Events and Trainings
Free Webinar: A Tale of Three Agencies: The Section 508 Playbook
Date: Tuesday July 18, 2023
Time: noon – 1:30pm Central Time
Description:
“Every agency should develop, implement, and maintain a strategic Section 508 plan as part of their broader, multi-faceted accessibility program. This webinar will highlight policies and strategies employed by the Social Security Administration, Veterans Administration, and the FDIC that may be adapted for use by other agencies. In addition, resources such as the Section 508 Playbook will also be referenced to help agencies, at any stage of their program maturity level, chart a more progressive path forward. Section 508 Coordinators, IT Specialists, Reasonable Accommodation Specialists and Disability Program Managers are encouraged to participate.”
Presenters:
- Brooke Aiken, FDIC Section 508 Program Manager, Division of Information Technology, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- Pierce Crowell (Invited), Section 508 Program Manager, Office of Systems, Social Security Administration (SSA)
- Chet J. Firth, Senior Advisor, Section 508 Program Compliance, Risk and Remediation (CRR), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Department of Veterans Affairs
Register and get more information on the Great Lakes ADA webpage A Tale of Three Agencies: The Section 508 Playbook.
Webinar: Using a Risk Management Lens to Manage Accessibility at Scale
Date: Thursday, July 20, 2023
Time: 10 - 11 am Central Time
Cost to attend: There is a fee to attend. Your IAAP membership may include access to the live event or archived recording. State of Minnesota employees: check with your digital accessibility coordinator to learn more.
Description:
“You’ve got management buy-in and the resources to improve accessibility. But when faced with hundreds of digital platforms, where do you start? Embedding accessibility at scale in large organisations presents huge challenges. With limited organisational awareness of how to avoid or fix accessibility issues, it is often left to individuals and small teams of accessibility experts to manage and improve digital accessibility.
This webinar will look at how business planning and risk management practices can be used to guide decisions on where and how to focus accessibility activities. It will introduce the 4 R model – Risk, Rank, Replicate, Roadmap - to plan for and help measure accessibility improvements while drawing on examples and best practices from public sector, universities, and the financial industry. Attendees will also hear about the approaches to communicating digital accessibility challenges and successes to senior management and throughout large organisations.”
Presenter:
- Abi James, Senior Digital Accessibility Consultant, Barclays
Register, and get more information about the webinar and cost to attend on the IAAP webpage: Using a risk management lens to manage accessibility at scale.
Free Online Conference: Web Accessibility in Mind Conference
Dates: August 29-30, 2023
Time: 11am – 4pm Central Time
More information will be available on WebAIM’s website as it becomes available: Web Accessibility in Mind Conference.
Free Webinar: Assistive Technology (AT) Update: What’s New in 2023
Date: Thursday August 10, 2023
Time: 1 – 2pm Central Time
Description:
“Are you wondering about what’s new in the world of assistive technology (AT)? Are you curious about equipment and technology-related accommodation trends? Do you simply have a love of gadgets? Attend this training for an introduction to new and improved products and a discussion of how to apply them as workplace accommodations. While this year we will focus on vision and hearing related accommodation challenges and products, as always, a variety of AT options will be shared.”
Presenters are from the Job Accommodation Network:
- Matthew McCord, Senior Consultant – Motor Team
- Teresa Goddard, Lead Consultant – Assistive Technology Services
Register and get more information on the Job Accommodation Network’s webpage Assistive Technology (AT) Update: What’s New in 2023.
Webinar: 1% Shifts to Improve Digital Accessibility
Date: Thursday, August 31, 2023
Time: 10 – 11 am, Central Time
Cost to attend: There is a fee to attend. Your IAAP membership may include access to the live event or archived recording. State of Minnesota employees: check with your digital accessibility coordinator to learn more.
Description:
“Our brains are wired to repeat habits. Shifting our actions by just 1% can lead to big changes. In the book “Atomic Habits,” James Clear discusses ways to minimally shift our environment, actions, and mindset to help encourage and support good habits.
While reading this book, Kate DeForest of SUNY Oswego realized that very similar principles were already being used at her institution to help improve digital accessibility. Inspired by the techniques described in the book, Kate will discuss how to help shift the digital accessibility culture using small, actionable steps that can be incorporated into everyday habits and workflows.
This session is for new accessibility practitioners, team leaders, content creators, and anyone looking for ways to easily introduce and incorporate digital accessibility.”
Presenter:
- Kate DeForest, Web/Digital Content Coordinator, State University of New York at Oswego
Register, and get more information about the webinar and cost to attend on the IAAP webpage: 1% Shifts to improve digital accessibility.
Conference: Closing the Gap
Dates: October 11-13, 2023
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cost to attend: different fees depending on participation dates and date of registration.
Description:
“The Closing The Gap Conference is an annual assistive technology conference that presents an opportunity to deepen your assistive technology (AT) knowledge and strengthen your implementation strategies.”
More information, including cost to register, is on the Closing The Gap Conference website.
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