MARCH 2023 EDITION OF INSIDE EQUAL ACCESS
Hello, Flashes family! This is Alison. I just got back from California State University at Northridge’s (CSUN) Accessible Technology Convention. What an experience! The conference was attended by close to 1500 disabled users, care givers, and pros from education, technology, business, and engineering industries.
The world of accessibility is expanding at warp speed and I was privileged to see new tech and meet people on the cutting edge of invention and development. Being in a place where people with disabilities are the majority was invigorating.
After speaking at two sessions, attending a dozen plus seminars, and hearing an amazing keynote address, I’m even more excited about advocating for our students and staff with disabilities.
Places that brim with acceptance of disability CAN exist. Thank you for your work, readers, to make Kent State one of those places.
UPCOMING SESSIONS
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER
| Date | Time | Title |
|---|---|---|
| SEPT 30 | 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Creating Accessible Word Documents |
| OCT 2 | 11 a.m. - noon | Managing My Disability as an Employee |
| OCT 7 | 2 - 3 p.m. | Accessibility Awareness 101 |
| OCT 9 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | What is the ADA Final Rule? |
| OCT 15 | 1:30 - 3 p.m. | Creating Accessible InDesign Publications |
| OCT 21 | 11 a.m. - noon | Creating Accessible PDFs |
| OCT 23 | 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Disability in the Classroom |
| OCT 28 | 2 - 3 p.m. | Accessibility Awareness 201 |
| OCT 29 | 1:30 - 3 p.m. | Accessibility for Drupal Webmasters |
| OCT 30 | 1:30 - 3 p.m. | Accessible Media and Design 101 |
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER
| Date | Time | Title |
|---|---|---|
| NOV 4 | 11 a.m. - noon | What is the ADA Final Rule? |
| NOV 13 | 1:30 - 3 p.m. | Accessible Media and Design 201 |
| NOV 18 | 10:30 a.m. - noon | Creating Accessible Dynamic Forms |
| DEC 2 | 1:30 - 3 p.m. | Accessible Development for Web and Mobile |
| DEC 10 | 3 - 4:30 p.m. | Accessibility for Drupal Webmasters |
LUNCH & LEARN (30 MINUTES)
| Date | Time | Title |
|---|---|---|
| SEPT 24 | 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. | Accessibility in a Flash: Alt Text |
| OCT 8 | 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. | Accessibility in a Flash: Presentations |
| OCT 22 | 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. | Accessibility in a Flash: Jump Start Your Own Accessibility Testing |
| NOV 5 | 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. | Accessibility in a Flash: Screen Reader Demo |
| NOV 19 | 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. | Accessibility in a Flash: Captioning, Transcripts and Audio Descriptions |
| DEC 3 | 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. | Accessibility in a Flash: Headings and Links |