Didn't make it to Colorado for AHG 2011? Attend the AHG 1-day seminar in Orlando on January 25, 2012! (off-site link to ATIA site)
Accessible Media, Web & Curriculum on Campus & in the Cloud
Topics
- Alternate Format Production, Gaeir Dietrich, HTCTU
- Implications of Cloud Computing for People with Cognitive Disabilities, Clayton Lewis, The Coleman Institute
- Networking and Integrating Assistive Technology in the University/College Environment, Dan Comden, University of Washington
- HTML 5 and its Implications: Promises & Challenges, Kathy Wahlbin, Interactive Accessibility
Who Should Attend
This seminar is appropriate for individuals who need to design or provide accessible Web, media, books and other curricula, information resources or technology, particularly for the academic environment. However, individuals with a special interest in Web and media design may find the sessions useful, even if they reside outside academia. In the past, audiences have included Web designers, assistive technologists, ADA coordinators, alternate format specialists, persons with disabilities, disability specialists, faculty, media specialists and programmers interested in accessibility.
Agenda *
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
January 25, |
Introductions |
Howard, et al. |
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Alternate Format Production | Gaeir |
| 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 9:45 - 10:15 a.m. | Alt Format Continued |
Gaeir |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Q&A | |
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Implications of Cloud Computing for People with Cognitive Disabilities | Clayton |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Q&A (to Clayton or Gaeir) | |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. | HTML 5 and its Implications: Promises & Challenges | Kathy |
| 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. | Networking and Integrating Assistive Technology in the University/College Environment | Dan |
| 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. | (Q&A and closing) | All |
CEUs
CEU credit of .7 is available for this seminar. An additinal $45 processing fee is required along with the submission of paperwork that documents your completion of the training. Instruction for submitting the paperwork and payment can be found in the document.
Fees & Registration
Standard Admission Fee - $275
Discounted Fee for ATHEN & AHEAD members* - $225
Register at the ATIA site (off-site link)
Speaker Biographies
Gaeir Dietrich is the director of the High Tech Center Training Unit of the California community colleges, located at De Anza College in Cupertino, California. She has developed extensive training curricula in the area of alternate media. Gaeir is also a member of the AHEAD E-text Solutions Group and trainer for the two-day AHEAD E-text Institute.
Gaeir also spent 8 years in the publishing industry, as first an editor and then the senior editor and production manager for Critical Thinking Books & Software (CTB&S), a publishing company best known for their MindBenders books and software. While at CTB&S, she co-authored a number of books and software products, including ThinkAnalogy Puzzles, Get Me Out of Here!, and Editor in Chief, all of which are used in the learning centers of various community colleges throughout California.
Clayton Lewis is Professor of Computer Science, Fellow of the Institute of Cognitive Science, and Scientist in Residence at the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he has been based since 1984. He is well known for his research on evaluation methods in user interface design. Prior to joining the University of Colorado, Lewis was Manager of Human Factors at IBM's Watson Research Center. He was named University of Colorado President's Teaching Scholar in 1989, a life title signifying the University's highest award for teaching. He served as Computer Science department chair from 1999 to 2003. He earned an AB in mathematics from Princeton University, an MS from MIT, for interdisciplinary study in mathematics and linguistics, and a PhD from the University of Michigan in experimental psychology.
Kathy Wahlbin is an accessibility expert in ADA, Section 508 and W3C WCAG Compliance and president and founder of her own consulting company, Interactive Accessibility. She is an experienced digital media designer with extensive knowledge of accessibility and usability issues and solutions. She is passionate about creating a world where online communications and technology are simple and universally accessible to all people regardless of ability. Kathy leads the Boston Accessibility group and is a member of the W3C WCAG Working Group and WCAG 2.0 Evaluation Methodology Task Force.
Dan Comden is from the University of Washington. He is an Access Technology Higher Education Network (ATHEN) founding member and officer. He began working with college students with disabilities in 1983. At the University of Washington he manages Access Technology accommodations and services, and has presented on a variety of AT, alternate text and accessible design topics in the US and the UK.
Learning Objectives
- Learn about specific techniques and tools for creating alternate format materials;
- Discover strategies used by peers for integrating access to information technology across the campus environment;
- Learn about the implications of cloud computing on individuals with cognitive disabilities;
- Learn about the new developments around accessible Web Design.
