Tuesday, October 11, 2016, 8:00am-4:15pm
Natcher Conference Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD
As part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, PEAT partnered with several federal agencies to provide an accessibility forum on October 11, 2016 for federal government employees, contractors, and others working to ensure the technologies they use, develop, and promote are accessible. The presentation materials for 22 workshops are available for download to anyone interested in learning or sharing digital accessibility.
Materials for Download:
2016 Accessibility Forum Schedule
2016 Exhibitors List
2016 Workshop Schedule - sessions and titles only
2016 Workshops with descriptions
S1 - The Accessibility of Video Players
S1 - Introduction to The Three A's: Accessibility, Assistive Technology and Accommodation
S1 - Implementing Speech-to-Text Applications
S1 - Implementing Speech-to-Text Applications ~ Handouts
S1 - Low Cost and Simple Approach to Generating Accessible Forms Using MS Word and PDF Apps
S1 - Trusted Tester, Interagency Trusted Tester Program and Agile Development at USCIS
S1 - Section 508 and the Cloud (no presentation files available)
S1 - Section 508 and Agile Development (no presentation files available)
S2 - Getting Social: Best Practices for Accessible Social Media Engagement
S2 - The Visual Made Verbal: Making Your Media Accessible to People Who are Blind
S2 - An Introduction to the Section 508 Procurement Process
S2 - Updating Your Section 508 Testing Process for the New WCAG Standards of the Refresh
S2 - Mobile Accessibility: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
S2 - Best Practices for Skype for Business
S2 - Trusted Tester, Interagency Trusted Tester Program and Agile Development at USCIS
S3 - Social Media Accessibility: How do You Make Social Media Accessible When Accessibility is So Low?
S3 - The Real Reason Accessibility Matters in the Game Accessibility Space
S3 - Testing Native Mobile Apps for Section 508 Compliance
S3 - Leveraging Technology & Innovation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons in Federal Sector
S3 - Smart Strategies for Designing Accessible E-Learning
S3 - Trusted Tester, Interagency Trusted Tester Program and Agile Development at USCIS
S3 - The Section 508 Playbook (no presentation files available)
Schedule and Agenda:
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Welcome |
| 9:15 - 10:15 | Plenary Panel: The Bottom Line: Employees with Disabilities Moderator: TBA
|
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Break and Exhibits |
| 10:45 - 11:45 | Workshops |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 -1:30 | Plenary Panel: Artificial Intelligence and Accessibility Moderator: TBA
|
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Break and Exhibits |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Workshops |
| 3:00 -3:15 | Break |
| 3:15 - 4:15 | Workshops |