Main Conference
The title of each session links to a fuller description of the session.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Westin Hotel, Westminster
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton Creek II | 4 Tips For Integrating Web Accessibility Standards into the Drupal Content Management System, Cousett Ruelas, St. Edward's University | 1 hr(s) |
| Meadowbrook I | Three Possibilities: Which Digital DAISY Player is Right for You? Robert Beach, Kansas City Kansas Community College | 1 hr(s) |
Windsor |
Campus-Wide Text Reader Accommodations - Read:OutLoud University Edition, Ben Johnston, Don Johnston Inc. |
1 hr(s) |
| 8:00 - 10:00 AM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Meadowbrook II | Effective Communication & the ADA: common questions & solutions for auxiliary aids, interpreting services & alternate formats, Sandy Lahmann, DBTAC: Rocky Mountain ADA Center | 2 hr(s) |
| Standley Ballroom II (Dolphin Lab) | Lab: Dolphin Easy Converter and Microsoft Word 2007-Alternate Format Production on A Bicycle Built for Two, Julie Balassa, Valencia Community College, Jeff Bazer, Dolphin Computer Access | 2 hr(s) |
| 8:00 - 10:15 AM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Standley Ballroom I (Lab) | Lab: Dragon NaturallySpeaking: Three Practical Applications, Wink Harner, South Mountain Community College | 2.25 hr(s) |
| 9:15 - 10:15 AM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Windsor | Designing Media for Mobile Devices, Jayme Johnson, HTCTU |
1 hr(s) |
| Meadowbrook I | Networking and Integrating Assistive Technology in the University/College Environment, Dan Comden, University of Washington | 1 hr(s) |
| Cotton Creek II | Embracing Change for All: Addressing Accessibility in Online Synchronous Teaching Technologies, Lisa Fiedor, NC State University | 1 hr(s) |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Standley Ballroom I (Lab) | Lab: Comparing and Evaluating Text-to-Speech Software: Which one is right for your needs?, Kyle Slough, East Carolina University | 1.5 hr(s) |
| Meadowbrook II | Office for Civil Rights -- Year In Review -- An Update of Recent Cases of Interest, Jim Long & Erica Austin, U.S. Dep't of Education, Office for Civil Rights | 1.5 hr(s) |
| 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Windsor | Bookshare’s Adventures in Open Educational Resources, Cherie Miller & Nicole Gnutzman, Bookshare/Benetech | 1 hr(s) |
| Standley Ballroom II (Dolphin Lab) | Lecture: Magnification & Multiple Monitors - Increase Productivity for Low Vision Students, Steve Bennett, Dolphin Computer Access Inc. | 1 hr(s) |
| Cotton Creek II | Getting Captioning Started on Campus-- Lessons Learned, Dean Brusnighan, Purdue University | 1 hr(s) |
| Meadowbrook I | SciTrain and SciTrain U: A Continuum of Online Learning for Accessible STEM Education, Robert Todd, Georgia Tech/CATEA | 1 hr(s) |
| 2:15 - 3:15 PM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Meadowbrook I | Technology for Learning: How an Assistive Technology Course Can Help All Students, Shawn Foster, Southern Oregon University | 1 hr(s) |
| Cotton Creek II | From the Trenches: A Practical Approach to Building the Accessible Web, Jon Reid, EffectiveUI | 1 hr(s) |
| 2:15 - 4:15 PM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Windsor | Introduction to Dragon NaturallySpeaking ver. 10, Denice Roberts, Assistive Technology Partners | 2 hr(s) |
| Standley Ballroom II (Dolphin Lab) | Sourcing DAISY Books and eBooks the Accessible Way – Using Dolphin Publisher and other Tools, Robert Beach, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Jeff Bazer, Dolphin Computer Access Inc. | 1 hr(s) |
| Standley Ballroom I (Lab) | Lab: Take Note of OneNote! Notetaking, Organization, Collaboration and Beyond!, Karen McCall, Karlen Communications | 2 hr(s) |
| Meadowbrook II | Developing Student Leaders in the ADA: ADA Requirements for Postsecondary Institutions and Empowering Students with Disabilities, Sandy Lahmann, DBTAC: Rocky Mountain ADA Center | 2 hr(s) |
| 3:30 - 4:30 PM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Meadowbrook I | NFB-NEWSLINE: Opening Doors to the World for the Print-Disabled, Scott White & Rene West, NFB-Newsline | 1 hr(s) |
| Cotton Creek II | Roles and Responsibilities, Who is Really Responsible for Accessibility and How Can We Help? Kara Zirkle & Liz Miller, George Mason University | 1 hr(s) |
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Westin Hotel, Westminster
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Meadowbrook I | Testing Moodle for Accessibility and Usability, Lisa Fiedor, NC State University | 1 hr(s) |
| Standley Ballroom II (Dolphin Lab) | Lecture: Making My Own Alternative Formats – a Student Skill for Life? Steve Bennett, Dolphin Computer Access Inc. | 1 hr(s) |
| Windsor | Veterans Resource Center Project, Gaeir Dietrich & Myra Lerch, Consultant, High Tech Center Training Unit | 1 hr(s) |
| Meadowbrook II | 2010 ADA Accessibility Standards – What’s New? What’s Changed?, Rob Gilkerson, DBTAC: Rocky Mountain ADA Center | 1 hr(s) |
| Cotton Creek II | Captioning Videos for YouTube is Easy Now, Marisol Miranda & Beth Coombs, EASI | 1 hr(s) |
| Standley Ballroom I (Lab) | Lecture: Institutionalizing Universal Design for Learning, Jesse Hausler & Craig Spooner, Colorado State University | 1 hr(s) |
| 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM | RoundTable Discussions | 1 hr(s) |
| 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall | 1 hr(s) |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Standley Ballroom I (Lab) | Exploring the AccessText Network Member-to-Member File Exchange, Bob Martinengo & Kane Stanley, AccessText Network (1.5 hrs – ends at 12:30) | 1.5 hr(s) |
| 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Meadowbrook I | Current R&D at the NTID Center on Access Technology, E. William Clymer, National Technical Institute for the Deaf | 1 hr(s) |
| Windsor | Enhancing AT Services by Collaborating with an Academic Unit, Marla Roll & Sherri Keller, Colorado State University | 1 hr(s) |
| Cotton Creek II | Accessible PDF with Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Matt May, Adobe Inc. | 1 hr(s) |
| Standley Ballroom II | Panel: Do We Need to Change the Web Accessibility Game Plan? (Moderator: Jared Smith, WebAIM) | 1 hr(s) |
| Meadowbrook II | How to Conduct an ADA Facility Audit, Rob Gilkerson, DBTAC: Rocky Mountain ADA Center | 1 hr(s) |
| 2:15 - 3:15 PM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Meadowbrook I | Alternative Formats for Learning Disabled Students - Why? Jeff Bazer, Dolphin Computer Access Inc. | 1 hr(s) |
| 2:15 - 4:15 PM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Meadowbrook II | The Americans with Disabilities Act: State & Local Governments (Title II) Requirements, Pat Going, DBTAC: Rocky Mountain ADA Center | 2 hr(s) |
| Standley Ballroom I (Lab) | Lab: Read & Write Gold 9, a Multi-Tool to Fit Any Hand, Robert Beach, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Gaeir Dietrich, HTCTU | 2 hr(s) |
| Cotton Creek II | Real Numbers and the Implications for Higher Education - The Prevalence of Disability on Campus, Aura Hirschman & Roger O. Smith, Rehabilitation Research Design and Disability Center | 2 hr(s) |
| Windsor | From Accessibility Evaluation to Fruitful Collaboration: Elluminate and Accessibility, Hadi Rangin, University of Illinois, Shannon Urban, Elluminate Inc. | 1 hr(s) |
| 2:15 - 4:30 PM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Standley Ballroom II (Dolphin Lab) | Finding the Unique Combination of SuperNova's Speech, Magnification, Color & Braille Settings for your Low Vision and Blind Students, Andy Leach & Steve Bennett, Dolphin Computer Access Inc. (2.25 hrs – ends at 4:30 p.m.) | 2.25 hr(s) |
| 3:30 - 4:30 PM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Meadowbrook I | Lecture: My Life Gone Digital, Jason Regier, Paralympian Medal Winner | 1 hr(s) |
| Windsor | Hands-on workshop of the Intel Reader, Cleon Wellington, M. Ed., MS, Intel Corp. | 1 hr(s) |
Friday, November 19, 2010
Westin Hotel, Westminster
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Meadowbrook II | Learning and Social Engagement: speech recognition technology to increase equal access for veterans in higher education, Valerie Haven & Ginny Perelson, University of Massachusetts-Boston | 1 hr(s) |
| Cotton Creek II | Digital Image and Graphic Resources for Accessible Materials: the DIAGRAM Center Project, Betsy Beaumon, Benetech, George Kerscher, The DAISY Consortium | 1 hr(s) |
Meadowbrook I |
Starting Up an Alternate Format Production System, Robert Beach, Kansas City Kansas Community College | 1 hr(s) |
| Windsor | WordQ & SpeakQ (FREE licenses for all attendees a $298 value), Neil MacGregor, ST4 Learning Inc. | 1 hr(s) |
| 8:00 - 10:00 AM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Standley Ballroom I (Lab) | Lab: Resources for Universal Design in Higher Education: Including All Students, Roger O. Smith & Aura M. Hirschman, Rehabilitation Research Design and Disability Center (2 hrs – ends at 10:00) | 2 hr(s) |
| 8:00 - 10:15 am | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Standley Ballroom II (Dolphin Lab) | Lab: Microsoft Office the Screen Reader Way, Andy Leach & Steve Bennett, Dolphin Computer Access Inc. (2.25 hrs – ends at 10:15) | 2.25 hr(s) |
| 9:15 - 10:15 am | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Meadowbrook I | Crowd-Sourcing Accessibility: Can Accessibility be fixed for free with Community Help? Terrill Thompson, DO-IT, University of Washington | 1 hr(s) |
| Windsor | Both sides of the fence: Student and professor perspectives on accessible textbooks, Kyle Slough, East Carolina University | 1 hr(s) |
| Cotton Creek II | Creating Accessible Audio and Video Presentations Using LecShare, Norm Coombs, EASI | 1 hr(s) |
| 9:15 - 11:15 AM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Meadowbrook II | Newbies Guide to Low Tech Accessibility, Wink Harner, South Mountain Community College | 2 hr(s) | 10:30 - 11:30 AM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Windsor | Accessible content development FireEyes - Automated Accessibility Tool, Wes Dillon & Dylan Barrell, Deque Systems, Inc. | 1 hr(s) |
| Standley Ballroom II (Lab) | Accessibility: AT in the Classroom and Beyond, Kara Zirkle & Liz Miller, George Mason University | 1 hr(s) |
| Cotton Creek II | Templates for Accessible Course Content, Janna Cameron, Desire2Learn, Ken Petri, The Ohio State University Web Accessibility Center | 1 hr(s) |
| Standley Ballroom I (Lab) | Lecture: Assistive Technology in Mexico: Making the Impossible Possible, Marisol Miranda, EASI | 1 hr(s) |
| Meadowbrook I | Lecture: Universal Life: The Use of Virtual Worlds Among People with Disabilities, Kel Smith, Anikto LLC | 1 hr(s) |
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Breakout Sessions | Length |
| Standley Ballroom II (Dolphin Lab) | Lecture: PDF to MP3 in Seconds – Done! Steve Bennett, Dolphin Computer Access Inc | 1 hr(s) |
| Meadowbrook II | Keep Moving Accessibility Forward, Kevin Price, University of Illinois-Chicago, Janet Peters, Great Lakes ADA Center | 1 hr(s) |
| Standley Ballroom I (Lab) | Lecture: Progress in Accessible Information Technology in Brazil, Lucy Gruenwald, LBG Serviços de Informatica Ltda. (EASI Session) | 1 hr(s) |
| Cotton Creek II | Best Practices for Creating Instructional Video, Jayme Johnson, HTCTU | 1 hr(s) |
