The Premiere AT Conference
Sessions
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
9:00 AM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exploring the Use of Auditory Cues to Sonify Pencil Code Programs | Education | Stephanie Ludi | Elite 3 |
| Building VI Graph and Map Skills Through an Accessible iPad App | Education | L. Penny Rosenblum | Orange County 1 |
| Transforming Online Education at UC with UDL & Accessibility | Education | Travis Lee Lily Bond |
Platinum 5 |
| Accessible Coding for K-12 Students with Diverse Learning Needs | Education | Daniela Marghitu Ayanna Howard |
Orange County 3 |
| Accessibility Trends 2018 | Education | Preety Kumar | Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Accessible Astronomy: Inclusive Design for Exploring & Enjoying Simulations | Education | Laura Ciporen Wells Blanchard |
Orange County 2 |
| SVG Icons and Screen Reader Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Dennis Lembree | Grand AB |
| Adobe Accessibility Town Hall | Employment & Workplace | Andrew Kirkpatrick | Grand CD |
| Gray-Box Mobile Accessibility Testing | Employment & Workplace | Alistair Garrison | Platinum 8 (LEVEL ACCESS) |
| Roads Less Traveled: When to Detour from Standards to Reach Accessible UX | Employment & Workplace | Scott O'Hara | Platinum 4 (VISPERO) |
| Acc to the Future: Microsoft’s Vision for the Future of Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Jenny Lay-Flurrie | Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Accessibility of Streaming Media Players | Entertainment & Leisure | Victoria Wheeler Heather Solberg |
Platinum 10 |
| NVDA: Updates, New Features and the 2019 Outlook | Independent Living | Quentin Christensen Michael Curran Reef Turner |
Grand GH |
| Creating Simple Web Text for People with ID to Train AI | Independent Living | John Rochford | Grand JK |
| Designing for Users with Disabilities | Law & Policy | David Fazio Sheri Byrne-Haber |
Elite 1/2 |
| Getting Beyond the Checklist - Culture Change & Accessibility | Law & Policy | Amy Mason Mike Gifford Ryan Pugh |
Platinum 6 |
| Uber and the Future of Mobility | Transportation | Malcom Glenn Mike May |
Orange County 4 |
10:00 AM PST
11:00 AM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multimodal Visual Languages User Interface for Deaf Readers | Education | Raja Kushalnagar | Elite 3 |
| The State of Speech Technology for CC & AD | Education | Lily Bond | Orange County 1 |
| Teaching an Accessible Online Course: What Instructors Should Know | Education | Sheryl Burgstahler | Platinum 5 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Accessibility – A Promising Future | Education | Poonam Tathavadkar | Orange County 3 |
| Narrator 101: Introduction to Narrator Including Web, Email, Tips and More | Education | Jeff Bishop Mariah Moon Crystal Jones |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Using U.S. Federal Resources for Improving Accessibility of ICT | Education | John Sullivan Robert Baker |
Orange County 4 |
| Holistic Tech Training for Blind/Low Vision Users | Education | Amy Mason | Orange County 2 |
| What's New in Axe | Employment & Workplace | Marcy Sutton | Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| How to Meet 7 New Success Criteria in WCAG 2.1: Tricks and Tips | Employment & Workplace | David MacDonald | Grand AB |
| Big Organization Accessibility: Aetna Case Study | Employment & Workplace | David Annecharico | Platinum 8 (LEVEL ACCESS) |
| What's New in JAWS 2019 | Employment & Workplace | Eric Damery | Platinum 4 (VISPERO) |
| Inclusive Experience Guide for Usability Studies | Employment & Workplace | Rajesh Kalidindi | Grand CD |
| Going the Distance: The Accessibility of Fitness Apps and Running | Entertainment & Leisure | Sharon Rosenblatt Dana Marlowe |
Platinum 10 |
| Alexa’s Advancements for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing | Entertainment & Leisure | Sarah Caplener John Tapley |
Platinum 2 (AMAZON) |
| Adapting Independent Living Technology for the Low Vision Senior | Independent Living | Michelle Eunson | Grand GH |
| What's New in Accessibility on Android | Independent Living | Victor Tsaran | Platinum 9 (GOOGLE) |
| Supporting Independent Living through Apple Products | Independent Living | Sarah Herrlinger Dean Hudson |
Grand JK |
| Applying Lean Six Sigma Methodology to Improve Accessibility | Law & Policy | Min Xiong David Lovell |
Platinum 6 |
| Accessibility Statements and Resource Publishing Best Practices | Law & Policy | Ted Drake | Elite 1/2 |
1:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaTeX is Not Easy: Creating Accessible Scientific Documents with R Markdown | Education | JooYoung Seo | Elite 3 |
| Coaching and Celebrating Your Accessibility Champions | Education | Sagar Barbhaya Ted Drake |
Orange County 3 |
| Empower Inclusive Learning with Microsoft 365 Education | Education | Megan Lawrence Sasha Sproch |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Mobile Accessibility: Beyond Screen Readers | Education | Kara VanRoekel | Platinum 8 (LEVEL ACCESS) |
| Accessibility in the Engineering Village | Education | Ted Gies Jay Nemchik Heather Singleton |
Platinum 5 |
| An Overview of Trusted Tester for Web - Version 5 | Education | Kathy Eng | Orange County 4 |
| Integrating Braille and Assistive Technology for Success in Math | Education | Corey Fauble Sara Larkin Susan Osterhaus Tina Herzberg |
Orange County 2 |
| Internet2 NET+: A New Vehicle to Drive Accessibility and Universal Design | Education | Hadi Rangin | Orange County 1 |
| Accessibility from the Start: Universal Design in the Government Classroom | Employment & Workplace | Karen Tavares | Grand AB |
| Role-Based Challenges of Implementing Accessibility Remediation | Employment & Workplace | Justin Stockton | Platinum 4 (VISPERO) |
| Accessibility Strategies for Your Content Team | Employment & Workplace | Caitlin Cashin | Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Remediation Order Matters: What to Fix First? | Employment & Workplace | Sean Kelly | Grand CD |
| 21st Century TV: Creating an Accessible and Consistent User Experience | Entertainment & Leisure | John Herzog Michael Barry |
Platinum 10 |
| Eyes Free with Alexa | Entertainment & Leisure | Ryan French Matt Shin |
Platinum 2 (AMAZON) |
| Speech Impairment: Deep Neural Network to Enhance Voice Banking Process | Independent Living | Nicolas Mazars Luisa Cordano |
Grand JK |
| Better Information for Everyday Accessibility | Independent Living | Jessica Hipp Neva Fairchild |
Grand GH |
| Lookout: A Computer Vision Assistive App for Android | Independent Living | Ken Goldman Patrick Clary Yu Zhong |
Platinum 9 (GOOGLE) |
| Framework for Accessible Specification of Technologies (FAST) | Law & Policy | Michael Cooper | Platinum 6 |
| AI Fairness for People with Disabilities | Law & Policy | Shari Trewin Phill Jenkins Erich Manser |
Elite 1/2 |
2:20 PM PST
3:20 PM PST
4:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power of PDF/UA | Education | Naveesha Maharaj Sachin Gupta |
Orange County 1 |
| OpenUI5 & SAPUI5 - What is in for Accessibility? | Education | Saraswathi M | Orange County 3 |
| Teaching Accessibility and Inclusive Design in Higher Education Curriculum | Education | Howard Kramer | Platinum 5 |
| Optimizing Word & PowerPoint 2019 PDFs in Acrobat Pro DC | Education | George Joeckel | Orange County 2 |
| Providing (In-House) Accessible Digital Math Notes for College Students | Education | April Bernabeo Brian Krause |
Grand JK |
| Designing for Cognitive Efficiency | Education | Glenda Sims | Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Be an Accessibility Leader in Your Organization – New Leaders, New Ideas | Employment & Workplace | Ryan French Megan Mauney Lyndsey Minaglia |
Platinum 2 (AMAZON) |
| Engaging and Accessible Communication with Office365 | Employment & Workplace | Anita Mortaloni Peter Wu |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Fusion and the 8 Things You Must Know | Employment & Workplace | Eric Damery | Platinum 4 (VISPERO) |
| An Intersectional Approach to Inclusion Advocacy | Employment & Workplace | Matt May | Grand CD |
| Techniques for Group AT Training of Blind and Low Vision Students | Employment & Workplace | Harris Rosensweig Jan Lynch |
Grand AB |
| Spend Less Time on Browser and AT Compatibility Testing | Employment & Workplace | Shane Anderson | Orange County 4 |
| Applying Accessibility Best Practices to Voice Assistants and Their Actions | Entertainment & Leisure | Jonathan Avila | Platinum 8 (LEVEL ACCESS) |
| What Makes One Font More Accessible than Another– Introducing BBC Reith | Entertainment & Leisure | Gareth Ford Williams David Bailey Bruno Maag |
Platinum 10 |
| Evaluation of the Eye-01 Augmented Reality Device | Independent Living | Mitul Mehta | Elite 3 |
| A Super Accessible Audioplayer | Independent Living | Daniel Ainasoja | Grand GH |
| Use Search Features to Enhance Your Daily Life | Independent Living | Kiran Kaja | Platinum 9 (GOOGLE) |
| Future of Accessibility Guidelines for Web and ICT | Law & Policy | Jeanne Spellman Shawn Lauriat |
Elite 1/2 |
| Understanding the User Experience Behind the New WCAG 2.1 Requirements | Law & Policy | Shawn Henry | Platinum 6 |
Thursday, March 14, 2019
8:00 AM PST
9:00 AM PST
10:00 AM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fusion, JAWS and ZoomText: Let’s Learn and Connect | Education | Rachel Buchanan | Platinum 4 (VISPERO) |
| The Difference Between Native Mobile and Web Accessibility Testing | Education | Chris McMeeking Jennifer Dailey |
Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Videos to Master Eye Gaze Input for Children with Severe Disabilities | Education | Katsuhiro Kanamori | Orange County 4 |
| Screen Readers and CSS: Going Out of Style (and into Content) | Education | John Northup C. B. Averitt |
Orange County 1 |
| Inclusive EdTech: Web Components, Documentation and Beyond | Education | Radina Matic Devon Rueckner |
Platinum 5 |
| An Inclusively Designed Toolkit for Monitoring Technology Accessibility | Education | Sambhavi Chandrashekar Amelia Wang |
Orange County 3 |
| New Innovations in Science Laboratory Access Tools for the Blind | Education | Greg Williams | Orange County 2 |
| A Suite of Learning Tools to Support Knowledge Retention | Education | Ginger Dewey Paul Stisser |
Grand JK |
| Is Document Accessibility Really Cost Prohibitive? | Employment & Workplace | Sachin Gupta Tom Wright |
Grand CD |
| Narrator 201: More Productive Email | Employment & Workplace | Jeff Bishop Brett Humphrey |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Ways Machine Learning will Impact the Future of Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Alistair Garrison | Platinum 8 (LEVEL ACCESS) |
| PDF Accessibility: What Can and Can’t be Done with Auto-Tagging | Employment & Workplace | Paul Rayius | Grand AB |
| Accessible Web Platforms for Displaying HTML on Consumer and IoT Devices | Entertainment & Leisure | Adina Halter Ramasamy Thalavay Pillai |
Platinum 10 |
| How Can Amazon Help you be More Secure in your Home? | Independent Living | Peter Korn | Platinum 2 (AMAZON) |
| Chrome & Chrome OS Accessibility Updates | Independent Living | Laura Allen Dominic Mazzoni Aaron Leventhal David Tseng |
Platinum 9 (GOOGLE) |
| Enabling Haptic Vision for Persons with Visual Impairments | Independent Living | Loren Abdulezer | Grand GH |
| WCAG 2.1 for Web Designers | Law & Policy | Andrew Arch Sarah Pulis |
Platinum 6 |
| There are 2 Sides to Every Story: VPATs | Law & Policy | Kara Zirkle | Elite 1/2 |
| A Policy Proposal to Support Self-Driving Vehicle Accessibility | Transportation | Julian Brinkley | Elite 3 |
11:00 AM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact of Digitalization on Math Learning: Students with Visual Impairments | Education | Tina Herzberg Sara Larkin Susan Osterhaus |
Orange County 1 |
| Using the Black Art of Marketing to Sell Accessibility | Education | Stewart Hay Andrew Arch |
Orange County 4 |
| Teaching Accessibility Topics in Computing Curriculum | Education | Sheryl Burgstahler Terrill Thompson |
Platinum 5 |
| Achieving and Maintaining Web Accessibility | Education | Jeffrey Singleton Ken Nakata |
Orange County 3 |
| A New Generation of Techie TVIs: Tech Integration in a Teacher Prep Program | Education | Neal McKenzie | Orange County 2 |
| Math is Finally Accessible, Digital, and Easy with EquatIO | Education | Paul Brown | Grand JK |
| Emerging CSS Techniques & What They Mean for Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Marcy Sutton | Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Integrating Accessibility into the Development Process | Employment & Workplace | Monica Gaines Michele Van Doozer Kent Boucher |
Grand CD |
| Accessibility Insights: Quickly Find and Fix Accessibility Issues | Employment & Workplace | Markus Mielke Wendy Chisholm Mark Reay |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Reasonable Accommodation and Assistive Technology in the Workplace | Employment & Workplace | Brittany Lambert Sarah Small |
Grand AB |
| Amazon’s Accessible Movies: New devices, New features, Even Better Access! | Entertainment & Leisure | Peter Korn | Platinum 2 (AMAZON) |
| Accessibility in Mobile Apps with Virtual Assistant Integration: Yahoo Mail | Entertainment & Leisure | Mohit Goenka Nikita Varma |
Platinum 10 |
| Google G Suite Tips & Tricks | Independent Living | Abigail Klein Laura D'Aquila |
Platinum 9 (GOOGLE) |
| CamIO: an App for Audio Labeling of Physical Objects | Independent Living | James Coughlan | Grand GH |
| Disability Access and the Federal Communications Commission | Law & Policy | Suzy Rosen Singleton | Elite 1/2 |
| ADA and the Internet - Legal Update | Law & Policy | Tim Springer Kristina Launey |
Platinum 8 (LEVEL ACCESS) |
| How W3C Checks Its Specifications for Accessibility Support | Law & Policy | Michael Cooper | Platinum 6 |
| Many Devices, One Standard: Mobile Accessibility with WCAG 2.1 | Law & Policy | Kathy Wahlbin Shadi Abou-Zahra |
Platinum 4 (VISPERO) |
| Implementing the ATLAS Self-Driving Vehicle Voice User Interface | Transportation | Julian Brinkley | Elite 3 |
1:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluating Sign Language Animation through Models of Eye Movements | Education | Sedeeq Al-khazraji Matt Huenerfauth |
Elite 3 |
| 2019 Teach Access Update | Education | Larry Goldberg Laura Allen Dave Moon |
Orange County 3 |
| Non-Visual Data Exploration Using Descriptive Statistics | Education | Ed Summers | Orange County 1 |
| Accessible Animation: Redux | Education | Nat Tarnoff | Platinum 8 (LEVEL ACCESS) |
| Anatomy of a Card: Building Accessible Card Components | Education | Elizabeth Whitmer Pavani Gonuguntla |
Orange County 4 |
| Comprehensive Use of Accessibility Testing: Example from Penn State | Education | Michelle McManus Deniz Aydemir-Doke |
Platinum 5 |
| Promoting Braille Literacy with Instant Accessibility | Education | Andrew Flatres Peter Tucic |
Orange County 2 |
| Pack Up Your AT and Go to College! | Education | Karen McRitchie Shari Butler David Savares |
Grand JK |
| Learning to Ship Products Accessibly | Employment & Workplace | Peter Korn JoAnna Hunt Kelly Curtis |
Platinum 2 (AMAZON) |
| What's New in Office 365 Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Anita Mortaloni Lorena Huang Liu Jeremy Spurlin Akshay Bakshi Jeffrey Kalvass |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| What’s New in ZoomText 2019 | Employment & Workplace | Eric Damery | Platinum 4 (VISPERO) |
| Worth the Investment: Creating Accessible PDF Forms in InDesign | Employment & Workplace | Michael Parker | Grand CD |
| Incorporating Accessibility Into Testing at Slack | Employment & Workplace | Sharanya Viswanath Kirstyn Torio Kristina Rudzinskaya |
Grand AB |
| The Unassuming Art of Closed Captioning | Entertainment & Leisure | Chris O'Brien | Platinum 10 |
| UX Case Studies: How Google Uses Research to Design Accessible Products | Independent Living | Melissa Barnhart Andrea Wong |
Platinum 9 (GOOGLE) |
| Using Android Open Source to Create an Accessible Home Hub Touch-Screen | Independent Living | Adina Halter Khevna Khona |
Grand GH |
| What You Need to Know about the Real-Time Text Revolution | Law & Policy | Suzy Rosen Singleton Christian Vogler Linda S. Vandeloop |
Elite 1/2 |
| Accessibility as a Lifestyle Change - A Program Office Approach | Law & Policy | Greg Williams Ben Allen |
Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Web Accessibility: A Litigation Perspective | Law & Policy | Ken Nakata Nicholas Reiter |
Platinum 6 |
2:20 PM PST
3:20 PM PST
4:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Corporate Accessibility Education: The Journey into Moodle and Badging | Education | Lori Southworth Marc Johlic Tom Babinszki |
Grand JK |
| Accessibility of WebGL 3D Objects on HTML Canvas | Education | Rajath Tirumangalam Amit Singh Sabariraj Kamaraj |
Platinum 6 |
| ARIA – 10 Mistakes to Avoid | Education | Suman Damera Denis Boudreau Preety Kumar |
Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| AT Year-in-Review: Top Trends & Technologies | Education | Michele Paley | Orange County 1 |
| Filling in the Blanks: Accessibility Techniques for ReactJS and AngularJS | Education | Chris Lane Bryan Garaventa |
Platinum 8 (LEVEL ACCESS) |
| Instructor Provides UDL Lectures Using Sonocent and Microsoft | Education | Brian Krause Tiffany Lau |
Platinum 5 |
| Integrate Accessibility into Project Planning Using Wireframes | Education | Rob Carr | Orange County 4 |
| The State of Web Accessibility: What We Learned Testing 1,000,000 Homepages | Education | Jared Smith | Orange County 3 |
| A Product Management Perspective of a CCTV | Education | Eric Beauchamp | Orange County 2 |
| Role-Based Accessibility Update: WCAG 2.1 and More | Employment & Workplace | Bill Tyler | Grand AB |
| Eye Tracking for Apps | Employment & Workplace | Pete Ansell | Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Accessible UX at Amazon: Designing for Blind and Low Vision Users | Employment & Workplace | JoAnna Hunt Lyndsey Minaglia |
Platinum 2 (AMAZON) |
| Cognitive Accessibility and ADHD: The Wonderful Thing About Tigger… | Employment & Workplace | Gareth Ford Williams | Grand CD |
| Meet Your Guide: Supporting Capital One’s Enterprise Accessibility Program | Employment & Workplace | Michael Clark Mark Penicook |
Platinum 10 |
| Global Atlas of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities | Independent Living | Michal Kosiedowski Jarosław Urbański |
Elite 3 |
| Automated Accessibility Testing for Mobile | Independent Living | Casey Burkhardt | Platinum 9 (GOOGLE) |
| Artificial Intelligence at Aira: Next-Gen Research for the Blind | Independent Living | Greg Stilson Anirudh Koul |
Grand GH |
| Revised Section 508 - Key Things You Need to Understand! | Law & Policy | Katie Haritos-Shea | Elite 1/2 |
| The Challenges and Successes of Building an Accessibility Program | Law & Policy | Matt Feldman Kate McCarthy Jeff Wissel Dena Wainwright Jenn Bennhoff |
Platinum 4 (VISPERO) |