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Proactive Accessibility Not Reactive Remediation

Presenters Amber Hinds — Equalize Digital Description On websites with many contributors including faculty, student workers, and others who’re new to website accessibility, real-time accessibility feedback in the content management system is vital to ensure ongoing accessibility. Relying on weekly or monthly scans of already published content and retroactive remediation when problems are found increases the […]

Impactful Ways To Celebrate GAAD Outside of May

Presenters Joe Devon — GAAD Foundation Jeremy Seda — North Idaho College Description How can Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) be celebrated at higher education institutions when it may conflict with commencement ceremonies and/or the start of summer vacation? Joe Devon, the Co-Founder of GAAD shares a breadth of ideas on how others have done this […]

Project Implementation: Making Accessibility a Priority From Start To Finish

Presenters Courtney Petrosky — Minnesota IT Services Kim Wee — Minnesota IT Services Erin Levin — Minnesota Department of Education Tamera Arlene Williams — Minnesota IT Services Description It’s important to consider accessibility early and throughout the design and development process for seamless integration into web projects. During our session, the MNIT@Education team will share […]