The Premier AT Conference
Sessions
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
9:00 AM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Mathematics with Low Vision (LV) | Education | Wayne Dick James Allen |
Orange County 2 |
| Building An Accessible Culture In Higher Education | Education | Esther Brandon Sarah Ferguson |
Platinum 6 |
| Longitudinal CSU System Student Disabilities Trends | Education | Lesley Farmer Alan Safer |
Orange County 3 |
| A Quick Path to Web Accessibility and Avoiding Liability | Education | Jeff Singleton Ken Nakata |
Grand D |
| Inclusive Research Design and Cognitive Disability | Education | Emily Tanis Julian Wang |
Grand GH |
| Requirements of Immersive VR Contents for Low Vision | Education | Takahiro Miura | Elite 3 |
| Why Keyboard-Only Access Matters in an Age of Mobile Devices | Employment & Workplace | Alan Cantor | Grand A |
| Accessibility Testing Design Systems | Employment & Workplace | Tyler Krupicka Kendall Gassner Adam Dierkens Andrew Lisowski |
Grand B |
| Beyond Compliance: Inclusion is an Innovation Imperative | Employment & Workplace | Frances West | Elite 2 |
| Accessibility Monitoring of Interactive User Flows | Employment & Workplace | David O'Neill Chase Aucoin |
Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| Accessibility at Microsoft | Employment & Workplace | Jenny Lay-Flurrie | Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| How an Online Retailer Made their Shopify Website Accessible | Employment & Workplace | Chris Werely Joe DiNero |
Grand C |
| Managing Risk Within ADA | Employment & Workplace | Fatima Bonner Carin Coates |
Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| Audio Description on Immersive Content: Viewer Experience | Entertainment & Leisure | Sonali Rai Alison Long |
Platinum 10 |
| Dynamic Web Content Automated Accessibility Evaluation | Independent Living | Trevor Bostic | Grand JK |
| New Accessibility Products & Features from Google | Independent Living | Laura Allen Kyndra LoCoco |
Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| FCC Rules: Accessible Video Programming for the Blind | Law & Policy | Will Schell | Elite 1 |
| Accessible Communication for Everyone: A Community Effort | Law & Policy | David Schmidt Reeta Singh |
Orange County 1 |
| Document Accessibility Infrastructure to Avoid Litigation | Law & Policy | Dennis Quon | Platinum 1 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES) |
| Build Accessible Experiences Using React Carbon Components | Law & Policy | Brent Shiver | Platinum 9 |
| 2019 Accessibility Trends | Law & Policy | Preety Kumar | Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| A New Way for the Scalable Indoor Wayfinding Project | Transportation | Sze Fung Wong Chan Yau Chong |
Orange County 4 |
10:00 AM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote Internship Supervision for Assistive Technology | Education | Kevin Hollinger Molly Pasley |
Orange County 2 |
| Engaging Employees at a Major Tech Company | Education | Samantha Soloway | Grand D |
| Publishers Faceoff to Prove the Accessibility of their EPUB | Education | George Kerscher Charles LaPierre Rachel Comerford Jonathan Thurston |
Platinum 6 |
| Accessible EDU Media: Learn about DCMP's Free Library & DIY | Education | Kyle Sisk | Orange County 3 |
| What's New with Able Player? | Education | Terrill Thompson | Platinum 9 |
| Agile Accessibility for Good | Employment & Workplace | Dylan Barrell | Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Building Inclusive and Accessible Design Systems at LinkedIn | Employment & Workplace | Nate Whitson Gilbert Hernandez |
Elite 2 |
| The Flip Side of Accessibility: Accommodation | Employment & Workplace | Alan Cantor | Grand A |
| What's New in Microsoft Office 365 and Window's 10 | Employment & Workplace | Anita Mortaloni Carolina Hernandez Manika Malhotra Alison Oberg |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Sprint Accessibility: The Trek from Niche to Key Contributor | Employment & Workplace | Barbara Garcia Mark Tauscher |
Grand C |
| Pipeline to Accessibility: Implementing Enablement In Software Deployment | Employment & Workplace | Lindsay Helbing | Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| Live Audio Descriptions for 360-Degree Video: Best Practices | Entertainment & Leisure | James Herndon Chancey Fleet |
Platinum 10 |
| Creating an Accessible Escape Room | Entertainment & Leisure | Matt Feldman | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| Alexa, Do You See Me? | Entertainment & Leisure | Gabriella Wojtanowski Christian Vogler Raja Kushalnagar |
Elite 3 |
| mRehab: Advancing Accessible Mobile Rehabilitation | Independent Living | Frank DeRuyter Mike Jones John Morris |
Grand JK |
| Amazon at Home & on the Go: What's New, Improved, and Improving | Independent Living | Peter Korn Sarah Caplener Joe Cronin |
Platinum 4 (AMAZON) |
| One Blind Mum: Smart Technology as an Enabler for Parenthood | Independent Living | Emma Tracey Robin Spinks |
Grand B |
| What's New in Android Accessibility | Independent Living | Phil Weaver | Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Technology First Statewide Movement | Independent Living | Emily Tanis Marc Tasse |
Grand GH |
| Testing 101: Beyond Accessibility Checkers | Independent Living | Jen Goulden Aimee Ubbink |
Platinum 1 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES) |
| Accessibility Conformance Test (ACT) Rules for WCAG | Law & Policy | Mary Jo Mueller Wilco Fiers Shadi Abou-Zahra |
Elite 1 |
| Retrofitting Captions Compliance | Law & Policy | Joe Devon Nick Schilling Michael Mistak |
Orange County 1 |
| Uber the Future of Accessible Urban Mobility | Transportation | Malcom Glenn | Orange County 4 |
11:00 AM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach Access - 2020 Update | Education | Kate Sonka Larry Goldberg Steve Ewell Laura Allen Emily Tanis |
Grand JK |
| Automaticity in Communication for a Visually Impaired Child | Education | Deena Kennedy | Orange County 2 |
| Dyslexia Myths and What’s Really Going on in Gareth's Head | Education | Gareth Ford Williams Bruno Maag |
Grand D |
| Breaking Alt Text “Rules” for a Better Learning Experience | Education | Laura Ciporen | Orange County 3 |
| 4 Design Behaviors to Prevent Most Accessibility Issues | Education | Lori Neff Chris Hansen Thomas VanValkenburg |
Platinum 9 |
| Creating Digital and Accessible Math for Diverse Learners | Education | Jason Carroll | Orange County 4 |
| Strategies and Approaches to Inclusive Research Design | Education | Cathy Bodine Jutta Treviranus Ariel Schwartz |
Grand GH |
| Multi-Disciplinary AT Team in Singapore | Employment & Workplace | Ivan Tan | Grand A |
| What's New in JAWS for Windows 2020 | Employment & Workplace | Eric Damery | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| What's New in Axe - 2020 Edition | Employment & Workplace | Wilco Fiers Chris McMeeking |
Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Adobe Accessibility Town Hall | Employment & Workplace | Andrew Kirkpatrick | Elite 2 |
| A Race with No Finish Line: Innovation in Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Mary Bellard | Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Digital Accessibility: The How, What, and Why | Employment & Workplace | Keith Bundy | Grand C |
| Building the Best Digital Experiences Starts with Inclusive User Profiles | Employment & Workplace | Dani Camous | Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| Accessibility for Electronic Music Creation | Entertainment & Leisure | Nat Tarnoff | Platinum 10 |
| Usability Study of Blind Foundation's Alexa Library Skill | Entertainment & Leisure | Jarek Beksa Sara Chin |
Elite 3 |
| “Accessibility Natives” - Growing up Expecting Access | Independent Living | Marc Mulcahy Robin Spinks Gregg Vanderheiden Dena Wainwright Peter Korn |
Platinum 4 (AMAZON) |
| Review of Accessible Mobile Form Filler Apps | Independent Living | Jule Ann Lieberman | Grand B |
| What's New with Google Home & Google Assistant | Independent Living | Kiran Kaja | Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Comparing ICT A11Y Standards: Revised Sec 508 and EN 301 549 | Law & Policy | Sailesh Panchang Susanna Laurin Mark Urban |
Orange County 1 |
| Future-Proof Your Accessibility Program | Law & Policy | Scott Baker Dennis Quon |
Platinum 1 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES) |
| Testing PDFs for Accessibility and Standards Conformance | Law & Policy | Paul Rayius | Elite 1 |
1:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Translating Maps and Geographic Data to Non-Visual Formats | Education | Elizabeth J Pyatt | Orange County 2 |
| Accessible Visualizations: Maps, Annotations, and Sparklines | Education | Ted Gies Øystein Moseng |
Grand D |
| Growing Online Course Accessibility into a Scalable Practice | Education | Mike Brooks Sonya Woods Matt Farley |
Platinum 6 |
| Empowering Students of All Abilities w/ Free Microsoft Tools | Education | Rachel Berger | Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Automating Image Description Creation via Machine Learning | Education | Ender Tekin | Orange County 3 |
| Lessons from Using Free Accessibility Testing Tools | Education | Lyssa Prince | Platinum 9 |
| Designing an Online Course that is Accessible to All | Education | Sheryl Burgstahler | Orange County 4 |
| Techniques for More Efficient WCAG Website Testing | Employment & Workplace | Bill Tyler | Grand C |
| Meet Axe Pro | Employment & Workplace | Dylan Barrell Harris Schneiderman |
Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Expand Your Outreach with an Accessibility Champions Program | Employment & Workplace | Ted Drake | Elite 2 |
| Master Class in Designing for Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Jules Doyle JoAnna Hunt |
Platinum 4 (AMAZON) |
| Complex Visualizations and WCAG 2.1 with IBM Carbon | Employment & Workplace | Michael Gower | Grand A |
| Leveraging RPA in Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Jerry Wagner Mario Munoz |
Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| Smart-Speakers: Potential for Access to Literary Works | Entertainment & Leisure | Jarek Beksa | Platinum 10 |
| A Timing Determination Method for Audio Descriptions | Entertainment & Leisure | Manon Ichiki | Elite 3 |
| LiveWell RERC – 2020 Update on Emerging ICT Developments | Independent Living | Frank DeRuyter Mike Jones Nicole Thompson Tracey Wallace |
Grand JK |
| Conversational Agents for People with Cognitive Disabilities | Independent Living | Clayton Lewis Cathy Bodine |
Grand GH |
| Google G Suite Updates on Gmail, Docs, Drive, and Other Apps | Independent Living | Roger Benz | Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Multiplatform Text-To-Speech Applications | Independent Living | Ferran Gállego | Grand B |
| The Democratization of Accessibility: SMB Compliance | Independent Living | Matt Hempel | Platinum 1 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES) |
| U.S. Access Board and GSA Answer Questions About §508 | Law & Policy | Timothy Creagan Bruce Bailey Michael Horton |
Orange County 1 |
| JAWS Kiosk: What Is It And When Would I Use It? | Law & Policy | Ryan Jones | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| Website and Document Accessibility Errors You Can Fix Now | Law & Policy | Paul Rayius Jacob Riff |
Elite 1 |
2:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quest for the Holy Grail: Publishers Making Math Accessible | Education | Charles LaPierre George Kerscher Prashant Verma |
Platinum 6 |
| Automated Word Bubbling for Literacy in VI Students | Education | Tommy Szalapski | Orange County 3 |
| Making Audio and Video Media Accessible – W3C WAI Guidance | Education | Shawn Lawton Henry Brent Bakken |
Orange County 2 |
| LinkedIn’s Accessibility Journey | Education | Eleanor Hamm Rae Hinton |
Platinum 9 |
| Document Accessibility: Risks and Solutions | Education | Paul Rayius Rachel Kruzel |
Orange County 4 |
| The Responsibility of Making the Internet More Accessible | Employment & Workplace | Nir Horesh Rotem Rosensweig |
Grand C |
| Accessibility Buy In When It's Hard to Come By | Employment & Workplace | Sara Hughes | Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| Accessible Image Manipulation | Employment & Workplace | Stephen Om Lalitha Nandanavanam William Stanton |
Grand A |
| CSS Display Properties Versus HTML Semantics | Employment & Workplace | Adrian Roselli | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| Common Mistakes Engaging People With Disabilities | Employment & Workplace | Samuel Proulx | Grand D |
| Top Ten Topics to Know about Web Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Marianne (Mian) Castano Bishop Wendee Fiorillo Sangeetha Sivaramakrishnan Kyle Smith |
Elite 2 |
| Accessibility for Gaming Consoles and Streaming Devices | Entertainment & Leisure | Sarah Schaidt | Platinum 10 |
| Implementing ‘The Enclosing Dark’: A VR Auditory Adventure | Entertainment & Leisure | Aaron Gluck | Elite 3 |
| Adventures in Advocacy | Independent Living | JoAnna Hunt Charli Riggle |
Platinum 4 (AMAZON) |
| Different Phases of Accessibility Testing | Independent Living | Poonam Tathavadkar Sagar Barbhaya |
Grand JK |
| Lookout App: Helping Blind Users Understand Physical Spaces | Independent Living | Yu Zhong Andreina Reyna |
Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Breaking New Ground with Microsoft Soundscape | Independent Living | Jarnail Chudge | Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Building a Culture of Digital Inclusion at Scotiabank | Independent Living | Monica Ackermann | Grand B |
| What Trends are Happening in Document Accessibility? | Independent Living | Ligia Mora | Platinum 1 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES) |
| User Interface Design Features of Five Social Media Apps | Independent Living | Cathy Bodine Jim Sandstrum |
Grand GH |
| Novel Ways to Influence Design for Inclusive Solutions | Law & Policy | Charu Pandhi | Elite 1 |
| Section 508 Accessibility Through the Acquisition Lifecycle | Law & Policy | Betsy Sirk John Sullivan |
Orange County 1 |
| The Return on Investment of Accessibility | Law & Policy | Greg Williams | Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
3:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multimodal Charts, Graphs and Maps for STEM Learning | Education | Ed Summers | Orange County 2 |
| Using “Big” Data to Understand and Address Web Accessibility | Education | Jared Smith | Grand D |
| IT Procurement: Accessibility as a Functional Criterion | Education | Hadi Rangin Jean Ducrot |
Platinum 6 |
| 3D Printing as an Inclusive Tool for People with Sight Loss | Education | Caroline Karbowski Mahadeo Sukhai |
Orange County 3 |
| Creating Sustainable Mobile Accessibility Programs | Education | Chris McMeeking | Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Applying a Universal Design Framework for Accessible IT | Education | Sheryl Burgstahler | Orange County 4 |
| Accessibility and Inclusive Design: A Field Guide for Designers | Education | Rob Huddleston | Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| Be an Accessibility Leader in Your Organization | Employment & Workplace | Peter Korn Kara Kytle Juliana Tarpey |
Platinum 4 (AMAZON) |
| 40 Minute Audit: Accessibility Gotchas | Employment & Workplace | Hans Hillen | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| PDF Documents – What’s New From Adobe | Employment & Workplace | Rob Haverty | Elite 2 |
| Leveraging the Insights of Employees with Diverse Abilities | Employment & Workplace | Brent Shiver | Platinum 9 |
| VoiceOver on the Mac: Tips for Efficiency and Productivity | Employment & Workplace | Ryan Dour | Grand A |
| Develop & Deploy: Accessible Email & Document Templates | Employment & Workplace | Jennie Delisi Jay Wyant |
Grand C |
| What's New for Windows Narrator | Employment & Workplace | Doug Geoffray Carolina Hernandez |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Large US Bank Tackles Document Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Doug Koppenhofer Birkir Gunnarsson |
Platinum 1 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES) |
| Screen Reader Support For Interactive Designs in Mobile Apps | Entertainment & Leisure | Kisiah Timmons | Platinum 10 |
| NVDA’s 2020 Insight | Independent Living | Quentin Christensen Michael Curran Reef Turner James Boreham |
Grand GH |
| Accessibility in the Agile World | Independent Living | Poonam Tathavadkar | Grand JK |
| A11y UX Research: From Stakeholder Buy-In to Delivery | Independent Living | Emily Fritz Melissa Barnhart Shannon Holloway |
Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Supporting People with Multiple Disabilities in Emergencies | Independent Living | Michal Kosiedowski | Grand B |
| Infrastructure-less Indoor Navigation for Visually Impaired | Independent Living | Yang Tao | Elite 3 |
| Applied AI in Accessibility Tools for Design and Development | Law & Policy | Charu Pandhi | Elite 1 |
| Section 508 ICT Testing Baseline | Law & Policy | Robert Baker John Sullivan Michael Horton Katherine Eng |
Orange County 1 |
4:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access for All: New Approach to Tech Teaching and Evaluation | Education | Yue-Ting Siu | Orange County 2 |
| Implementing Accessibility Organization Wide | Education | Elizabeth Barker Kat McLaurin James Gable Brian Tosky |
Platinum 9 |
| Accessibility Monitoring and Benchmarking | Education | Sachin Gupta Mark Steadman |
Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Web Accessibility Policy Enactment in K-12 | Education | Natalie Shaheen | Platinum 6 |
| Automatically Retrieving Accessible Scholarly Articles | Education | Brian McNeilly | Grand D |
| Empowering Independence: Learn Fusion, JAWS, & ZoomText | Education | Rachel Buchanan | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| Students with Visual Impairments & Computer-Based Assessment | Education | Tina Herzberg Susan Osterhaus Jan McSorley Corey Fauble |
Orange County 3 |
| Creating a Culture of Accessibility: Overcoming Obstacles | Education | Matt Robinson Anthony Fernando |
Orange County 4 |
| Making Artificial Intelligence Inclusive for Hiring and HR | Employment & Workplace | Corinne Weible Jutta Treviranus |
Grand C |
| It Takes a Village: Raising a Teenaged Application | Employment & Workplace | Joshua Harrison | Elite 2 |
| Rebuilding Workday Tables for Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Simon Keating Ivan Stynes David Sexton |
Grand A |
| New Microsoft Edge Web Browser Based on Chromium Open Source | Employment & Workplace | Rory Fairweather Virender Singh |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Accessibility Inclusion for Hackathons | Entertainment & Leisure | John Herzog Jason Hester |
Platinum 10 |
| An Affordable TTS Development Option for Other Languages | Independent Living | Hoai Phuc Dang Benedict La Hkun |
Grand GH |
| Alexa and Voice Technology: A Tool for Greater Inclusion | Independent Living | David Clarke Robin Spinks |
Platinum 4 (AMAZON) |
| How to Train your Dragon (NaturallySpeaking) | Independent Living | Sarah Pulis Andrew Arch |
Grand JK |
| Designing A11y on Chrome OS: Automatic Clicks Case Study | Independent Living | Jason Wang | Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| RNIB Gold Standard: Not Just About the WCAG Guidelines | Independent Living | Chris Treanor | Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| Inclusively Designed Healthcare Empowers Patients | Independent Living | Adi Latif | Grand B |
| Navigational Aid Use by Individuals with Visual Impairments | Independent Living | Zeynep Başgöze | Elite 3 |
| Consultant and Company: Building Web Accessibility Together | Law & Policy | Sharon Rosenblatt Dana Marlowe Andrew La Roche |
Elite 1 |
| Enhancing Your Product’s Accessibility Conformance Reports | Law & Policy | Elizabeth Whitmer Rebecca Knoll |
Orange County 1 |
Thursday, March 12, 2020
8:00 AM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChattyBook: Making Accessible STEM E-Books Is Easy! | Education | Katsuhito Yamaguchi Toshihiro Kanahori |
Orange County 2 |
| Solving the Notetaker’s Dilemma with Student Feedback | Education | Dave Tucker Patrice Wheeler |
Platinum 6 |
| Introducing ARRM: A Framework to Fight Accessibility Apathy | Education | Denis Boudreau Bill Tyler Sean Kelly |
Grand D |
| Multimodal Magic | Education | Matthew Nupen Lisa Wadors |
Orange County 3 |
| What's New with Literacy Technology in the Leap Year? | Education | Jason Carroll | Orange County 4 |
| Accessible Learning Journey at JPMorgan Chase | Employment & Workplace | Zhiyang "Zack" Zheng Jason Andryscik |
Platinum 9 |
| Are you a CAD (Certified Audio Describer)? | Employment & Workplace | Joel Snyder Deborah Fels |
Grand AB |
| Personalised Technical Accessibility Training: A Case Study | Employment & Workplace | Allison Ravenhall | Grand C |
| Work Hands-Free with Cortana, Microsoft's Digital Assistant | Employment & Workplace | Alison Oberg | Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Morphic - Making Computers Easier to Understand and Use | Employment & Workplace | Gregg Vanderheiden | Elite 2 |
| A Web of Anxiety: Is a Little Tension a Good Thing? | Entertainment & Leisure | David Swallow | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| Accessibility Jeopardy! | Entertainment & Leisure | Tyrone Mitchell Elizabeth Linnetz |
Platinum 10 |
| Challenges of Creating an Accessible Bottom Sheet Component | Independent Living | Cody Olsen Tor-Martin Storsletten |
Grand GH |
| Accessibility in Android Messages, Duo, Phone, and Fi | Independent Living | Mike Mello Annie Mui |
Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| A11y, AI & Machine Learning: Opportunities & Threats | Independent Living | Christopher W. Land Santina Croniser |
Grand JK |
| Survey of User Needs for Wireless Devices: Key Findings | Independent Living | Nathan Moon Salimah LaForce |
Elite 3 |
| Web Accessibility & the Customer Experience: Best Practices at Capital One | Independent Living | Annie Fischer | Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| Curb Cuts for Elections: Making Voting Accessible to All | Law & Policy | Whitney Quesenbery Christopher Patten |
Elite 1 |
| European A11Y Feud – A Fun Family Quiz | Law & Policy | Eric Eggert Wilco Fiers |
Orange County 1 |
9:00 AM PST
10:00 AM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shifting the SPED Transition Paradigm w/FREE AI-Based Tech | Education | Steve Keisman | Orange County 4 |
| Accessibility Applied to SCRUM | Education | Michael Fairchild | Platinum 9 |
| Technology Training at the VA Connecticut Blind Rehab Center | Education | Sarah Bowman Drew Metzger |
Orange County 2 |
| Accessibility in CPR and First Aid Training | Education | Michelle Reneau Mandy Walsh |
Platinum 6 |
| Technology Innovations in Universal Design for Learning | Education | Jennifer Yu Jose Blackorby |
Grand D |
| Turning Math Content into Accessible Documents with MathJax | Education | Volker Sorge | Orange County 3 |
| Inclusive & Universal: 2 Sides of the Same Design Coin? | Education | Aparna Pasi Denis Boudreau |
Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Guidelines and Done? Adding an Accessibility Authoring Guide | Employment & Workplace | Michael Mathews | Grand C |
| A Guide to Inclusive and Accessible Events | Employment & Workplace | Santina Croniser Fen Slattery |
Grand AB |
| Empowering Everyone with Microsoft 365 Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Alison Oberg | Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Using Empathy to Alleviate Remediation Frustration | Employment & Workplace | Taylor Anne Snook | Elite 2 |
| Accessibility Regression with Protractor in less than 30 Minutes | Employment & Workplace | Sean Adams Mark Penicook |
Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| Sony and Accessibility | Entertainment & Leisure | Mike Nejat | Platinum 10 |
| Chrome & Chrome OS Accessibility Updates | Independent Living | Laura Allen Dominic Mazzoni Kara Booker |
Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Lessons Learned From Developing Accessible Kiosks | Independent Living | Matt Ater | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| Aira Access: Powering Accessibility for Blind Consumers | Independent Living | Troy Otillio Ted Drake |
Grand GH |
| Supporting Interaction of People with PIMD Using ICT | Independent Living | Michal Kosiedowski | Grand JK |
| Enabling Individuals with Impaired Speech to Use Alexa | Independent Living | Sara Smolley | Platinum 4 (AMAZON) |
| Trusted Tester Certification Tips for Success | Law & Policy | Ann Marie Davis Andrew Nielson |
Orange County 1 |
| How Dark Patterns Impact People with Disabilities | Law & Policy | Joe Devon Michael Mistak |
Elite 1 |
| E-Commerce for Document Accessibility | Law & Policy | Scott Baker | Platinum 1 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES) |
| Mobile Map Tool with Customizable Audio-Tactile Effects | Transportation | Masaki Matsuo | Elite 3 |
11:00 AM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chart Sonification for All: Accessible Multimodal Graphs | Education | Bruce Walker Øystein Moseng |
Orange County 4 |
| Accessibility of Custom UI Components | Education | Vinod Tiwari Bora Eryilmaz |
Platinum 6 |
| 4 Years of National Web Accessibility Data: Status & Trends | Education | Cyndi Rowland George Joeckel |
Grand D |
| Designing for Accessibility: Tips & Techniques | Education | Jack Nicolai Cameron Cundiff |
Platinum 9 |
| Braille Adaptive Devices: The Past, Present, and Future | Education | Andrew Flatres Peter Tucic |
Orange County 3 |
| Managing Digital Accessibility Risk: Governance and Action | Employment & Workplace | Sean Adams Mark Penicook |
Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| What’s New in ZoomText and Fusion 2020 | Employment & Workplace | Eric Damery | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| Creating Accessible Drag & Drop Experiences | Employment & Workplace | Connie Nguyen Sam Smith |
Orange County 2 |
| Amplifying your Accessibility with Better Authoring Tools | Employment & Workplace | Hidde de Vries Shadi Abou-Zahra Judy Brewer |
Grand C |
| 7 Common Digital Accessibility Pitfalls and How to Fix Them | Employment & Workplace | Parker Bettis Daniel Eggimann Suman Damera Cliff Jurkiewicz |
Grand AB |
| Microsoft Windows 10 Accessibility for People with Low Vision | Employment & Workplace | Carolina Hernandez Jeremy Curry |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Human Centered Design Driving Accessibility at IBM | Employment & Workplace | Marc Johlic | Elite 2 |
| Making a Mixed Reality Robot Invasion Game More Accessible | Entertainment & Leisure | James Everett | Platinum 10 |
| Trouble Using Your Hands? Read, Watch & Listen With Amazon’s Switch Access | Independent Living | Ryan French | Platinum 4 (AMAZON) |
| Improving Automatic Speech Recognition | Independent Living | Bob MacDonald | Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Respecting User Preferences on the Web | Independent Living | Eric Eggert | Grand GH |
| Remediation Challenges: Files That Don't Fit Inside the Box | Independent Living | Jen Goulden Aimee Ubbink |
Platinum 1 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES) |
| Transcending the Limits of Assistive Technology | Independent Living | Mark Hakkinen Leonie Watson Jason White Matt King |
Grand JK |
| GuideCall: Video Call-Based Remote Assistance for Blind Users | Independent Living | Vinod Namboodiri | Elite 3 |
| Metrics Reporting for Accessibility Programs | Law & Policy | Greg Williams | Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Cognitive Accessibility Crash Course and WCAG 2.2 Update | Law & Policy | David Fazio | Elite 1 |
| Digital Accessibility Guidelines Redesigned for Modern Needs | Law & Policy | Jeanne Spellman Shawn Lauriat |
Orange County 1 |
1:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powerful Insights from AAC Users Challenge AAC Practice | Education | David Niemeijer | Orange County 4 |
| Stria: Students Creating the Future of Blind Accessibility | Education | Max Shen Pranav Ram Wesley Shapiro Noah Tavares |
Orange County 2 |
| OK ARIA! Role=feed is Here & It’s not Ready for Primetime | Education | Sathish Kumar | Platinum 9 |
| Digital Accessibility Programs at Colleges– Proven Strategies | Education | Rob Eveleigh | Platinum 6 |
| Fix Your Error Flows, or Send Me More Spoons | Education | Shell Little | Grand D |
| Challenges with Chemistry Accessibility for the Blind | Education | Cary Supalo Jason White Volker Sorge |
Orange County 3 |
| Building an Inclusive Design Culture | Employment & Workplace | Stanley Chung Tyra Dumars Tori Sepand |
Platinum 4 (AMAZON) |
| Accessibility: From 1 to 10,000 Employees | Employment & Workplace | Alex Korchinski David Sexton Timothy Hohne |
Elite 2 |
| Unpacking Commonly Misunderstood WCAG 2.1 Success Criteria | Employment & Workplace | Jonathan Avila | Grand C |
| Build Your Own: A Blindness Agency Tackles Accessible CRM | Employment & Workplace | Aser Tolentino Megan Tolentino |
Grand AB |
| The Power and Perils of Empathy/Accessibility Labs | Employment & Workplace | Glenda Sims John Foliot Claudio Luis Vera |
Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Ready, Set, Go: Developing Accessible Mobile Applications | Employment & Workplace | Emma Twersky Ila Hur |
Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| How 7 Leading Speech Recognition APIs Perform for Captioning | Entertainment & Leisure | Lily Bond | Platinum 10 |
| Android for Users with Motor Impairments | Independent Living | Matt Crain James Stout |
Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Creating Web-Based Auditory Spatial Maps | Independent Living | Brandon Biggs | Grand GH |
| Document Accessibility 101 | Independent Living | Ligia Mora | Platinum 1 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES) |
| Mental Health, Technology & You: Better Habits with Microsoft | Independent Living | Megan Lawrence | Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| An Interactive Assistive System for Accessing Smart Home | Independent Living | Shahinur Alam | Grand JK |
| Overcoming Obstacles to Manual Accessibility Testing | Law & Policy | Larry Lewis | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| Do State Policies Increase Web Accessibility? (2020 Update) | Law & Policy | Mark Pope George Joeckel |
Elite 1 |
| Digital Accessibility: Expanding to Under-Resourced Regions | Law & Policy | Judy Brewer Roy Ran |
Orange County 1 |
| Ridesharing Drivers and Persons with Disabilities | Transportation | Earl Huff Jr | Elite 3 |
2:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy to Understand AAC Resources in English and Spanish | Education | David Niemeijer | Orange County 4 |
| Responsible Responsive Tables: Where Are We Now? | Education | Hans Hillen | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| Accessible Reading Experiences on iOS | Education | Sommer Panage Darren Minifie |
Orange County 2 |
| Universal Extended Image Descriptions for Publishers | Education | Evan Yamanishi Charles LaPierre |
Platinum 6 |
| Decoding "Label" and "Name" in WCAG | Education | Jonathan Whiting | Platinum 9 |
| Inclusive by Design: How We do Our Work Matters | Education | Derek Featherstone | Grand D |
| Creating Accessible Coding Opportunities for All Students | Education | Janette Barrios Jordyn Castor Scott Jaffray |
Orange County 3 |
| Gaze Guidance for Captioned Videos for DHH Users | Education | Sedeeq Al-khazraji | Elite 3 |
| A Practical Enterprise Accessibility Program | Employment & Workplace | Dylan Barrell Mark Penicook |
Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Solving Accessibility in a Legacy Product Using React | Employment & Workplace | Tim Krajewski Michael Louro |
Grand C |
| Build a Vibrant ERG to Power Inclusive Experiences | Employment & Workplace | Sagar Barbhaya Cheryl Aranha |
Grand AB |
| How to Influence People to Champion Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Stewart Hay | Elite 2 |
| Microsoft Surface: Lessons from the Xbox Adaptive Controller | Employment & Workplace | Bryce Johnson Mark Weiser |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Apps Accessibility, Beyond TalkBack & VoiceOver: Yahoo Mail | Entertainment & Leisure | Mohit Goenka Nikita Varma |
Platinum 10 |
| Personalization to Overcome Cognitive Barriers on the Web | Independent Living | Roy Ran | Grand JK |
| Audio Descriptions for All | Independent Living | Daniel Kocmarek Nate Jones Evan Meeker |
Platinum 4 (AMAZON) |
| Power to the User: Google's Approach to Hardware | Independent Living | Daniel Harbuck | Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Accessibility Champions Align Across Digital Platforms | Independent Living | Alison Carter | Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| Getting Keyboard Shortcuts Right for Web Applications | Independent Living | Nischith Bagivalu Manjegowda Vaishakh Keshava Ted Drake |
Grand GH |
| Accessible PDF Vs. HTML5: Dispelling the Myth | Independent Living | Jen Goulden Scott Baker |
Platinum 1 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES) |
| Quality Accessibility Conformance Reporting Using the VPAT | Law & Policy | Mary Jo Mueller Michele Van Doozer |
Orange County 1 |
| The Accessibility Divide in the Mobile Phone Market | Law & Policy | Salimah LaForce | Elite 1 |
3:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptions of Charts and Complex Images Made Easy | Education | Mark Sadecki Doug Schepers |
Orange County 2 |
| Making Accessible Web Animations | Education | Julie Grundy | Orange County 4 |
| Developer Testing for Accessibility | Education | Mark Steadman Tony Kornmeier Jeff Cato |
Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Accessibility Survey of Popular eLearning Platforms | Education | Michael Parker | Platinum 6 |
| Meet and Present More Inclusively with Microsoft Teams and PowerPoint | Education | Angelo Liao Kostas Seleskerov Shalendra Chhabra |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Multimodal Inputs & Spatial Computing Platform Accessibility | Education | Tim Stutts | Grand D |
| Wearables and AR and AI Oh My! The Road from Hype to Product | Education | Robert Panetta | Orange County 3 |
| How WCAG 2.1 Relates to Online Switch Access User Experience | Education | Sambhavi Chandrashekar Lindsay McCardle |
Elite 3 |
| Accessibility in Open-Source Workday Canvas Design System | Employment & Workplace | Justin Pante William Stanton Michael Blume |
Platinum 9 |
| Using Mixed Reality to Improve Job Interviewing Skills | Employment & Workplace | Santiago Bolivar Nuri Acikgoz |
Grand C |
| Cohesive Instruction, Measured Learning: The Keys to Success | Employment & Workplace | Mark Nelson | Grand AB |
| Estimating Engineering Effort Towards WCAG Conformance | Employment & Workplace | Dylan Kario | Elite 1 |
| Accessibility for Agencies | Employment & Workplace | Kevin Rydberg | Elite 2 |
| Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3: Automating Accessibility Testing | Employment & Workplace | Emma Twersky Ila Hur |
Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| Accessible Voice and Conversational Interactions | Entertainment & Leisure | Emma Pratt Richens | Platinum 10 |
| Virtual Financial Literacy for Adults with Disabilities | Independent Living | Chuan Hoh Tan | Grand JK |
| Alexa for Everyone: Innovating with our Customers | Independent Living | Matt Shin Bofei Wang Josh Miele Josh Tapley Kara Kytle |
Platinum 4 (AMAZON) |
| Android Features for AAC Users and Users with Dementia | Independent Living | Ajit Narayanan | Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Kiosk Accessibility: Understanding the Kiosk User Experience | Independent Living | Laura Miller Rachael Bradley Montgomery |
Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| An XR Cross-Sensory Navigational Experience of a Playground | Independent Living | Brandon Biggs | Grand GH |
| 2020 Digital Accessibility Legal Update | Law & Policy | Lainey Feingold Timothy Elder |
Orange County 1 |
4:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSUN's MS in Assistive Technology Studies & Human Services | Education | S. Victoria Jaque | Orange County 4 |
| Mobile Accessibility: iOS vs. Android Screen Reader Showdown | Education | Chetan Bakhru | Orange County 2 |
| Recipes for Baking Accessibility into Software Development | Education | Hadi Rangin Robert Heller Timothy Hohne Ted Gies |
Platinum 6 |
| LinkedIn’s A11y Automated Testing for Web and Mobile Apps | Education | Oliver Tse Andrew Lee Renato Iwashima |
Grand D |
| Automated Testing for the 21st Century Government | Education | Preety Kumar | Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| The Use and Misuse of ARIA | Education | Doug Schepers | Orange County 3 |
| Accessibility Testing: Mileage May Vary | Employment & Workplace | Karen Herr Sean Kelly |
Platinum 9 |
| Focus on Focus Management | Employment & Workplace | Michael Jordan James Nurthen |
Grand C |
| The Accessibility Ground Rules | Employment & Workplace | Michael Mathews | Orange County 1 |
| Pruning Your PDF Tag Tree: Remediating Special Text Formats | Employment & Workplace | Michael Parker | Elite 2 |
| Scale Accessibility into UX Design While Driving Change | Employment & Workplace | Ben Truelove Anita Mortaloni Karina Harada Tiffany Chen |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| How Accessible Content Design Benefits All Users | Employment & Workplace | Vincent Abbate | Grand AB |
| Game Accessibility Possibilities and UI Demonstration | Entertainment & Leisure | Matthew Atkinson | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| Cognitive Accessibility Guidance in an Augmented World | Entertainment & Leisure | Emma Pratt Richens | Platinum 10 |
| New Opportunities to Solve Older Challenges | Independent Living | Steve Tyler | Grand JK |
| Automated Accessibility Testing for Mobile | Independent Living | Casey Burkhardt Sid Janga Sean Xia |
Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Accessibility in SwiftUI | Independent Living | Rob Whitaker | Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| An Accessible Library with the Google Assistant | Independent Living | Daniel Ainasoja | Grand GH |
| Open Curricula and Online Course on Web Accessibility | Law & Policy | Shadi Abou-Zahra Daniel Montalvo |
Elite 1 |
| Digital Tech for Inclusive Aging: Usability/Design & Policy | Law & Policy | Paul Baker | Elite 3 |
Friday, March 13, 2020
8:00 AM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Adobe InDesign Techniques for Richer AT Experiences | Education | Dax Castro | Orange County 2 |
| Accessibility Checking of All Online Courses | Education | Kristin Noppenberger | Platinum 6 |
| Social Media Accessibility – #SharingForEveryone | Education | Laurie Merryman Jennifer Manger |
Grand D |
| Challenging Common Myths in Braille Education | Education | Tyler Brown Eunhae Lee Kyounghwang (Ken) Lee |
Orange County 3 |
| National Security Exemption to 508: Exception Not the Rule | Employment & Workplace | Shannon Paschel | Orange County 4 |
| Lessons Learned Employing People with Disabilities In Tech | Employment & Workplace | Alwar Pillai | Grand C |
| Building InDesign Accessibility Best Practices | Employment & Workplace | Jennie Delisi Jessica Cavazos |
Platinum 9 |
| Open Source Solution for Accessibility Testing | Employment & Workplace | Addie Andreeva Fernanda Bonnin Mark Reay Peter Durham Adarsh Rema |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Present to All: Accessible Presenting is in Target’s Culture | Employment & Workplace | Steve Decker Peter Quale |
Grand AB |
| Accessibility as a Driver of Innovation in Hospitality | Entertainment & Leisure | Nicole Bergstrom Zane McHattie Andrea Skeries Steven Fontaine |
Platinum 10 |
| What’s New in Apple Accessibility: Personalizing macOS & iOS | Independent Living | Sarah Herrlinger Dean Hudson |
Grand JK |
| Be the Helvetica of Ergonomics | Independent Living | Ashley Bischoff | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| Strategy for Mobile App Testing Methodology iOS and Android | Independent Living | Jatin Vaishnav Chris Yono |
Grand GH |
| Smart Home Stress Assist: A Real-Time Intervention for PTSD | Independent Living | Tracey Wallace John Morris |
Elite 3 |
| The Route to an RNIB Certified iOS App | Independent Living | Rob Whitaker | Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| Using Design Patterns for People with Cognitive Disabilities | Law & Policy | Rachael Bradley Montgomery Steve Lee Roy Ran |
Elite 1/2 |
9:00 AM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Accessible EPUB eBooks from Word is Easy and Free | Education | George Kerscher Richard Orme |
Orange County 2 |
| Leveraging Technology and Universal Design for Learning | Education | Bryan Berrett Amin Makkawy Kimberly Coy |
Platinum 6 |
| Micro Interactions, More like Micro Aggressions | Education | Shell Little | Orange County 4 |
| Making Math Accessible, One Step at a Time | Education | Alex Cabral Matthew Nupen |
Grand D |
| Keys To Success — A Braille State Of The Union | Education | Earle Harrison | Orange County 3 |
| Accessibility in the Era of SaaS and Native Apps | Employment & Workplace | Sheri Byrne-Haber | Grand C |
| A Deep Dive into Developing Products with People with Disabilities | Employment & Workplace | Amy Devries Akshay Bakshi Melissa Lauterbach |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Baking Accessibility into Design at Workday | Employment & Workplace | Sam Smith Erica Ellis Emma Siegel |
Platinum 9 |
| ARIA-AT Project: Measuring Screen Reader Support of ARIA | Employment & Workplace | Matt King Michael Fairchild |
Grand AB |
| Leading Practices for ADA Title III: ADA Accommodations & Customer Service | Employment & Workplace | Fatima Bonner Carin Coates |
Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| Leveraging AI for Smarter, More Accessible Closed Captioning | Entertainment & Leisure | David Kulczar | Platinum 10 |
| Emergency Response and Safety with Google Products | Independent Living | Annie Mui | Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Accessibility Plus Universal Design Equals Value | Independent Living | Glenn Barfield Ajay Sharma Lauren Back |
Grand GH |
| User Personas: Smart Speakers, Home Automation & Disability | Independent Living | John Morris Nicole Thompson |
Elite 3 |
| Apparel Needs for People with Physical Disabilities | Independent Living | Takahiro Miura | Grand JK |
| Vetting Before Getting: Procuring Accessible ICTs | Law & Policy | Kelsey Hall | Orange County 1 |
| Some Fundamental Concepts Underpinning Accessibility Advice | Law & Policy | Matthew Atkinson | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| A11y Policy and Governance: Building a Control Structure | Law & Policy | Greg Williams | Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Supporting UN SDGs with Global Accessibility Partnerships | Law & Policy | Kevin Rydberg | Elite 1/2 |
10:00 AM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| What are the Best Options for Reading EPUB After Edge? | Education | Richard Orme Rick Johnson Steve Bennett Daniel Weck |
Orange County 2 |
| 14 Seconds from Failure: What Apollo 11 Can Teach Us | Education | Michael Harshbarger Jim Lee |
Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Usable Navigation: Links, Menus, and the Choices In Between | Education | Jennifer Gauvreau Karen Herndon |
Orange County 4 |
| Moving Mountains at UCLA: Embracing Digital Accessibility | Education | Travis Lee Carolanne Link Sal Santa Ana |
Platinum 6 |
| Equation Editors: Designing for the Needs of All Users | Education | Steve Noble Shari Butler Michele Williams Dan Brown |
Grand D |
| A Braille Trail for Students: The APH BR20 | Education | MaryGen Boley Andrew Flatres |
Orange County 3 |
| Business Case to Help Your Company Prioritize Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Hale Pulsifer Carrie Farber |
Orange County 1 |
| Looking Between the Extremes | Employment & Workplace | Emma Pratt Richens | Grand C |
| Accessibility and the Agile Framework – Lessons Learned | Employment & Workplace | Sangeetha Sivaramakrishnan Kyle Smith Marianne (Mian) Castano Bishop Wendee Fiorillo |
Platinum 9 |
| Microsoft Teams: The Hub for Inclusive Teamwork | Employment & Workplace | Simon Attwell Natalia Jacobowitz |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Absorptive Filters: Practical Applications for the Workplace | Employment & Workplace | Brittany Lambert Sarah Small |
Grand AB |
| Supercharging Your Design System to Meet Accessibility Goals | Employment & Workplace | Adam Penly | Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| A Bibliophile’s Adventures with Amazon | Entertainment & Leisure | Jamal Mazrui | Platinum 4 (AMAZON) |
| Designing Inclusive Extended Reality Experiences | Entertainment & Leisure | Jonathan Avila | Platinum 10 |
| Win Together – Open Contribution Accessibility | Independent Living | Sagar Barbhaya | Grand GH |
| Google G Suite Accessibility Tips and Tricks | Independent Living | Jeffery Hoehl NM Amadeo |
Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Customizable Multimedia Survey for Cognitive Impairment | Independent Living | Izel Obermeyer | Grand JK |
| An Assistive Solution to Assess Incoming Threats for Homes | Independent Living | Shahinur Alam | Elite 3 |
| How WCAG 2.1 Benefits People with Cognitive Impairment | Law & Policy | Valorie Sundby Karen Herr Roberto Perez |
Elite 1/2 |
| Training New and Current TPSPs and Their Enterprise Contacts | Law & Policy | Jenn Bennhoff Kurt Mattes |
Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
11:00 AM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fusion Assistive Technology: For On and Off Campus Use | Education | Melinda Colby | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| Accessibility Overlays: The Fix Before A11y Transformation | Education | Sachin Gupta Joshua McClure |
Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Pearson & T-Base Accessible Textbook Catalog: Benefits | Education | Jonathan Thurston Jeff Jullion |
Orange County 2 |
| How to Address Accessibility/Universal Design Issues | Education | Terrill Thompson Sheryl Burgstahler |
Platinum 6 |
| PDF Accessibility 101 | Education | DeeDee Kato | Orange County 4 |
| AI and Web Accessibility: Opportunities and Pitfalls | Education | Doug Schepers Karl Groves |
Grand D |
| Code Jumper: Building Career Paths through Accessible Coding | Education | Michelle Cundiff Robin Lowell Joe Hodge |
Orange County 3 |
| New Workplace Accommodation Decision Tools | Employment & Workplace | Karen Milchus | Grand C |
| Consumer Psychology and Assistive Tech: What We Know So Far | Employment & Workplace | Michael Janger | Platinum 9 |
| Signifiers & Affordances: What They Are and Why They Matter | Employment & Workplace | Sara Hughes | Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| OrCam MyEye at Work | Employment & Workplace | Bryan Wolynski | Grand AB |
| Practical Advice for Inclusive Game Design | Entertainment & Leisure | Jonathan Avila | Platinum 10 |
| Ensuring Every Customer has Multiple Options in the Kitchen | Independent Living | Libby Rosenthal | Platinum 4 (AMAZON) |
| Practicing Accessibility Design and Research Workshop | Independent Living | Jen Devins Marco Lobato Emily Fritz |
Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| How Machine Learning is Revolutionizing PDF Accessibility | Independent Living | Adam Spencer | Grand JK |
| Best Practices of a Document Accessibility Journey | Independent Living | Katrina Fox Kathy Lovell Birkir Gunnarsson |
Platinum 1 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES) |
| What’s New with Seeing AI: Talking Camera App for the Blind | Independent Living | Jiaxin Zheng Saqib Shaikh |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Innovative Magnification Solutions for the Visually Impaired | Independent Living | Joseph Buttazzoni | Grand GH |
| Accessible Procurement: Stories from the Trenches | Law & Policy | Sarah Pulis May-Fei Lee |
Orange County 1 |
| Getting the Business Case for Accessibility Approved | Law & Policy | Blair MacPherson | Elite 1/2 |
1:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leveling Up Universal Design for Learning Training | Education | Jim Stachowiak | Elite 3 |
| Using the Black Art of Marketing to Sell Accessibility | Education | Stewart Hay | Orange County 4 |
| Dimensions: Building & Growing an Open Tactile Graphics Lab | Education | Chancey Fleet Lauren Race |
Orange County 2 |
| Narrowing the Focus on Web Accessibility for Large Orgs | Education | Kathryn Tipton Alen Davoudian |
Platinum 6 |
| Axe Clean? Expand Your Accessibility with Page Insights | Education | Preety Kumar | Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Captions/Interactive Transcripts Improve Student Test Scores | Education | Lily Bond | Grand D |
| Institutional Journey of Accessible Development | Education | Shrirang Sahasrabudhe Carlos Cavalie |
Orange County 3 |
| Full-Time ASL Interpreters: Leading the Way | Employment & Workplace | Brendan Gramer | Platinum 4 (AMAZON) |
| Web Components and Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Lee White Jesse Hausler |
Platinum 10 |
| Real World/A11y Rules - A Tale of Implementation | Employment & Workplace | Adrian Roselli | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| Lessons from Revisiting the Chip with Autocomplete Pattern | Employment & Workplace | Dennis Lembree Michael Fairchild |
Grand C |
| Accessible Digital Workplace Tools: Making Tech Purchases Available to All | Employment & Workplace | Kerrie Holleman Catherine Watterson Jeff Wissel Eric Wright Lainey Feingold |
Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) |
| Hidden Access Barriers in Documents | Employment & Workplace | Brent Bakken Desiree Sturdevant Teenya Franklin |
Grand AB |
| Making Maps Accessible | Independent Living | Megan Goddard | Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Implementing an Accessible eDelivery Solution: A Case Study | Independent Living | Aimee Ubbink | Platinum 1 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES) |
| How Bad Design Disables and Why Inclusive Design Matters | Independent Living | Adi Latif | Grand JK |
| Improve Contrast for the VI with Filters & Illumination | Independent Living | Joseph Buttazzoni | Grand GH |
| Promoting Agile Accessibility as a Technical Programme Manager | Independent Living | Ben Ginger | Platinum 8 (CAPITAL ONE) |
| VPATs: For Business or Measure? | Law & Policy | Ted Gies Jay Nemchik |
Elite 1/2 |
| Mobile App Accessibility - Common Developer Mistakes | Law & Policy | Rakesh Paladugula | Orange County 1 |
2:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZoomBoard: Classroom Accessibility for Low Vision Students | Education | Ender Tekin | Orange County 2 |
| Where Accessibility Lives: People, Process, and Tools | Education | Derek Featherstone | Orange County 4 |
| What’s an EEAAP? Working Towards Truly Equitable Plans | Education | Kathryn Tipton | Platinum 6 |
| Free Accessibility Testing Tools Versus Enterprise Options | Education | Jason Taylor | Grand D |
| Approaches to Accessible Science Simulations for the Blind | Education | Cary Supalo | Orange County 3 |
| Connecting with Microsoft | Employment & Workplace | Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) | |
| Bringing Accessibility Tools into the Enterprise | Employment & Workplace | Mary Burk | Platinum 10 |
| Using Axe to Optimize Trusted Tester V5 | Employment & Workplace | Allen Hoffman Glenda Sims |
Platinum 3 (DEQUE) |
| Supporting Accessibility Throughout Agile Development | Employment & Workplace | Michael Gower | Grand C |
| Developing Reusable React Widgets | Employment & Workplace | Sam Smith Amrit Bhullar |
Elite 3 |
| Efficient Accessibility Implementation in Agile | Employment & Workplace | Jean-Pierre Jamous | Elite 1/2 |
| Accommodating Hidden Disabilities in the Workplace | Employment & Workplace | Matthew McCord Sarah Small Brittany Lambert |
Grand AB |
| Accessibility Planning for Development Teams | Employment & Workplace | Christina Adams | Platinum 9 |
| Digital Accessibility for Compulsive Gamblers | Entertainment & Leisure | Liz Certa | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) |
| Learning Effects in Long-Term Accessibility Studies | Independent Living | Emily Randall | Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Speaking Differently: Voices and Technology | Independent Living | Karen McRitchie | Grand JK |
| Telecommunications Ecosystem for the Deafblind Population | Independent Living | Ryan Bondroff Scott Davert |
Grand GH |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 and Beyond | Law & Policy | Michael Cooper Andrew Kirkpatrick |
Orange County 1 |
3:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unmasking Forms: Finding Balance Between A11y and Security | Education | Richard Steinberg Tori Clark |
Orange County 2 |
| How to Integrate Accessibility into a Project’s Development | Education | Susana Pallero Kara Zirkle |
Orange County 4 |
| EquatIO: A Solution for Accessibility in STEM Fields | Education | April Dawn Thomas Gaston Sabrina Brown Katherine Siat |
Platinum 6 |
| Troubleshooting and Accessing Tech-Support with your Student | Education | Thomas Simpson | Orange County 3 |
| Connecting with Microsoft | Employment & Workplace | Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) | |
| A Neurodivergent Manager Managing Neurodiversity | Employment & Workplace | Gareth Ford Williams | Platinum 10 |
| Designers are Different | Employment & Workplace | Matt May Jen Devins Devon Persing Hubert Florin |
Grand GH |
| Driving Accessibility from the QA Role | Employment & Workplace | Michael Berger | Elite 3 |
| Boiling the Ocean - Prioritizing A11y at EIS | Employment & Workplace | Kyle Smith Sangeetha Sivaramakrishnan Wendee Fiorillo Marianne (Mian) Castano Bishop |
Grand C |
| Accessibility Remediation Plan in Action | Employment & Workplace | Carlos Cordero | Elite 1/2 |
| Reinventing Accessibility to Address What’s Coming in Tech | Employment & Workplace | Gregg Vanderheiden | Platinum 9 |
| Tools for Ensuring Workplace Digital Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Beth Loy | Grand AB |
| Implementing Accessibility with No Dedicated Resources | Employment & Workplace | Lily Bond Lanya Butler |
Grand D |
| Semantics-First Design to Unlock Accessibility | Independent Living | Jory Cunningham | Platinum 2 (GOOGLE) |
| Assistive Navigation and Interaction with Mobile & VR Apps | Independent Living | Cecilia Feeley | Grand JK |
| ADA and the Internet - Legal Update | Law & Policy | Kristina Launey Tim Springer |
Orange County 1 |
4:20 PM PST
| Session | Track/Topic | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Readers and CSS: Going Out of Style and Into Content | Education | John Northup | Orange County 2 |
| Regional Collaboration is Crucial for Effective ICT Support | Education | Toyohiko Hayashi Toshimitsu Yamaguchi |
Orange County 4 |
| Human Determination: The History and Ethics of CAPTCHAs | Employment & Workplace | Job van Achterberg | Elite 1/2 |
| Accessibility Testing Tool Showdown | Employment & Workplace | Luis Garcia | Platinum 10 |
| XR Access: Virtual Reality Meets Real Accessibility | Employment & Workplace | Larry Goldberg Devin Boyle Bill Curtis-Davidson Shiri Azenkot Judy Brewer |
Grand D |
| Crafting an Open Source, End to End Accessibility Platform | Employment & Workplace | Marc Johlic | Grand C |
| Assigning Priority Levels to Accessibility Defects | Employment & Workplace | Vita Zavoli Mark Stimson |
Elite 3 |
| How to Engage Users from the Disability Community in Testing | Employment & Workplace | Jason Taylor Joe DiNero |
Grand AB |
| Connecting with Microsoft | Employment & Workplace | Platinum 7 (MICROSOFT) | |
| WCAG 2.1 for Older Adults | Independent Living | Andrew Arch Makoto Ueki |
Grand JK |
| Micro and Macro Trends: Digital Accessibility in 5 Years | Law & Policy | Tim Springer | Orange County 1 |