Events and Trainings
Free Webinar: Creating accessible websites using the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) and the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
“The 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) aims to improve the digital experience for government customers and reinforce existing requirements for federal public websites. It requires that agencies update their websites using the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS). The USWDS helps the federal government design and build better online experiences for the American public. This webinar will review the USWDS and explain how it may be used to meet the requirements of the 21st Century IDEA in creating accessible agency websites.”
Speakers:
- Ammie Farraj Feijoo, 21st Century IDEA Implementation Lead, Technology Transformation Services (TTS), U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
- Dan Williams, U.S. Web Design System, Technology Transformation Services (TTS), U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Time: noon – 1:30 CT
Registration and more information on the Creating accessible websites - Great Lakes ADA Center webinar page.
Online Conference: Government IT Symposium
The Government IT Symposium brings “together over 1,000 IT leaders and professionals from across the spectrum of government agencies and systems, along with their private and civic sector partners.” This year’s theme is “Collaborate. Innovate. Serve.” The conference has occurred for 39 years, and this will be their first-ever, virtual conference. Accessibility sessions offered this year include:
Dates: December 8-10, 2020
Fees and more information: Government IT Symposium Conference page.
[Note – check with your agency’s training coordinator about any registration processes.]
Online Conference: ATIA 2021
ATIA has moved their conference online this year, and the sessions will occur over two weeks. This conference includes a lot of information about assistive technologies, and the sessions on each day are focused on a topic such as vision and hearing technologies, education and learning.
Accessibility sessions offered this year include:
- Accessibility in the Modern World; Jenny Lay-Flurrie
- Accessibility Tools in Office 365 for Student Success; Tony Dutra
- Digital Accessibility: A How to Guide for Word and PDF Documents; Amy Norton and Kerin Griffin
- Improve Access to Digital Spaces for those with Cognitive Disabilities; Glenda Sims and Jennie Delisi
- Transition and Workplace Accessibility: What’s New in 2021; Teresa Goddard
- Using Machine Learning to Improve Automated Accessibility Testing; Sheri Byrne-Haber
Dates: January 25-28, February 1-4, 2021
Fees and more information: ATIA 2021 Conference page.
Free Webinar: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fairness for Persons with Disabilities in Workplace Technologies
“Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing workplaces, having advanced rapidly in recent years alongside innovations in big data, machine learning and computing power. This webinar will outline how AI-enabled technologies are being used in the workplace to screen job applicants, streamline application processes, provide training, support virtual / in-person communication and collaboration and more. AI is also powering exciting innovations in assistive technology for people with disabilities. While AI holds tremendous potential for both employers and employees to make workplaces more inclusive, it also carries risks for people with disabilities related to privacy, ethics, and bias. In this webinar, participants will learn about key AI fairness, employment policy, and usage challenges, as well as understand promising practices for responsible and inclusive implementation of AI-enabled workplace technologies.”
Speaker: Bill Curtis-Davidson, Senior Consultant , Emerging Technology Accessibility, Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT)
Date: Thursday, January 21, 2021
Time: 1-2:30 pm CT
Registration and more information on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fairness – Great Lakes ADA Center webinar page.
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