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 […]
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Presenters Derek Jackson — Harvard University Description It may come as a surprise to learn that many assistive technologies do not interact directly with the content displayed in our browsers, or the HTML behind the scenes. Instead assistive technology relies on a parallel structure to what we see called the “Accessibility Tree.” This structure is […]
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 […]