Overview

Digital accessibility skills are a need in every organization and across multiple job roles. Unfortunately, most people in organizations don’t have the skills they need, even after going through many higher education and professional certification programs. So organizations frequently need to develop successful accessibility training programs to fill the gap. In this session, we’ll discuss several important things to consider: Whom to train; What topics to focus on; How to deliver training; Where to learn ourselves; How to measure effectiveness. Join me to learn from the experience of a presenter with over 13 years in the field.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify at least five roles that are often overlooked as appropriate audiences for digital accessibility training.
2. Specify at least four considerations that help to determine training topics and priorities.
3. Identify and discuss at least five possible measures of a training program’s effectiveness.

Strand(s)

Mainstream Accessible Technologies; Education & Learning: Early Intervention – 12/Higher Education

Target Audience

Accessibility Professional; ADA Coordinator; Administrators; Consultants/Trainers;  Government/Non-Profit Agencies; Occupational Therapists; Rehabilitation Counselor; Speech-Language Pathologists

Experience Level

Intermediate

Primary Life Cycle Addressed

All

Session Delivery Format

In-person presentation with live stream

Course Schedule

This course was given at the ATIA 2024 Conference on Friday, January 26 from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EST)

Continuing Education Credits

For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Online Education CEUs

This course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; AOTA; ASHA; CRC; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours

Speaker/s:

Rob Carr

WebAIM, Strategic Accessibility Coordinator

Biography

Rob Carr is the Strategic Accessibility Coordinator at WebAIM, which is part of the Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice at Utah State University. 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. At WebAIM Rob works primarily to help organizations to approach web and digital accessibility as a strategic effort, at the project, program, and organizational levels. He also trains and consults on folding accessibility into technology purchasing and use decisions. Part of his time also goes to contributing to WebAIM’s renowned technical accessibility evaluation services. Rob also presents at national conferences, in both long- and short-form sessions, including Accessing Higher Ground, AccessU, AHEAD, the National ADA Symposium, ATIA, and others. Rob previously worked to build the accessibility services side of Oklahoma ABLE Tech, Oklahoma’s Assistive Technology Act Program.

Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Rob is paid by WebAIM, an internationally recognized digital accessibility group based at Utah State University. Rob is also an ATIA 2024 Strand Advisor and receives complimentary conference registration and travel assistance in exchange for assisting with the event.

Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: No