Overview
In the past few years so many of our interactions have become virtual. Our educational, workplace, and even social environments have a much larger digital component now than in January, 2022. We also rely more and more on third party vendors and partners to help us to provide these growing digital environments. Both of those being true, we need to talk about making sure that we include accessibility in our technology purchase and use decisions. All of our technology platforms need to be as accessible as possible. Join me to discuss how to better account for accessibility in these decisions.
Learning Objectives
- Identify at least five challenges many organizations face in addressing accessibility in purchase and use decisions.
- Discuss at least five tools and approaches that help to address these challenges.
- Describe how at least five roles outside of purchasing can contribute to this critical work.
Primary & Secondary Strands
Mainstream & Web Accessible Technologies; Leadership
Target Audience
- Accessibility Professional
- ADA Coordinator
- Administrators
- AT Specialists
- Alternative Media Specialist
- Communication Specialist
- Consultants/Trainers
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Disability Services
- Educators
- Faculty/Instructors - Higher Education
- Government/Non-Profit Agencies
- Instructional Technologist
- Media Specialist
- Teachers of the Visually Impaired
- Teachers of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Experience Level
Introductory; Intermediate
Primary Life Cycle Addressed
All
Session Delivery Format
In-person presentation with live-stream
Course Schedule
This course was given at the ATIA 2023 Conference on Friday, February 3 from 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM (EST)
Continuing Education Credits
For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Learning Center CEUs
This course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; AOTA; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours.
End date of CRC CEUs offering: January 30, 2024
As this course was included in the ATIA 2023 Virtual Event series, please refer to the ATIA Learning Center CEUs page for further information on how to submit your CRC CEUs for this course to CRCC.
Speaker/s:
Rob Carr
WebAIM, Strategic Accessibility Coordinator
Biography
Rob Carr is the Strategic Accessibility Coordinator at WebAIM. Rob has been in the digital accessibility space since 2010. He has spent loads of time training, consulting, and learning about digital accessibility topics large and small. Rob has worked with thousands of individuals and dozens of organizations on everything from accessibility in a single PDF to integrating accessibility into organizations' digital strategies. Rob presents at national conferences, organizes the occasional conference, and tries to be more active and less snarky on LinkedIn.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Salary from employment
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: No