Wednesday - Friday), will focus on topics related to the teaching and application of accessibility and Universal Design in university curricu- lum. These sessions are labeled “UDUC Track” in the schedule.

Exhibitor Reception Wednesday, November 14, 4:30 - 6:30 pm Westminster Ballroom Foyer Join us in the Exhibit Hall for hors d’oeuvres & refreshments (Cash Bar)

ATHEN Meeting Wednesday, November 14, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Westminster Ballroom IV Stop by the ATHEN Annual Meeting (WB IV) to learn about the Access Technology Higher Education Network and its resources.

Keynote Presentation & Dinner Thursday, November 15, 7 - 8:30 pm Westminster Ballroom I/II/III “...and People With Disabilities” Britney Wilson, Staff Attorney/Dodyk Fellow at the National Center for Law and Economic Justice Ms. Wilson will discuss how disability intersects with race, gender, and several of the political is- sues of the day as well as the need for social jus- tice advocates to recognize and fully incorporate disability and disability rights into their work.

8 Monday, November 12

Full-Day Preconference Sessions 9 am - 5 pm Registration Open, Fountain Greens Foyer 9 am - Noon AM Coffee Break,Standley Foyer 10:30 am - 5 pm Preconference Sessions 1 - 2:30 pm Lunch (on your own) 3:30 - 4 pm PM Coffee Break,Standley Foyer

Notes

Complete session details can be found at accessinghigherground.org

9 Monday, November 12

One-Day Preconference Sessions, 10:30 am - 5 pm Knowbility’s Accessibility Master Class Eric Eggert, Knowbility Robert Jolly, Knowbility Becky Gibson, Knowbility The big picture overview for any stage of implementing an accessibility program across an organization. Starting with the institutional evaluation and providing tools and methodology for each stage, our team will take you through what you need to put in place a process to ensure that you reach and maintain your accessibility goals. Westminster Ballroom I Accessible Adobe InDesign Layouts to Produce Accessible PDFs and EPUBs (Virtual) Bevi Chagnon, PubCom—Publishing Communications Hands-on workshop that teaches how to construct INDD files that export “graciously” to accessible PDFs with minimal remediation afterwards. We expect new InDesign features in the fall, so this workshop will incorporate them into a doable design workflow. Standley I (Adobe Lab) Hands-On Video Accessibility Workshop (with Able Player) Terrill Thompson, University of Washington In this hands-on workshop, participants will develop a complete under- standing of how to make video fully accessible. They will add captions, audio description, chapters, and interactive features to a video using Able Player. Standley II Lab Learning, Practicing, and Honing Our Leadership to Shape Our Work and Our Field Scott Marshall, University of Minnesota Leaders are made, not born. The future of our field is worthy of our best efforts to practice our leadership. We can shape our field in powerful ways: Do we see problems or possibilities? Want compliance or commit- ment? Rely on leadership or citizenship? We seek answers by first looking inward at ourselves, then outward toward our communities. Cotton Creek I

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Two-Day Preconference Sessions, 10:30 am - 5 pm Growing an IT Accessibility Program on Your Campus Dawn Hunziker, University of Arizona Rob Eveleigh, Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges Nate Evans, Michigan State University This dynamic, interactive workshop is presented by ATHEN members. It includes foundational legal information, an analysis of federal agreements, and best practice approaches towards the goal of working through insti- tutional challenges to create a strategic, and comprehensive approach for creating an accessible EIT environment. Westminster Ballroom II PDF Train-the-Trainer and Introduction to PDF Accessibility (BYOD Workshop) Rob Haverty, Adobe In this session you can learn about creating accessible PDFs & how to teach others. Day 1 - introduction to PDF accessibility. Day 2 - advanced topics and accessible PDF forms. This is a hands-on lab. You can attend 1 or both days. Attendance at both days is required to be certified as an “Adobe Certified PDF Trainer.” Westminster Ballroom III 360 Degrees – Approaching Accessibility in Chemistry & Math from All Sides (BYOD Session; Concludes at Noon Tuesday, November 13) Wink Harner, The Foreign Type Susan Kelmer, University of Colorado Boulder Multiple presenters who are experts in alt-text conversion in STEM sub- jects, teach key steps to convert text in chemistry and math for both sight- ed (text-to-speech) users and non-sighted or LV users (screen reader) and Braille/tactile users. Using a broad base of specific assistive technologies for chemistry & math conversion. Cotton Creek II

11 Empowering Inclusive Learning

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12 Tuesday, November 13

Full-Day Preconference Sessions 8 am – 4:30 pm Registration Desk Open, Fountain Greens Foyer 9 – 10:30 am AM Coffee Break, Standley Foyer 9 am – Noon Preconference Sessions Noon – 1:30 pm Lunch (on your own) 1:30 – 4:30 pm Preconference Sessions 3 – 3:30 pm PM Coffee Break,Standley Foyer

Notes

Complete session details can be found at accessinghigherground.org

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Full-Day Preconference Sessions, 9 am - 4:30 pm Everything You Need to Know About Accessibility Testing (BYOD) Gian Wild, AccessibilityOz The Accessibility Testing workshop will cover a whole range of testing require- ments: starting with an overview of testing – who, when, what and how. Westminster Ballroom I Growing an IT Accessibility Program on Your Campus, Day 2 Dawn Hunziker, University of Arizona Rob Eveleigh, Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges Nate Evans, Michigan State University This dynamic, interactive workshop is presented by ATHEN members. It includes foundational legal information, an analysis of federal agreements, and best practice approaches towards the goal of working through insti- tutional challenges to create a strategic, and comprehensive approach for creating an accessible EIT environment. Westminster Ballroom II PDF Train-the-Trainer and Introduction to PDF Accessibility, Day 2 (BYOD Workshop) Rob Haverty, Accessibility, Adobe In this session you can learn about creating accessible PDFs & how to teach others. Day 1 - introduction to PDF accessibility. Day 2 - advanced topics and accessible PDF forms. This is a hands-on lab. You can attend 1 or both days. Attendance at both days is required to be certified as an “Adobe Certified PDF Trainer.” Westminster Ballroom III Introduction to Online Course Accessibility Joseph Feria-Galicia, University of California, Berkeley Lucy Greco, University of California, Berkeley Ryan DiGiondomenico, University of California, Berkeley This workshop provides an introduction to online course accessibility. Reasons for building and maintaining accessible courses are contextual- ized, explained and demonstrated from both a student and an institutional perspective. Emphasis is given to the use and evaluation of features within a Learning Management System (LMS). Standley II Lab

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360 Degrees – Approaching Accessibility in Chemistry & Math from All Sides, Day 2 (BYOD Workshop) Wink Harner, The Foreign Type Susan Kelmer, University of Colorado Boulder Multiple presenters who are experts in alt-text conversion in STEM subjects, teach key steps to convert text in chemistry and math for both sighted (text- to-speech) users and non-sighted or LV users (screen reader) and Braille/tac- tile users. Using a broad base of specific assistive technologies for chemistry & math conversion. Cotton Creek II Teaching About Accessibility in Computing and IT Courses: A Capacity-Building Institute Sheryl Burgstahler, University of Washington Terrill Thompson, University of Washington Richard Ladner, University of Washington Howard Kramer, AHEAD, University of Colorado Boulder Naomi Peterson, Central Washington University Learn how accessible/inclusive/universal design and other proactive de- sign practices can be integrated within computing and IT courses and thus increase the pool of future computing and IT professionals Cotton Creek I

Half-Day Preconference AM Sessions, 9 am - Noon Understanding and Evaluating WCAG Color and Contrast (Virtual) Jonathan Whiting, WebAIM This workshop will begin with a thorough review of WCAG 2.0 and 2.1 requirements, and important principles not included in WCAG. We will then practice evaluating electronic documents and webpages for contrast using several free tools and resources. Standley I (Adobe Lab) Demystifying Assisted Listening Devices Dave Litman, National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) Stephanie Zito, National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) Assistive Listening Devices(ALDs) can improve access to speech perception for deaf students who use hearing aids or cochlear implants. This presen- tation will provide an overview of ALD technology through an interactive

15 Tuesday, November 13 demonstration, review best-practices for supporting the use of ALDs on campus, and discuss ways to support student self-advocacy. Meadowbrook I Campus Accessibility Compliance Strategies Utilizing a Maturity Model (BYOD Workshop) Susan Cullen, California State University Cheryl Pruitt, California State University Perspectives on the Capability Maturity Model driving the California State University Accessible Technology Initiative implementation. The Capability Maturity Model closely aligns with the resolution agreements of the Office of Civil Rights. Explore assessment techniques which can be applied to strategic accessibility compliance campus planning. Meadowbrook II

Half-Day Preconference PM Sessions, 1:30 - 4:30 pm Mobile Accessibility Challenges, Best Practices, and Techniques (BYOD Workshop) Joe Humbert, Interactive Accessibility Kathy Wahlbin, Interactive Accessibility Mobile devices have significantly changed the way that people access content and services, and this opens new opportunities for persons with disabilities. This hands-on session will cover all the basics of mobile acces- sibility and will cover what is new for mobile accessibility in 2018 including WCAG 2.1. Westminster Ballroom IV Accessible PDF Forms from Adobe InDesign Bevi Chagnon, PubCom—Publishing Communications Learn to make accessible forms with Adobe InDesign’s excellent tools. If you know the basics of making accessible layouts from InDesign, this hands-on lab expands your skills for making accessible well-designed PDF forms quickly and efficiently. InDesign is a powerful tool for creating forms that need little—if any—remediation in Acrobat. Standley I (Adobe Lab)

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Captioned Media: Developing a Systematic Approachthat Meets the Needs of Your Institution (Virtual) Stephanie Zito, National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) Dave Litman, National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes’ mission is to reduce barriers to postsecondary education and support institutions in creating accessible environments. During this workshop, presenters will provide an overview of captioned media models as well as strategies to streamline the process. Meadowbrook I Understanding EPUB: How to Examine the Structure and Accessibility of EPUBs (BYOD Workshop) Rachel Comerford, Macmillan Learning Amy Salmon, Tech for All, Inc. Accessible EPUBs are becoming easier to find and purchase from any num- ber of channels but in the educational world, many are far more comfort- able with PDF. This workshop will take an accessible EPUB checklist and walk users through a live EPUB step by step, examining the features and resourc- es that are available within the format. Meadowbrook II

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7 am – 4:30 pm Registration Desk Open, Fountain Greens Foyer 8 – 9 am Breakout Sessions 9 am – 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open, Westminster Ballroom Foyer 9:15 – 10:15 am Breakout Sessions 10:15 – 11:15 am Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Breakout Sessions 12:20 - 2 pm Lunch (on your own) 2:15 – 3:15 pm Breakout Sessions 3:30 – 4:30 pm Breakout Sessions 4:30 – 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall Reception, Fountain Greens Foyer 6:30 – 8:30 pm ATHEN Annual Meeting, Westminster Ballroom IV

Notes

Complete session details can be found at accessinghigherground.org

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Breakout Sessions, 8 - 9 am AIMHub: Cost Effective, Rapid, Accessible, Instructional Materials Exchange Jack Sullivan, California State University Cheryl Pruitt, Accessible Technology Initiative, CSU Office of the Chancellor Gaeir Dietrich, Access Consultant Launched in August 2017, AIMHub is an accessible instructional Launched in August 2017, AIMHub is an accessible instructional materials exchange service that assists accessible instructional material staff, by eliminating redundant efforts and integrating the best aspects of existing systems. We will demonstrate how AIMHub can help your campus and discuss how campuses nationwide can subscribe. Waverly Not So Fast: Implementing Accessibility Reviews in a University’s IT Software Review Process (Virtual A) Crystal Tenan, North Carolina State University Bill Coker, Software Licensing Manager, NC State University In this presentation, we will provide an overview of NC State’s IT Purchase Compliance process and focus on the accessibility review process. We will discuss the process of implementation, important considerations for working with the campus community and vendors, and the impact of the IT Purchase Compliance process on campus. Meadowbrook I/II Navigating the Course: Creating Accessible STEM (Virtual B) Megan Gibbs, Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University recently developed a STEM-specific online guide for faculty to refer to when creating accessible STEM materials. This session will discuss the research conducted to create this guide, the im- plementation process, and our future plans to turn this into a professional development workshop. Cotton Creek I

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A New Automated Notetaking, Captioning, and Transcription Solution Chris Frazier, VZP Digital A demonstration of VZP REACH, a multi-Voice Recognition API solution that maximizes speed, accuracy and accessibility to any classroom setting. After the demo, there will be a discussion of two different ways to use it, a traditional model and a new solution to include an entire campus that will increase accessibility and effectiveness of learning. Cotton Creek II Introduction to Accessible PDF Documents Rob Haverty, Adobe Making PDF documents & forms accessible can be a daunting task when you don’t know what tools are available & which is the best one to use. In this session, participants will be introduced to the various tools available in Acrobat Pro DC & walk through the workflow to take a document, convert it to a PDF, & fix some of the basic tagging issues. (Double Session) Standley I (Adobe Lab) Audio Description: An In-Depth Review and Analysis (Lecture Session) Joel Snyder, Audio Description Project – American Council of the Blind A workshop on “The Four Fundamentals of Audio Description” and an in- depth look at audio description development and analysis. Standley II Lab Finding the Ways to Make Wayfinding Work Kaela Parks, Portland Community College Michael Cantino, Portland Community College Online maps, tactile maps, written directions, beacons, and 3D campus mod- els are all approaches used at Portland Community college. In this session we will share what we have learned in the process of making our campus map and path of travel information more accessible and usable for those with different needs and preferences. Windsor

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Accessibility – How to Deal with Documents! Sachin Gupta, Deque You have handled accessibility for your website and mobile apps. What about the documents that you post on the website, and distribute digitally to the consumers? In this session, we will cover various considerations for document accessibility for multiple document types. Westminster Ballroom I Making Websites Usable, Not Just Accessible (Videotaped) Karen Hawkins, Publicis.Sapient Almost anyone today can make a website accessible. But that doesn’t mean that people using assistive technologies can USE them! I aim to change that. As a user experience professional, I will walk the audience through more accessible AND usable implementations of common web components and flows. Westminster Ballroom II DIY IT Accessibility: Building the Foundation for Accessible Course Content at the University of Maryland (Videotaped) (UDUC Track) Sue Johnston, University of Maryland UMD’s commitment to creating and maintaining a welcoming and inclu- sive educational environment for people of all abilities means that cre- ators of web-based information must have the skills and abilities neces- sary to ensure it is accessible to all students. Learn how UMD is helping faculty become accessibility DIY’ers with their own course content. Westminster Ballroom III It is All About the Student; Selecting the Right Reading App for Student Success (EPUB Track) Richard Orme, DAISY Consortium Joseph Polizzotto, Alternate Media Supervisor An app or browser extension is needed to read EPUB titles, but they vary a lot in their functionality. When it comes to learners with disabilities, which apps will enable them to excel at their studies? This session presents an initiative that aims to answer that question. Westminster Ballroom IV

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Educating College-Level Students on Assistive Technology James Fleming, Beacon College There is an increasing need for understanding and incorporating assistive technology in education and in the workplace. Recognizing this need, a col- lege level course was designed (Introduction to Assistive Technology) to help students learn the practice of and incorporating assistive technology. The outcomes of the course also help to develop an interest in the field as well as improving their personal needs. Lakehouse

Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer) 9 - 9:30 am CommonLook–Using CommonLook PDF GlobalAccess to Remediate and Verify PDF Documents for Accessibility 9:40 - 10:10 am Crawford Technologies–Using Smartphones and Barcodes to Make Documents Accessible

Breakout Sessions, 9:15 - 10:15 am Video Notes: A Mobile Device Strategy for Learning for Postsecondary Deaf Students Suzanne Ehrlich, University of North Florida This presentation explores how video notes can be leveraged to support Deaf students learning experiences in higher education. Students’ study practices are essential to their academic success (Mega, Ronconi, & DeBeni, 2014). This new approach to note taking for deaf students using video cap- ture of interpreted lessons in face-to-face classroom. Waverly Math Accessibility in Word, Canvas, Conversion and More! (Virtual A) Paul Brown, Texthelp Rachel Kruzel, Augsburg University This session will overview Texthelp’s exciting math accessibility program, EquatIO. Learn how students and professors easily insert math into Word, Canvas, and more as well as make STEM textbook conversion a much easier process. Augsburg’s Rachel Kruzel will provide an inside look into how Equa- tIO is making math accessible across her campus. Meadowbrook I/II

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Understanding WCAG 2.1 (Virtual B) Becky Gibson, Knowbility The recently updated Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) improve web accessibility for a wider range of users. Learn how the 17 new success criteria in WCAG 2.1 address mobile accessibility and increase ac- cess for people with low vision and cognitive impairments. Cotton Creek I Thinking Outside the Dots John Jones, Wichita State University Wichita State has been working to support a pre-med student who is blind for the last few years. Over the course of that time, we have gotten better and faster at producing materials to support this student’s learning. We will discuss lessons learned and the challenges we faced. Cotton Creek II Introduction to Accessible PDF Documents (Continued) Rob Haverty, Adobe Making PDF documents & forms accessible can be a daunting task when you don’t know what tools are available & which is the best one to use. In this session, participants will be introduced to the various tools available in Acrobat Pro DC & walk through the workflow to take a document, convert it to a PDF, & fix some of the basic tagging issues. Standley I (Adobe Lab) Accessible Educational Materials All the Way Through Postsecondary Sam Johnston, CAST Inc. Cynthia Curry, CAST Inc. Increases in digital materials has helped students who struggle with print- based materials. However, digital materials and technologies are not always designed to be accessible from the start. We will address how higher edu- cation institutions can better meet their legal obligation to provide students with accessible educational materials. Standley II Lab How do You Know it’s Working? Assessing Access-Focused Professional Learning on Campus Jordan Cameron, Kennesaw State University This presentation showcases Kennesaw State University’s online Access4All Accessibility Basics series for faculty and staff and discusses how creators 24 Wednesday, November 14 and facilitators employ Guskey’s Five Critical Levels of Professional Devel- opment to assess the impact of the initiative on learning throughout the university. Windsor UDL Jedi Training: Move Learners and Leaders with Only Your Mind (UDUC Track) Thomas Tobin, University of Wisconsin-Madison This interactive presentation radically reflects on implementing the UDL framework to provide better learning access, expand time for study and practice, and save faculty members time and effort, by broadening our disability focus toward a mobile-device mindset. Learn use-them-tomorrow strategies—without changing what or how we teach. Westminster Ballroom I Making Websites Usable, Not Just Accessible (Continued) (Videotaped) Karen Hawkins, Publicis.Sapient Almost anyone today can make a website accessible. But that doesn’t mean that people using assistive technologies can USE them! I aim to change that. As a user experience professional, I will walk the audience through more ac- cessible AND usable implementations of common web components and flows. Westminster Ballroom II IT Procurement: Accessibility as a Functional Criterion (Videotaped) Hadi Rangin, University of Washington At the University of Washington, Accessibility is increasingly becoming a functional criterion for locally developed and third-party IT solutions. In this session we will share with you how we consider accessibility in our locally developed and third-party procurement processes. Westminster Ballroom III Mathematics in Born Accessible Publications George Kerscher, DAISY Consortium/Benetech Digital Educational publications with mathematics must be visually correct, and they must be accessible to persons with disabilities. We will look at the techniques that deliver born accessible publications in HTML and EPUB 3. We will demonstrate techniques with AT and explain how publishers are implementing the recommendations. Westminster Ballroom IV

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Open and Accessible: Low Cost and Inclusive by Design Kaela Parks, Portland Community College Rondi Schei, Portland Community College Lakehouse Open education can lower textbook costs for students, but the movement also allows accessibility personnel to partner with instructional faculty, and librarians to foster inclusive course design. Open licensing allows users to Retain, Reuse, Revise, Remix, and Redistribute, which can allow accessibility related features to improve over time.

Exhibit Hall Break, 10:15 am - 11:15 pm Westminster Ballroom Foyer

Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer) 11:15 - 11:45 am Sonocent–AT or a Tool for UDL? How All Students Improve Note Taking with Sonocent Audio Notetaker

Breakout Sessions, 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Navigating the Venn Diagram of Video Accessibility Laws Elisa Edelberg, 3PlayMedia With multiple accessibility laws in the US, as well as dozens of lawsuits and DOJ/ OCR inquiries related to inaccessible IT, it can extremely difficult to navigate the legal requirements for video accessibility at your organization. This session will create a Venn diagram of video a11y laws to help you navigate your obligations. Waverly “We Don’t Have Enough Staff Assigned to Making It Accessible!” (Virtual A) Sheryl Burgstahler, University of Washington How often do we hear people say this or feel this way ourselves? In this session the speaker will engage with attendees on promising practices for making the most of limited resources toward a more accessible IT environ- ment on campus. Meadowbrook I/II

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State of ARIA 2018 (Virtual B) Joe Humbert, Interactive Accessibility This session will discuss compatibility testing done a number of ARIA states & properties and their current level of support with Assistive Technology software across operating systems and devices as well as look ahead at the changes coming in the next version of ARIA. Cotton Creek I The Power of Partnerships: Institutional Alliances to Trans- form Accessibility for a Small Liberal Arts College Corrine Schoeb, Swarthmore College Using a multi-pronged intradepartmental model, Swarthmore college is moving toward a paradigm of proactive inclusion of accessibility and away from a reactive model of accommodation. [additional sentence forthcoming] Cotton Creek II How to CADET: Free Caption and Audio Description -Au thoring Software from WGBH’s NCAM (Lecture Session) Bryan Gould, WGBH/NCAM WGBH’s NCAM has released CADET (Caption and Description Editing Tool) - free, downloadable software that enables anyone to easily produce high-quality caption files and audio description scripts that are compatible with any media player on any web browser. In addition, new resources from the DIAGRAM Center for accessible digital images. Standley I (Adobe Lab) Campuses Take Proactive Measures on Accessibility Certification, Testing,and Procurement Christopher Lee, G3ict Faced with legal repercussions colleges are beginning to take proactive mea- sures in certifying accessibility professionals, testing products and services, and establishing procurement policies and procedures. This session will ex- plore how campuses are taking proactive measures through launching creative initiatives to improve equal access for students, staff and campus visitors. Windsor Accessibility Education: A New Certificate and Undergradu- ate Minor in Accessibility Studies (UDUC Track) Naomi Petersen, Central Washington University Find out about a new undergraduate minor and professional development certificate in Accessibility Studies: The online curriculum and the very real influence it has to increase awareness and acceptance as well as advocacy 27 Wednesday, November 14 skills--not just for its students but the faculty who had to approve it in order for it to get into the catalog! Westminster Ballroom I Identifying Challenges to EPUB Adoption (Videotaped) Christian Vinten-Johansen, Penn State University Philip Voorhees, University of Nevada Las Vegas Jamie Axelrod, Northern Arizona University Instructional materials and ebooks in the EPUB format have been slowto be adopted by students, institutions and consumers. What might be the real and perceived barriers to acceptance? The panel will facilitate a discussion with attendees to discover the possible reasons. Westminster Ballroom II All Numbers and Notes: Creating Accessible Math and Music Materials for Students Who Are Blind (Videotaped) Michele Bromley, Portland State University This presentation will break down the logistics for developing an alternative formats program around STEM and music materials. Attendees will learn how to (1) generate a basic alternative formats process, (2) administer alter- native formats needs assessments, and (3) develop comprehensive proce- dures for addressing inaccessible math and music. Westminster Ballroom III Designing Accessibility: Building it in Versus Bolting It On Gary Aussant, Perkins School for the Blind Incorporating accessibility best practices during the design of a digital expe- rience (building it in) is much more cost effective than waiting until coding and development begins (bolting it on). This presentation will discuss an approach for reviewing designs for common accessibility pitfalls and docu- menting requirements in design artifacts. Westminster Ballroom IV How to Design and Create Accessible Documents and Con- tribute to Barrier-Free Education Lars Ballieu Christensen, Sensus Aps Tanja Stevns, Sensus Aps This presentation will present how to design and create accessible docu- ments and explain why this is important if we want to aid the process of providing barrier-free education for all. In addition, accessible documents can be re-purposed! Both presenters have a vast experience in the field of accessibility and will share their tips, tricks and resources. Lakehouse 28 Wednesday, November 14

Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer) 2:30 - 2:55 pm IAAP/G3ict–IIAP’s Higher Education Community of Practice 3:05 - 3:30 pm 3Play Media–Quick Start to Accessible Video

Breakout Sessions, 2:15 - 3:15 pm Which Piece of the Puzzle are You Missing? Unwebbing the Possibilities Kara Zirkle, Essential Accessibility This presentation will discuss workflow ideas to help businesses and organi- zations, including higher ed. institutions incorporate accessibility into various different areas such as Policy/Procedure, Testing, Procurement and Equal Access/Assistive Technology. We’ll also discuss how each area compliments one another and ultimately fit into the larger picture of enterprise accessibil- ity planning. Waverly Creating Inclusive Learning Environments with Microsoft Accessibility Anita Mortaloni, Microsoft Manju Banerjee, Landmark College Meet Microsoft Accessibility experts, joined by Landmark College, to learn how Microsoft products can help create an inclusive learning environment meeting the needs of all learners. Landmark College, which exclusively serves students who learn differently, shares how they develop confident, independent students at scale through Microsoft products. Meadowbrook I/II Practical Approaches for Involving People with Disabilities in Digital Product Design and Evaluation (Virtual B) David Sloan, The Paciello Group Find out effective ways for successfully involving people with disabilities in digital product design and evaluation activities, from activity design to recruitment to generating high-impact results. Cotton Creek I

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Build Your Own Content Remediation Model Krista Greear, Blackboard Developing a game plan for content remediation is like “build-your-own- adventure”. Let us do exactly that! Participants interested in developing a content remediation model unique to their campus will be led through different components and situations to empower their campus-wide content remediation efforts. (Double Session) Cotton Creek II Evaluating and Repairing Word & PowerPoint Files (Virtual A) Jonathan Whiting, WebAIM In this hands-on workshop, learn to evaluate and repair common accessibili- ty issues in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. (Double Session) Standley I (Adobe Lab) Tips and Tricks for Accessible PDFs Rob Haverty, Adobe At Adobe we are working to improve the experience of creating accessible PDFs. However, it remains a sometimes-challenging process. In my time at Adobe & working with our customers I have garnered a lot of information about making PDFs accessible. The goal of this session is to share some of the ways I’ve learned to make the process easier for you. (Double Session) Standley II Lab The Path to Digital Document Accessibility Ryan Pugh, Onix What’s the first step in developing a digital document accessibility program that works for your organization and your users? Learn what decisions you need to make and how to implement those choices to ensure widespread digital document accessibility now and into the future. Windsor What the Heck is All this EPUB Hubbub About? (EPUB Track) George Kerscher, DAISY Consortium/Benetech Becky Gibson, Knowbility This presentation will provide an overview of what educational publishers are providing by using the EPUB 3 format. The standards, the accessibility conformance requirements, and reporting will be covered. You will learn about the accessibility of EPUBs before it is purchased, and the accessibility of Reading Apps. Westminster Ballroom I 30 Wednesday, November 14

Building a Campus-Wide Universal Design Framework from the Ground Up (Videotaped) (UDUC Track) Sheryl Burgstahler, University of Washington UD has emerged as framework for addressing diversity issues in the design of software, instruction, and student services. Engage with speaker and other participants about how promoting the UD paradigm to all aspects of campus life can influence the expectation that IT procured, developed, and used on campus will be accessible too. Westminster Ballroom II The California State University Accessible Procurement Process from Multiple Perspectives (Videotaped) Dawn Okinaka, California State University, Office of the Chancellor Leon McNaught, California State University, San Bernardino Christine Fundell, California State University, San Bernardino Lin Mahoney, McGraw-Hill Education Lauren Trimble, ITHAKA Tiffany Saulter, ITHAKA Mary Finer, ITHAKA Participants will gain an overview of the California State University (CSU) accessibility review process from the CSU and vendor perspectives. Learning outcomes include basic components of a Critical Accessibility Review, strate- gies for working with vendors to obtain meaningful accessibility documenta- tion, and changes from the vendor prospective. (Double Session) Westminster Ballroom III Universal Design in Digital Publishing Deb Castiglione, Cengage Not just accessibility, but universal design is critical to meet the diverse needs of learners in higher education today. An overview of what Cengage has done and is doing to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and accessibility into current and future educational experiences will be provid- ed. The specific needs/desires of learners in higher education and those that support them will be discussed. Westminster IV Zoom: Striving for Functional Accessibility Hadi Rangin, University of Washington Ken Ding, Zoom Web Conferencing Tools are an integral part of higher education systems and are used more and more for webinars, virtual meetings, and team collabora- tions. Thanks to feedback from the Athen Zoom Accessibility Collaboration 31 Wednesday, November 14

Group, Zoom became reasonably accessible to users. In this session, we’ll discuss and demo selected accessibility features. Lakehouse

Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer) 3:40 - 4 pm BeeLine Reader–Mobile Considerations for Text Accessibility 4:10 - 4:30 pm Spellex Corporation–Empowering Through Assistive Technology

Breakout Sessions, 3:30 - 4:30 pm The ABC’s of a11y – Creating a Common Vocabulary William Burgess, Middle Tennessee State University Is it a heading or a header? Vocabulary is a necessary building block in creat- ing accessible user experiences. Let’s collaborate to be sure we’re all up-to- speed on the terminology of accessibility. Waverly Why a Less than Perfect VPAT is Okay Elizabeth Simister, Blackboard Inc. Helping organizations understand how to evaluate the content in a vendor’s Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) or Accessibility Confor- mance Report. Meadowbrook I/II Experiences of Students with Visual Disabilities with Tactile Graphics (Virtual B) Guy Toles, Georgia Institute of Technology This session will present the results of nation-wide survey on tactile graph- ics. Aim of the survey was to investigate experiences of students with visual disabilities with tactile graphics. How tactile graphics can be designed in a way to support students’ learning will be discussed in the light of the results. Cotton Creek I

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Build Your Own Content Remediation Model (Continued) Krista Greear, Blackboard Developing a game plan for content remediation is like “build-your-own- adventure”. Let us do exactly that! Participants interested in developing a content remediation model unique to their campus will be led through different components and situations to empower their campus-wide content remediation efforts. Cotton Creek II Evaluating and Repairing Word & PowerPoint Files (Continued) (Virtual A) Jonathan Whiting, WebAIM In this hands-on workshop, learn to evaluate and repair common accessibili- ty issues in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Standley I (Adobe Lab) Tips and Tricks for Accessible PDFs (Continued) Rob Haverty, Adobe At Adobe we are working to improve the experience of creating accessible PDFs. However, it remains a sometimes-challenging process. In my time at Adobe & working with our customers I have garnered a lot of information about making PDFs accessible. The goal of this session is to share some of the ways I’ve learned to make the process easier for you. Standley II Lab Expanding Access Through University-Wide AT Software Licensing Carlos Herrera, Queensborough Community College Shivan Mahabir, Queensborough Community College Bill Kilroy, VFO Group Michael Wood, VFO Group The City University of New York (CUNY) and leading assistive technology (AT) software manufacturers are leveraging the power of a package of AT software tools to increase access and other benefits to all CUNY students, Faculty and staff. One year after entering into this precedent setting agree- ment, we will discuss the goals and objectives of the pilot. Windsor

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There and Back Again on Our Accessibility & UDL Journey (UDUC Track) Adrian Ricketts, Chattanooga State Community College This session outlines the journey to attain digital accessibility while uti- lizing UDL principles in course design at Chattanooga State Community College. The experiences shared will include what our team has learned in four years of combining more accessible user experiences and an updated online course design process. Westminster Ballroom I Website Liability Under U.S. Accessibility Laws (Videoaped) Ken Nakata, Cyxtera Do you understand how disability laws affect websites? This presentation reviews the most important accessibility laws for US-based organizations and universities and offer approaches to avoid serious fines and penal- ties. We will also introduce the roles of enforcement agencies and private litigants—and steps to take to avoid their scrutiny. Westminster Ballroom II The California State University Accessible Procurement Process from Multiple Perspectives (Continued) (Videotaped) Dawn Okinaka, California State University, Office of the Chancellor Leon McNaught, California State University, San Bernardino Christine Fundell, Lead Accessibility Specialist, CSU San Bernardino Lin Mahoney, McGraw-Hill Education Lauren Trimble, ITHAKA Tiffany Saulter, ITHAKA Mary Finer, ITHAKA Participants will gain an overview of the California State University (CSU) accessibility review process from the CSU and vendor perspectives. Learn- ing outcomes include basic components of a Critical Accessibility Review, strategies for working with vendors to obtain meaningful accessibility documentation, and changes from the vendor prospective. Westminster III From the Professor’s Word Processor to the Student’s Smartphone-Practical Accessible EPUB Using Familiar Tools (EPUB Track) Richard Orme, DAISY Consortium In addition to published books and journals, learners also need access to accessible documents produced by their own school and professors. This session will demonstrate practical workflows for creating accessible and flexible course materials. Westminster IV 34 Wednesday, November 14

Fantastic Forms and How to Fix Them Elizabeth Linnetz, Primacy Tyrone Mitchell, Primacy A case study describing the process of transforming complex, inaccessible forms into accessible forms. Lakehouse

Exhibit Hall Reception,4:30 - 6:30 pm Westminster Ballroom Foyer

ATHEN Annual Meeting, 6:30 – 8:30 pm Westminster Ballroom IV

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7 am – 5 pm Registration Desk Open, Fountain Greens Foyer 9 am – 5 pm Exhibit Hall Open, Westminster Ballroom Foyer 8 – 9 am Breakout Sessions 9:15 – 10:15 am Breakout Sessions 10:15 – 11:15 am Roundtable Discussions 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break 12:20 – 2 pm Lunch (on your own) 2:15 – 3:15 pm Breakout Sessions 3:15 – 4 pm Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break 4 – 5 pm Breakout Sessions 7 – 8:30 pm Keynote Banquet featuring Britney Wilson (Sponsored by Accessibility Oz) Westminster Ballroom I/II/III Notes

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Breakout Sessions, 8 - 9 am EIT Accessibility at Youngstown State University Thomas Madsen, Youngstown State University Gina McGranahan, Youngstown State University The issues with the lack of electronic accessibility on college campuses have been well documented. Efforts are currently underway to correct these defi- ciencies. In this presentation we will share experiences in making electronic content at Youngstown State University more accessible. Waverly Powerful Presentation Skills for the Accessibility Professional (Virtual A) Christa Miller, Virginia Tech As subject matter experts in disabilities and accessibility, we are often called upon to provide training and professional development to others. Howev- er, it is uncommon for us to receive formal training in this area ourselves. Through discussion and small group activities, participants will explore and practice techniques for giving presentations Meadowbrook I/II Assistive Technology for Campus-Wide Access for those with Visual Challenges Michael Wood, VFO In this session we will discuss how colleges and universities are moving towards site licenses of software to provide access to students and faculty anywhere on campus and at home. We will share success stories from other schools currently using this model and discuss the process it took to reach that level. Cotton Creek I Introduction to Web Accessibility: A Practical Demonstration of the Real-Life Implications for People with Disabilities Jeffrey Singleton, Cxytera Ken Nakata, Cxytera Web accessibility newcomers are often bewildered on where to begin. This session provides a jump start in understanding basic web accessibility princi- ples and the impact on people with disabilities. Cotton Creek II

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What’s New in Acrobat (Virtual B) Rob Haverty, Adobe Adobe continues to focus on improving the experience in making PDFs accessible & using Acrobat. Each release of Acrobat Pro DC (continuous ver- sion) has new or improved functionality to achieve this goal. This session will walk participants though the various updates & how to use the new features & functionality. (Double Session) Standley I (Adobe Lab) How to Meet WCAG Requirements with Free WAI Resources Sharron Rush, Knowbility Robert Jolly, Knowbility Step through and learn to use resources from the new WAI website to help you validate, document, and maintain WCAG conformance of your websites and applications. (Double Session) Standley II Lab Students’ Perspectives: Leveraging Student Workers to Expand Services and Increase Sense of Belonging Leila Flores-Torres, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Tonya Paulette, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley This presentation focuses on the contribution of student workers to the expansion of accessibility services and to the perception of sense of belong- ing of students with disabilities. We will explore the experiences and per- spectives of university students who provide accessibility services, and those who utilize accessibility services and supports. Windsor Design Considerations in Delivering Accessibility Training in Online Higher Education (UDUC Track) Tania Heap, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Marc Thompson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Hadi Rangin, University of Washington This panel presentation aims to share design strategies, experiences, and challenges in delivering accessibility and universal design training to differ- ent audiences in online higher education: from faculty members teaching a broad range of disciplines, to eLearning and media professionals involved in online course development and production. Westminster Ballroom I

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What’s New in WCAG 2.1 (Videotaped) Jonathan Whiting, WebAIM Published in June 2018, WCAG 2.1 is the first update to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines in almost a decade. Learn what’s new in WCAG 2.1, if these changes have any impact on US law, and how to start implementing some of these principles today. Westminster Ballroom II Disability Services Offices Talk About EPUB – Is it Time to Adopt? (Videotaped) (EPUB Track) Jamie Axelrod, Northern Arizona University Dawn Evans, AMAC Accessibility Korey Singleton, George Mason University Robert Becker, University of Phoenix A select panel of DR/DS providers will discuss the benefits and concerns of adopting EPUB materials as a way to ensure accessibility. Westminster Ballroom III ARIA 1.1: An In-Depth View into the New and Shiny Suman Damera, Deque Software Discover some of the most significant new additions to WAI-ARIA 1.1, and how well these properties and values are supported with different assistive technologies. Westminster IV Transparency in Textbooks – Knowing Ahead of Time What You Will Get Rick Johnson, VitalSource Technologies, LLC. Amy Salmon, Tech for All, Inc. Buyer Beware is not what learners want when looking for accessible ma- terials. Transparency into the accessibility features of a textbook or other learning materials before purchase, or before the selection by an instructor has long been a dream, but no longer! Come learn how VitalSource, and the industry are providing this long wished for ability. Lakehouse

Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer) 9 - 9:25 am Dinolytics–Dynolytics Powered by WAVE 9:35 - 10 am Onix–Equidox by Onix: PDF Remediation in Under a Minute 10:10 - 10:35 am Enhanced Vision/Freedom Scientific/Optelec/Paciello Group– Vispero Accessibility Licensing for the Higher Ed Enterprise 40 Thursday, November 15

Breakout Sessions, 9:15 - 10:15 am Tips for Working with Accessibility Consultants Gary Aussant, Perkins School for the Blind If you are working with an accessibility consultant (or thinking about it) this presentation will provide some best practices to ensure that the client / consultant partnership is a successful one. Waverly IT Colleagues: From Accessibility Newbies into Accessibility Auditors (Virtual A) Kristen Dabney, Tufts University Tufts Student Accessibility Services office created accessibility testing guidelines designed to help IT professionals complete basic accessibility audits for digital products before they are purchased. Meadowbrook I/II What is VPAT® 2.0? Joe Humbert, Interactive Accessibility Voluntary Product Accessibility Template® (VPAT®) 2.0 is the current iter- ation of a method for organizations to document the accessibility of their products and services. This session will discuss how VPAT 2.0 improves upon its original version, how they should be created, and how to use them to vet accessibility conformance claims. Cotton Creek I Can You See Us? We Can Hear You: Unpacking the Realities of the Blind Experience at CU Boulder Kevin Darcy, University of Colorado Boulder Mike Williamson, University of Colorado Boulder Amelia Dickerson, University of Colorado Boulder This research seeks to illuminate how objective ADA policies and academic accommodations are experienced by blind students at CU Boulder. Cotton Creek II What’s New in Acrobat? (Continued) (Virtual B) Rob Haverty, Adobe Adobe continues to focus on improving the experience in making PDFs accessible & using Acrobat. Each release of Acrobat Pro DC (continuous version) has new or improved functionality to achieve this goal. This ses- sion will walk participants though the various updates & how to use the new features & functionality. Standley I (Adobe Lab) 41 Thursday, November 15

How to Meet WCAG Requirements with Free WAI Resources (Continued) Sharron Rush, Knowbility Robert Jolly, Knowbility Step through and learn to use resources from the new WAI website to help you validate, document, and maintain WCAG conformance of your websites and applications. Standley II Lab The Importance of Semantics (For Designers and Developers) Gerard Cohen, Wells Fargo Semantics on the web have to do with the implied meaning and interaction, and they are the backbone of web accessibility. It’s important that both de- signers and developers are familiar with the semantic meaning of elements. Choosing the right element, and using in the correct way, is just as important to designers as it is developers. Windsor Stories Behind Universal Design, Accessibility, and Diversity: A Complete Video Curriculum for Faculty (UDUC Track) Craig Spooner, Colorado State University Marla Roll, Assistive Technology Resource Center Allison Kidd, Assistive Technology Resource Center Anna Walker, Assistive Technology Resource Center Last year at AHG we showed a pilot video and gathered feedback. Now, the videos are complete. We will show samples of this new video curriculum, which uses storytelling to personalize the concepts of diversity and inclusion to help educate faculty and staff about the benefits of universally designed instructional materials. Westminster Ballroom I Thinking Beyond Described Video with Integrated Described Video (IDV) (Videotaped) Chris O’Brien, Accessible Media Inc Integrated Described Video (IDV) is the next generation of described video, bringing a proactive, universal design approach to description. Westminster II

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Promoting Document Accessibility Efforts and PDF Remediation Options (Videotaped) Gaby De Jongh, University of Washington Ana Thompson, University of Washington Bothell In early 2017, the University of Washington implemented a document acces- sibility Pilot Project to explore the complexities, financial burden, and time commitments facing units when implementing Washington State Policy 188: Access to Information Technology. Hear the details of the pilot and how it influenced an initiative across campus. Westminster III Faculty Collaboration – Building Workable Relationships Edward Beason, Tennessee Tech University This session will provide real-world insights to successfully building and navi- gating relationships with faculty and others on campus. Westminster Ballroom IV Automated Live Captioning with Higher Ed in Mind Will Lewis, Microsoft Brian Trager, NTID Rochester Instituteof Technology (RIT) has the largest access services in the world, providing interpretive and captioning services to the 8% of their student population who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH). Microsoft tech- nologies in PowerPoint and Microsoft Translator have provided additional communication tools to fill the gap. Lakehouse

Roundtables, 10:15 - 11:15 am Locations announced on site. Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer) 10:45 - 11:15 am sComm–Face-to-Face Communication-Deaf Hard of Hearing, and hearing Exhibitor Break, 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Westminster Ballroom Foyer

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Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer) 2:30 - 3:15 pm Docsoft Inc.–Captioning-It’s Time Breakout Sessions, 2:15 - 3 :15 pm Leveraging Library Consortia to Improve Vendor E-Resource Accessibility in the Big Ten Academic Alliance Heidi Schroeder, Michigan State University This presentation will describe how libraries in the Big Ten Academic Alliance have used their collective influence and resources to engage with vendors to improve library electronic resource accessibility and to share accessibility information with the broader library community. Waverly Social Media and Accessibility (Virtual A) Gian Wild, AccessibilityOz Gian Wild goes through the accessibility issues of each of the four main social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn) and discusses ways that you can make sure your social media content is accessible. Meadowbrook I/II Building a Sustainable Document Remediation Plan: Hits and Misses from GMU’s 1-Year Pilot Korey Singleton, George Mason University Robert Starr, George Mason University This session will highlight the GMU Assistive Technology Initiative’s efforts to build a sustainable document accessibility strategy. We will cover the successes and failures of our 1-year pilot, strategies for document remedi- ation, and outreach initiatives. Cotton Creek I Lessons Learned Building an Internal Digital Accessibility Consultancy at Yale Michael Harris, Yale University Michael Vaughn, Yale University Michelle Morgan, Yale University We will outline how Yale has been successful setting up an internal consul- tancy to support accessibility throughout the university. We will describe the group’s role and scope within the institution and how it interacts with other campus units. We will discuss approaches to supporting multiple stakeholders, from faculty to web developers. Cotton Creek II 44 Thursday, November 15

Making Math Accessible Doesn’t Have to be Terrifying! (Virtual B) Susan Kelmer, University of Colorado Boulder Making math accessible for the visually impaired or those with specific learning disabilities seems like an insurmountable task. However, it turns out it isn’t all that hard to do! You just need to have access to the right software, learn the software, and give yourself time to practice and hone those skills. Making math accessible doesn’t have to be terrifying! (Double Session) Standley I (Adobe Lab) Make Accessible EPUBs from Adobe InDesign Layouts (Lecture Session) Bevi Chagnon, PubCom—Publishing Communications If you already can make InDesign layouts for accessible PDFs, then this demonstration will give the details you need to know about converting them to accessible EPUBs, giving your college more options to meet the needs of your students with minimal cost and labor. (Double Session) Standley II Reduce, Reuse, Revise: Saving Your Sanity by Single Sourcing Content Michael Mace, Indiana University Greg Hanek, Indiana University Learn how Indiana University uses a document repository to serve the same accessibility content to online courses, websites, and a knowledge base. Editing a single document permits that information to flow outward to all three distribution channels, simplifying updates and maintenance while ensuring consistency of message. Windsor A Personalized Approach to Engaging with Course Content: Automating UDL Principles with Blackboard Ally’s Alternative Formats (UDUC Track) John Scott, Blackboard Nicolaas Matthijs, Blackboard Presenters discuss Universal Design for Learning and the importance of representing course content in diverse formats for learners. Drawing from course content research, we demonstrate how Blackboard Ally activates UDL guidelines by automatically generating “alternative formats” of files, allowing students to choose formats that work best for them. Westminster Ballroom I

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Intro to Audio Description (Videotaped) Elisa Edelberg, 3PlayMedia This session will cover the basics of how to add audio description to online video, legal requirements for audio description, video player compatibility, examples and demos, how to create audio description, and benefits of audio description outside of accessibility. Westminster Ballroom II Making Web Pages Accessible for Persons with Anxiety Disorder Using WCAG Guidelines and UDL (Videotaped) Valorie Sundby, AMAC Anxiety is often the companion of other disabilities and can take a back- seat, not getting diagnosed and treated. The shame and humiliation of being identified with an anxiety disorder and accepting treatment is not trivial. Some of the Success Criteria in WCAG 2.0 and UDL Principles can help lessen anxiety and prevent it from becoming disabling. Westminster Ballroom III Automation in PDF Accessibility: What Can and Can’t Be Done Paul Rayius, CommonLook Building on last year’s session “Understanding the Standards and Mitigating Risk,” in which a “Multi-Phase Accessibility Plan” was proposed for achieving document accessibility, this year we’ll look at where automation can fit into this plan to help with accessible document creation, remediation, testing, and more. Westminster Ballroom IV Detangling Complex Components Justin Stockton, The Paciello Group Frameworks like React, Angular and Vue allow developers to build reus- able components. We’ll look at different types of components and high- light the techniques needed to reuse them in an accessible manner. Lakehouse Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break, 3:15 - 4 pm Westminster Ballroom Foyer Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer) 4 - 4:30 pm Eye to Eye–Eye to Eye Mentoring Program: How We Help Serve Your Students

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Breakout Sessions, 4 - 5 pm AbleData: Finding Assistive Technologies to Support Student Accommodation Needs Tyler Matney, New Editions Consulting, Inc. Get an overview of AbleData’s resources to help faculty, administrators and students with disabilities find assistive technologies (AT) to assist them in performing educational tasks. We will help you understand differ- ent AT options and support programs available to accommodate student needs and how to help them achieve equal access. Waverly I was Wrong! Build Your Successful Accessibility Program by Learning from My Mistakes (Virtual A) Angela Hooker, Microsoft Whether or not you’re new to the field, when you manage an accessibility program, you can fall into common traps--but there’s no need to! Learn from my observations and old mistakes! Get tips for running a successful program and avoiding poor management choices, poor policy, poor plan- ning, and more that can hinder your program. Meadowbrook I/II Does Poor Note Taking Affect Retention? Tennessee Tech Explore Notetaking Software with “At Risk” Students Craig Nathan Moss, Sonocent Struggling with retention targets? Retaining ‘at risk of failure’ students is a complex task, but for Tennessee Tech’s DSS department assistive tech- nology was a tool for empowerment on intensive courses. This session explores how a pilot of note taking software enabled every single student to increase their GPA and engage with challenging courses. Cotton Creek I Standards 101: The Many Shades of Gray Naveesha Maharaj, Deque Violation of standards or a best practice? As much as we all want an exceptional web experience for our users, we don’t have the resources to follow every best practice while also ensuring that our process is efficient and effective. Let’s focus on clarifying some of the most confusing, debat- ed and misinterpreted areas in the realm of accessibility requirements and best practices. Cotton Creek II

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Making Math Accessible Doesn’t Have to be Terrifying! (Continued) (Virtual B) Susan Kelmer, University of Colorado Boulder Making math accessible for the visually impaired or those with specific learning disabilities seems like an insurmountable task. However, it turns out it isn’t all that hard to do! You just need to have access to the right software, learn the software, and give yourself time to practice and hone those skills. Making math accessible doesn’t have to be terrifying! Standley I (Adobe Lab) Make Accessible EPUBS from Adobe InDesign Layouts (Lecture Session) (Continued) Bevi Chagnon, PubCom—Publishing Communications If you already can make InDesign layouts for accessible PDFs, then this demonstration will give the details you need to know about converting them to accessible EPUBs, giving your college more options to meet the needs of your students with minimal cost and labor. Standley II Lab Access 360: Developing a Shared Framework to Support Institutional andSystem Level Change Jess Thompson, WA State Board for Community & Technical Colleges Colleges participating in Washington State’s Access360 use the GOALS Benchmark and Planning tool from the National Center on Disability and Access to Education to develop a shared understanding of what institu- tional accessibility looks like and to guide system colleges as they work to develop and implement accessibility policy and procedures. Windsor Practical First Steps for Achieving Web Accessibility and Avoiding Liability Ken Nakata, Cyxtera Jeff Singleton, Cxytera Web accessibility newcomers are often bewildered on where to begin. This session provides a jump start in understanding basic web accessibility principles and the impact on people with disabilities. Westminster Ballroom I

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Keep it Simple. Accessible Design Thinking (Lecture Session) (Videotaped) Eric Eggert, Knowbility ARIA. HTML. CSS. Animation. Interaction. The Web in 2018 is incredibly complex. In this Talk, Eric Eggert shows how to use accessible design prin- ciples to plan, communicate, and implement accessibility in projects from the start. Westminster Ballroom II The Forest and the Trees: Scaling for Enterprise-Level Digital Accessibility (Videotaped) Kathryn Weber-Hottleman, University of Connecticut Participants will learn to incorporate consideration of policies, automated and manual compliance testing, and training for various skill levels of web content authors into enterprise-level accessibility plans. Westminster III Journals, Monographs, and Trade Books Can Be Accessible Too (EPUB Track) Bill Kasdorf, Kasdorf & Associates, LLC Luc Audrain, Hachette Livre Rob Posadas, Atypon Jon McGlone, University of Michigan Richard Orme, DAISY Consortium EPUB is a standard format for trade and scholarly books--and now, jour- nals too. They are closer to being accessible than most people realize. Speakers will include Luc Audrain from Hachette (trade books); Jon Mc- Glone from the University of Michigan Press (scholarly monographs); and a speaker TBD from Atypon (journal articles as EPUBs). Westminster Ballroom IV Redesigning the Word Online Ribbon with Community Feedback Hadi Rangin, University of Washington Jeremy Spurlin, Microsoft The Ribbon is an integral part of Microsoft Office products. Thanks to feed- back from the Athen Microsoft Collaboration Group, Microsoft recently redesigned the Ribbon for Word Online, simplifying the Ribbon’s user interactions to make it more accessible to all users. In this session we’ll discuss and demo the redesigned Ribbon we collaborated on. Lakehouse

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Keynote Presentation & Dinner Thursday, November 15, 7 - 8:30 pm Sponsored by AccessibilityOz Westminster Ballroom I/II/III “...and People With Disabilities” Britney Wilson, Staff Attorney/Dodyk Fellow at the National Center for Law and Economic Justice Ms. Wilson will discuss how disability inter- sects with race, gender, and several of the po- litical issues of the day as well as the need for social justice advocates to recognize and ful- ly incorporate disability and disability rights into their work.

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2019 AHEAD Management Institutes January 31 & February 1-2, 2019 Hilton Tuscon El Conquistador Resort, Arizona

Attendees choose from one of five in-depth, 13-hour workshops AND enjoy a half-day of bonus “snapshot” presentations. ahead.org/events-programming/conferences/ 2019-management-institutes

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7:30 am – 1 pm Registration Desk Open, Fountain Greens Foyer 8 – 9 am Breakout Sessions 9:15 – 10:15 am Breakout Sessions 10:15 - 10:30 am AM Refreshment Break, Standley Foyer 10:30 - 11:30 am Breakout Sessions 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Breakout Sessions

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Complete session details can be found at accessinghigherground.org

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Breakout Sessions, 8 - 9 am Unconference Topics and locations will be announced on site.

Breakout Sessions, 9:15 - 10:15 am Risk Analysis Portfolio Prioritization for Higher Ed Bill Curtis-Davidson, Level Access This session will provide an overview of how to: • inventory your digital assets • evaluate your digital assets based on key risk factors • prioritize your digital assets for remediation • establish a prioritization plan for remediation. Waverly Trending Tech Tools: What’s New, What’s Improved, & What’s on the Horizon for Assistive Technology & Accessibility Tools (Virtual A) Rachel Kruzel, Augsburg University The field of Assistive Technology and Accessibility is constantly changing. Tech giants are making more frequent updates to their products. As a re- sult, knowing the latest updates is essential. Assistive Technology and Ac- cessibility software updates from major tech companies such as Texthelp, Sonocent, and Microsoft, as well as free and low-cost tools to support students on campus will be featured and shown. Meadowbrook I If You Build It, They Will Come – Success with a Custom Captioning Solution Jordan Cameron, Kennesaw State University The presentation will cover Kennesaw State University’s collaborative work with vendors to create a custom captioning solution for the univer- sity community and the results of making captioning an ingrained part of instructional development. Meadowbrook II

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The Power of PDF/UA (Lecture Session) Naveesha Maharaj, Deque The question has been in the air from people of all roles. Does a PDF need to just comply with the Adobe Accessibility Checker or does it need to conform with WCAG 2.0 & PDF/UA? Let’s look at the importance of not only produc- ing a universally accessible document, but also a usable high-quality docu- ment instead of only conforming with a standard. Standley I (Adobe Lab) Accessibility: Past, Present, and Future (Virtual B) Gerard Cohen, Wells Fargo In this presentation, I go throughout history to meet famous people/events that have helped shaped accessibility and look forward to what’s to come. Cotton Creek I The Library Accessibility Committee: From Grassroots Interest Group to a Proactive Force for Accessibility (Lecture Session) Binky Lush, Penn State University Libraries Vicki Brightbill, Penn State University Libraries What started as a small gathering of individuals, passionate about accessibility in the libraries, in a few short years grew to become an active organization that advocates for accessibility across the libraries and across Penn State University. Standley II Lab Teaching Accessibility: A National Survey and the Way Forward (UDUC Track) Richard Ladner, University of Washington A survey was done in 2017 of more than 14,000 computing and information science faculty in the US about whether or not they teach accessibility related topics and if not, why not. The results of the survey will be presented along with observations about how to increase the teaching of accessibility. Cotton Creek II Purchasing Born Accessible Software and Content Can Change the World George Kerscher, DAISY Consortium/Benetech Robin Seaman, Benetech Philip Voorhees, University of Nevada, Las Vegas It is incumbent on institutions to purchase accessible software and educa- tional publications. Getting accessible software and content in to universities 55 Friday, November 16 has been difficult, but there are some major breakthroughs! This session will cover techniques that work to purchase both accessible software, and certified born accessible published content. Windsor Building Interdepartmental Relationships that Promote Change Christa Miller, Virginia Tech Changing campus climate to better support disabilities requires a multi- pronged effort including policies, procedures, and requirements. However, it is nearly impossible to create change without building relationships with those who can make those changes. This session will focus on developing an action plan, identifying needs, and partners. Westminster Ballroom I Accessible Interactive Simulations for Science Learning Emily Moore, University of Colorado Boulder Interactive science simulations are commonly used in college courses. We will introduce PhET Interactive Simulations, free online simulations that support learning through science inquiry. We will then share our research into creating simulations accessible through auditory descriptions and alternative input, and resources for supporting teachers. Westminster Ballroom II

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Breakout Sessions, 10:30 - 11:30 am Getting to Governance: Prepare Your Digital Content for an Ongoing Accessibility Governance Program Jacqueline Tolisano, Optum Angela Tarvin, Optum This session discusses how to prepare your digital content for an ongoing accessibility governance program. Angela and Jacqui will share their experi- ence in helping Optum and United Healthcare bring their consumer-facing digital properties into compliance and how this approach can work for any- one creating and publishing digital content. Waverly The Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Shared Approach to Procurement and Vendor Relations (Virtual A) Bill Welsh, Rutgers University Charlie Collick, Rutgers University Nate Evans, Michigan State University Learn how the Big Ten Academic Alliance is working together to develop policies, processes and procedures for procurement of accessible IT as well as assisting each other with managing vendor relationships that can foster better product accessibility within the Big 10. Also, each presenter will share their own institutions practices in this area. Meadowbrook I Accessibility During a Web Build Gian Wild, AccessibilityOz Incorporating accessibility into your web site build is important and can often mean the difference between an accessible and an inaccessible site at launch. Specific stages require accessibility intervention, including design, template, and final site launch. Suitable tasks and training are also covered. Meadowbrook II Working Collaboratively: Building Partnerships Between Interal Teams and External Vendors to Launch and Main- tain Accessible Experiences (Lecture Session) Elizabeth Linnetz, Primacy Tyrone Mitchell, Primacy In this session, we share the steps to building successful partnerships with vendors, internal developers, and authors to design and maintain accessible websites or apps. Our discussion provides solutions for common problems accessibility teams regularly encounter. Standley I (Adobe Lab) 57 Friday, November 16

Interactive 3D Printed Tactile Campus Maps (Virtual B) Holly Lawson, Portland State University Shiri Azenkot, Cornell Tech Lei Shi, Cornell Tech Michael Cantino, Portland State University This presentation introduces the Markit and Talkit iOS software, which en- ables an individual to add text or audio annotations to a 3d printed model. Presenters share the use of this toolkit with 3d printed tactile maps. Cotton Creek I Teaching Accessibility & Multi-Screen Design – A Content Strategy Master’s Course (UDUC Track) Eric Eggert, Knowbility Accessibility and Multi-Screen Design is an integral part of the Content Strategy Master’s Course at FH Joanneum in Graz, Austria. This talk shows how the topic of accessibility is positioned inside the Course and how students can be engaged in the topic of accessibility. Cotton Creek II Accessibility at Scale: Meeting the Diverse Needs of MOOC Learners Art Morgan, Automatic Sync Technologies John Tubbs, Director of Digital Media for eLearning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Gies College of Business Accommodation strategies used with on-campus degree programs often don’t translate to appropriate solutions for MOOCs. This session explores how the University of Illinois’ hybrid graduate degree and MOOC program used captioned video, audio description, and HTML content modules to create accessible courses for more than 300,000 students. Windsor More Accessible than You Realize: What the Big 5 Publishers Provide (EPUB Track) Bill Kasdorf, Kasdorf & Associates, LLC Deb Castiglione, Cengage Rachel Comerford, Macmillan Learning Mary Conzachi, McGraw-Hill Education Jonathan Thurston, Pearson Tim Lindner, Wiley The Big 5 higher ed publishers share their EPUB stories: How are they implementing accessibility and what features can you expect in their new titles? Moderated by Bill Kasdorf, speakers include Rachel Comerford from 58 Friday, November 16

Macmillan Learning, Jonathan Thurston from Pearson, Lisa Nicks from Mc- Graw-Hill, and Michele Bruno from Cengage. Westminster Ballroom I More than Disability…Captioning for the World Eileen Hopkins, Access Innovation Media (Ai-Media) Sue Sanossian, Access Innovation Media (Ai-Media) This presentation will touch on some of our research-based findings in to the wider use of captioning and will highlight some of the beneficiaries of this technology – beyond “traditional” users and environments. Westminster Ballroom II

Breakout Sessions, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Notetaking Accommodations and Technology – Beyond the Technical Tools Paul Harwell, Harvard University This session will discuss the core issues that impact notetaking processes and how to use technology to support effective notetaking. We will go be- yond a simple list of tech tools and instead focus on how and why technolo- gy, when paired with the right strategies, can improve access. Waverly Not Another Lecture-Style Presentation (Virtual A) Brad Held, University of Central Florida Disability Professionals struggle to garner interest for their presentations or workshops. Just getting faculty or staff to register for their training doesn’t guarantee that the topics will be practiced. In this presentation, the present- er will share tips for designing a memorable educational experience that doesn’t involve a projector/clicker. Meadowbrook I Best Practices for Automating Document Accessibility Dennis Quon, Crawford Technologies It’s important that documents be delivered in accessible formats. Tradition- ally, this is a manual process. New tools are available today that help auto- mate the generation of accessible electronic formats, including Accessible PDF, Accessible HTML, and ePUB. We will discuss best practices for convert- ing published documents such as course material, syllabi, custom course- ware, and other educational material to accessible electronic formats for all assistive technologies. Meadowbrook II 59 Friday, November 16

Pretty Accessible: Bringing Beauty, Simplicity, and Usability to Accessible Products (Virtual B) Rachel Comerford, Macmillan Learning Amy Salmon, Tech for All, Inc. As educational materials move to the digital domain, resources provided to students extend beyond texts. Simulations have all become key resourc- es. Each needs to be accessible and comes with unique challenges. Sadly, accessibility has an undeserved reputation for joyless functionality and pedagogical compromise. So how do we make Pretty Accessible? Cotton Creek I Teaching Accessibility: Case Studies of Courses that Include Accessibility Topics in Their Curricula (UDUC Track) Howard Kramer, AHEAD, University of Colorado Boulder Terrill Thompson, University of Washington Korey Singleton, George Mason University In this session the speakers will review curricula components that they and other faculty have used in classes that teach about accessibility in computer science, IT and web design courses. Specific resources that can incorporated into classes will be discussed. Cotton Creek II Our Other Tools: Courage, Freedom, Hospitality, Aspiration, and More Scott Marshall, University of Minnesota Beyond technical tools, our work calls us to use qualities like compassion, courage, hospitality, and more. These qualities can be tools, and like all tools, they require intentional practice to wield effectively. We will explore what these qualities are, their presence in our work, and ways we might practice, nurture, and make them a priority. Windsor New Accessibility Features in MathJax v3.0 (Lecture Session) Volker Sorge, Progressive Accessibility Solultions We present an overview of the accessibility features of the new release of MathJax, a library for rendering mathematical formulas on the web. We demonstrate how to convert mathematical teaching material into web content that can be rendered with MathJax and automatically be made accessible for students with visual impairments and dyslexia. Westminster Ballroom I

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Wednesday, November 14 9 - 9:30 am Commonlook–Using CommonLook PDF GlobalAccess to Remediate and Verify PDF Documents for Accessibility (David Herr) 9:40 - 10:10 am Crawford Technologies– Using Smartphones and Barcodes to Make Documents Accessible (Doug Koppenhofer) 11:15 - 11:45 am Sonocent–AT or a Tool for UDL? How All Students Improve Note Taking with Sonocent Audio Notetaker (Craig Nathan-Moss) 2:30 - 2:55 pm IAAP/G3ict–IAAP’s Higher Education Community of Practice(Christopher Lee) 3:05 - 3:30 pm 3Play Media–Quick Start to Accessible Video (Elisa Edelberg) 3:40 - 4 pm BeeLine Reader–Mobile Considerations For Text Accessibility (Nick Lum) 4:10 – 4:30 p.m. Spellex Corporation–Empowering Through Assistive Technology (Vince Petrillo)

Thursday, November 15 9 - 9:25 am Dinolytics–Dinolytics Powered by WAVE, Jay Pope 9:35 - 10 am Onix–Equidox by Onix: PDF Remediation in Under a Minute (Pat Needles) 10:10 - 10:35 am Enhanced Vision/Freedom Scientific/Optelec/ The Paciello Group, Vispero Accessibility Licensing for the Higher Ed Enterprise (Mike Wood) 10:45 - 11:15 am sComm–Face-to-Face Communication - Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing (Jason Curry) 2:30 - 3:15 pm Docsoft Inc.–Captioning-It’s Time... (Michael Robichaux) 4 - 4:30 pm Eye to Eye, Inc.–Eye to Eye Mentoring Program: How We Help Serve Your Students (Tori Kissner)

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1 Dinolytics 2 Essestial Accessibility 3 Sensus Aps 4 Eye to Eye Inc. 5 Level Access 6 Kurzweil Education 7 Tech for All Consulting 8 Alternative Communication Services 9 Deque 10 Beeline Reader 11 3Play Media 12 Blackboard Inc. 13 Appligent Document Systems 14 Ai-Media 15 Cyxtera 16 VFO Group 17 AccessibilityOz 18 Note Taking Express 19 Onix 20 sComm 21 Texthelp 22 Docsoft Inc. 23 Sonocent 24 Commonlook 25 AccessText Network 26 Matchware 27 Automatic Sync Technologies 28 Microsoft 29 Spellex Corporation 30 IAAP/G3ict 31 Crawford Technologies 32 QA Info Tech

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3Play Media (Gold Sponsor) Booth #11 www.3playmedia.com Accessible Video Made Easy. 3Play Media provides closed captioning, tran- scription, and audio description to more than 2,500 customers in higher ed- ucation, enterprise, entertainment, and government. 3Play Media simplifies the process of making videos accessible through flexible APIs, integrations with video players and platforms, simple plugins, and a user-friendly online account system. AccessibilityOz (Platinum Keynote Dinner Sponsor) Booth #17 www.accessibilityoz.com AccessibilityOz is an accessibility consultancy based in Australia and the United States. They work to ensure that clients meet accessibility requirements, by providing assistance during fixes and instructional information through AccessibilityOz’s products, OzWiki and OzART. AccessibilityOz offers a range of accessibility services and products to organizations around the world. Adobe (Computer Lab Sponsor) adobe.com Adobe gives you everything you need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences. We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps across every screen Access Innovation Media (Ai-Media) (Lanyard Sponsor) Booth #14 www.ai-media.tv Ai-Media is dedicated to ending the experience of social, educational and vocational exclusion by creating economic access solutions for people with disabilities. Ai-Media’s US, Canadian, UK and Australian offices operate 24-7- 365 to deliver accurate real-time captioning and transcription services. We work with committed partners, contributing to a more inclusive world. Appligent Document Solutions (Bronze Sponsor) Booth #13 appligent.com Appligent Document Solutions provides high quality Accessibility Services and Remediation of PDF documents. Our Education customers rely on us for excellent advice and service in providing accessible content. Email us at [email protected]. 63 Conference Sponsors

Blackboard (Gold Sponsor) Booth #12 www.blackboard.com Blackboard Ally is a revolutionary product that integrates seamlessly into the Learning Management System and focuses on making digital course content more accessible. Commonlook (Bronze Sponsor) Booth #24 www.commonlook.com CommonLook® is a world-leading provider of software products and pro- fessional services enabling government agencies and corporations to meet their obligations for electronic document accessibility to achieve compliance accessibility standards. Cyxtera (Bronze Sponsor) Booth #15 www.compliancesheriff.com Compliance Sheriff, a Cyxtera solution, allows you to make your website accessible. Cyxtera delivers web accessibility software and a comprehensive framework for web accessibility built upon extensive research and decades of global industry experience to develop a practical and robust accessibility model. Our customers have leveraged Compliance Sheriff to shape custom- er’s accessibility policies and practices. Deque (Bronze Sponsor) Booth #9 www.deque.com Deque Systems is a leading provider of web and mobile accessibility soft- ware and services. Striving to provide practical accessibility solutions that reflect real-world development environments, Deque works with a broad range of clients to not only fix their inaccessible content but to integrate ac- cessibility into their existing design and development processes through the use of automation and training. The Deque agile approach to accessibility ensures that organizations that have the toolset to make large and complex websites accessible.

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Enhanced Vision/Freedom Scientific/Optelec/ The Paciello Group (Gold Sponsor) Booth #16 https://vispero.com Empowering Independence Vispero™ is the world’s leading assistive technology provider for the visually impaired and owner of the brands Ai Squared, Enhanced Vision, Freedom Scientific, Optelec and The Paciello Group. All of the Vispero brands have a long history of developing and providing innovative solutions for blind and low vision individuals, helping them to reach their full potential Microsoft (Gold Sponsor) Booth #28 http://microsoft.com/accessibility Microsoft is committed to creating and delivering technology that empowers all people. We know that people interact with our products in diverse ways. So, we’re working hard to ensure our products are designed with accessibil- ity in mind and provide a great user experience for everyone. For more infor- mation, please visit our website: http://microsoft.com/accessibility and be sure to attend one of our presentations about the accessibility work being done throughout Microsoft. Onix (Gold Sponsor) Booth #19 equidox.co Equidox by Onix™ empowers organizations to easily and cost effectively convert inaccessible PDFs into WCAG 2.0 AA-compliant HTML and accessible PDF and EPUB 2 content. Leverage the Equidox web-based conversion tool for in-house document remediation or outsource your project to their PDF Con- version Services team. Onix also offers website and application accessibility testing, training, and consulting to help organizations break down the barriers to information access and reach everyone in their potential audience. Perkins School for the Blind (Gold Sponsor) www.perkins.org/access Perkins School for the Blind, a world leader in services for people with visual impairments and other disabilities for almost 200 years, knows all about making the world more accessible to reduce barriers. Our history, combined with our extensive experience in digital accessibility, has led our accessibility consulting group, Perkins Access, to become a trusted adviser to companies, governments and educational institutions around the world.

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QA Info Tech (Silver Sponsor) Booth #32 https://qainfotech.com/ QA InfoTech is a leading independent software testing company with a workforce of 1300+ QA engineers and domain experts. We cater globally to a number of clients in varied domains with our gamut of testing services which include- Manual-Functional testing, Automation testing, Performance testing, Security testing, Globalization-Localization testing, and a niche in Accessibility testing with our novel paired testing approach wherein one vi- sually impaired engineer conducts the test coverage with a sighted engineer to produce realistic and expedient results. www.qainfotech.com Sonocent (Gold Sponsor) Booth #23 www.sonocent.com The future of note taking. Hello from Sonocent! We develop software that enables students to achieve more. Our tools combine audio, color highlight- ing, text, images and presentation slides all into a single visual and kines- thetic workspace for learning. With our software you can visualize speech from audio recordings, making audio as easy to access and manipulate as text. Sonocent Audio Notetaker can be used to help learners take notes in class, compose essays, practice presentations and more. We’re proud to have already helped over 120,000 students, and be used by more than 300 US colleges and extensively in the UK.

Texthelp (Bronze Sponsor) Booth #21 www.texthelp.com Hello we’re Texthelp. We believe that literacy is every student’s passport to success. We create smart, user-friendly literacy and learning solutions, that provide the personalized support each student needs; through reading, writing, math and research features.

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Access Text Network Booth #25 www.accesstext.org The AccessText Network provides an easy way for Disability Service Provid- ers to request textbook files from leading publishers on behalf of students with disabilities. Membership is free. Alternative Communication Services Booth #8 www.acscaptions.com The mission of Alternative Communication Services (ACS) is to provide the highest quality voice-to-text and sign language services possible, delivering these services to consumers throughout the world, and recognizing the unique strengths of each individual in the process. Automatic Sync Technologies Booth #27 www.automaticsync.com Quality matters. Automate the process, keep the learning. CaptionSync by AST was developed more than fourteen years ago, in collaboration with a team of expert advisers from higher education and with funding from an SBIR grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Today AST’s CaptionSync service is the most cost-efficient, high quality, transcription, captioning and audio description service available.

BeeLine Reader Booth #10 www.beelinereader.com/education Color is the new black. BeeLine Reader is a startup that has developed an alternative text format that helps many readers with dyslexia, ADHD, and various vision impairments. This approach uses line-wrapping color gradi- ents, which pull the readers’ eyes through the text. Independent educational testing has shown strong benefits for reading fluency and reading compre- hension, and vision experts at Stanford Medical School and UC Berkeley School of Optometry recommend BeeLine Reader to patients. BeeLine Reader is a social-impact focused startup that has won awards from Stanford University, NewSchools Venture Fund, and The Tech Museum of Innovation. BeeLine Reader was recently recognized at the UN Solutions Summit for its impact in accessibility and education.

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Crawford Technologies Booth #31 www.crawfordtech.com Crawford Technologies is an award-winning, global provider of software solutions for the transformation, manipulation and validation of custom- er communication data in multiple output channels. We offer a range of services and solutions enabling our enterprise clients to deliver communica- tions such as bills and statements as well as marketing and business docu- ments in accessible format for their blind and partially-sighted customers. CrawfordTech’s mission is to ensure that all companies are in compliance with global accessibility legislation. Using our revolutionary software archi- tecture, MasterONE, we are helping banks, insurance and utility companies and telecoms and healthcare providers achieve this goal. At CrawfordTech we believe in a world where “every document is an accessible document.” Dinolytics Booth #1 https://dinolytics.com Powered by WAVE. Web Accessibility evaluation powered by WAVE, built for higher ed. We partnered with WebAIM to create a simple to use, impactful enterprise, web accessibility scanning platform. Docsoft Inc Booth #22 www.docsoft.com Liberating Speech. Docsoft is a software development company that special- izes in providing an in house solution for captioning your content. Through our “appliance” solution Docsoft can automatically transcribe, time code and provide a unique way of captioning your content for the deaf and hard of hearing. eSSENTIAL Accessibility Inc Booth #2 www.essentialaccessibility.com eSSENTIAL Accessibility is a digital accessibility solutions provider. We offer a comprehensive digital accessibility solution to help organizations enhance the digital experience for customers with disabilities, remain compliant with standards and regulations, and project an inclusive and disability-friendly only presence.

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Eye to Eye Booth #4 www.eyetoeyenational.org Unlocking greatness in the 1 in 5 who learn differently. Eye to Eye is a nation- al, award-winning mentoring program for students with learning and atten- tion issues. We train high school and college students with learning differ- ences, including dyslexia and ADHD, to mentor similarly-identified middle school students. We are an easy-to-implement social-emotional intervention with high-impact results.

IAAP/G3ict Booth #30 www.accessibilityassociation.org The mission of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) is to define, promote and improve the accessibility profession glob- ally through networking, education and certification in order to enable the creation of accessible products, content and services. Higher Education is our fastest growing segment within our membership. We have developed a Higher Education Community of Practice and developed specific programs and resources to assist in implementing an accessibility strategy campus-wide. Kurzweil Education Booth #6 www.kurzweiledu.com Kurzweil Education: Learning without boundaries, without barriers. Devel- oping the ability to independently access any content on any device is an important skill for students with learning differences. Our products, k1000 for students with blindness or low vision, and k3000 for students with learn- ing difficulties, unlocks their potential to access curriculum materials, build literacy and accessibility skills, and make real academic progress. Level Access Booth #5 www.levelaccess.com Level Access provides award-winning digital accessibility solutions to over 1,000 organizations. Level Access’s mission is to ensure technology is acces- sible to people with disabilities and the growing aging population.

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Matchware Booth #26 www.matchware.com MatchWare is a global leader in assistive technology. The “MindView” software is a visual learning tool designed to help students develop ideas visually and then export into different MS Office/Google formats. Note taking Express Booth #18 www.notetakingexpress.com Note Taking Express is a specialist note taking company which delivers bullet point notes through their web-based software platform NTEHub. Students can then use their audio or video recordings to prepare a full essay or revision notes using NTEHub Writer. sComm Booth #20 www.sComm.com sComm is the manufacturer of the UbiDuo 2 communication device. The UbiDuo 2 enables deaf, hard of hearing and hearing individuals to com- municate with each other face-to-face anywhere on campus when the interpreter is not available. The UbiDuo 2 allows deaf or hard of hearing people to interact freely with hearing people anywhere, anytime, in the work and social settings on campus. Sensus Aps Booth #3 www.sensusaccess.com SensusAccess - Alternate Media Made Easy. Promoting independence and self-sufficiency amongst students with disabilities, SensusAccess® is a self-service solution that automates the conversion of documents into a range of alternative formats including Braille, MP3, Daisy, digital large- print and e-books in 20+ languages. SensusAccess also converts inacces- sible and tricky documents into more accessible formats. Subject to a service agreement, SensusAccess can be accessed directly, through LTI plug-ins to popular learning management systems and through a web API.

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Spellex Corporation Booth #29 www.spellex.com Since 1988, Spellex has been a global leader in Assistive Technology solutions by providing corporations, government, and academia with high-quality and cost-effective AT solutions. Spellex’s flagship product, Spellex Write-Assist provides students and professionals with dyslexia and other communication disorders the tools necessary to improve their spelling and literacy.

Tech for All Consulting Booth #7 www.tfaconsulting.com Making Technology Accessible for Everyone. Tech for All is an interna- tional accessibility and universal design consulting firm serving educa- tional institutions, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, small companies and Fortune 500 corporations. Tech for All’s sole mission is to help its clients successfully address the challenges of making their products, services, websites, kiosks, and mobile apps accessible for all, including people with disabilities. TFA offers a broad range of accessibili- ty support services including training, planning, evaluation, remediation, implementation, and monitoring.

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