Digital Accessibility Events

Americans with Disabilities Act 30th Anniversary : Disability Awareness 2020 Calendar

By Jack McElaney | March 31, 2020 | | 1

July 2020 marks with 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). At Microassist, we are proud to reaffirm our commitment to supporting efforts to fully implement the ADA, and ensuring the same principles of barrier-free access also extend to digital environments. Digital content that is accessible to people with visual, auditory, cognitive and mobility impairments reduces barriers in both the government and commercial arenas – opening access to[…]

AXSChat Featuring Jack McElaney, Chatting on @A11yNews and Litigation Activity

By Jack McElaney | July 1, 2019 | |

The AXSChat Community hosts weekly video interviews and Twitter Chats covering topics relevant to how technology and innovation are shaping accessibility and inclusion efforts across our society. Recently I was honored to sit down with hosts Debra Ruh and Antonio Santos where we discussed how litigation in the United States has supported adoption of accessibility and inclusion requirements, and how the A11y Community can assure legislation is followed and people[…]

CSUN 2019 Assistive Technology Conference Backchannel: Tweets, Blogs, and More!

By Sanjay Nasta | March 14, 2019 | |

An extensive list of curated tweets and resources from the CSUN 2019 Assistive Technology Conference in San Diego. Brought to you by the accessibility services and curriculum development teams at Microassist. Please link to and share this page if you find it helpful. The 2019 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, sponsored by the California State University Northridge Center on Disabilities, is the largest international conference focused on assistive technology. Its goal is[…]

CSUN 2018 Accessibility Interview: What Comes after WCAG? Jeanne Spellman on W3C’s “Project Silver”

By Vivian Cullipher | April 13, 2018 | | 2

What’s Next after WCAG? Project Silver to Broaden Future Accessibility Guidelines beyond the Web, Content The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) was published in 2008. That makes it 10 years old and in need of a major update! But information and communications technologies are exploding beyond the web—is even the name outdated? What comes after WCAG 2.0 if not WCAG 3? Jeanne Spellman, web accessibility engineer for the[…]

CSUN 2018 Accessibility Interview: Elizabeth Simister, Blackboard Accessibility Manager

By Vivian Cullipher | March 30, 2018 | |

While at the 2018 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in San Diego, Content and Marketing Specialist Vivian Cullipher set out to interview folks on their involvement in CSUN. Here, Vivian talks with Elizabeth Simister, Accessibility Manager at Blackboard. Blackboard provides education technology and services to K-12, higher education, and private and public sector organizations. Elizabeth Simister Interview Topics, CSUN 2018 To hear the entire :11 interview at once, try the full playlist[…]

CSUN 2018 Accessibility Interview: Amy Bernal, Aira.io VP of Customer Experience

By Vivian Cullipher | March 23, 2018 | |

While at the 2018 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in San Diego, Content and Marketing Specialist Vivian Cullipher set out to interview folks on their involvement in CSUN. She also wanted to learn more about their passion for digital accessibility and share their insights and motivations with you. In this :15 interview, Vivian talks with Amy Bernal, Vice President of Customer Experience for Aira. Aira uses augmented reality to connect people who[…]

CSUN 2018 Accessibility Interview: Rebecca Cagle, Senior Trainer, UNTWISE

By Vivian Cullipher | March 22, 2018 | |

While at the 2018 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in San Diego, Content and Marketing Specialist Vivian Cullipher set out to interview folks on their involvement in CSUN and to learn more about their passion for accessibility. Here, she interviews Rebecca Cagle, Senior Trainer at the University of North Texas Workplace Inclusion and Sustainable Employment (UNTWISE) department and CSUN workshop speaker on assistive technologies. Introducing Rebecca Cagle [Transcript, “Introduction”] What’s It[…]

CSUN 2018 Accessibility Interview: Denis Boudreau, Principal Web Accessibility Consultant and Strategist, Deque

By Vivian Cullipher | March 22, 2018 | |

While at the 2018 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in San Diego, Content and Marketing Specialist Vivian Cullipher set out to interview folks on their involvement in CSUN. Here, Vivian interviews Montreal-based Denis Boudreau, Principal Web Accessibility Consultant and Strategist for Deque, covering everything from Denis’s take on what digital accessibility is, details on a couple of his upcoming CSUN presentations, how AI might advance accessibility for people with disabilities, and more. If you’d[…]

CSUN 2018 Assistive Technology Conference Backchannel: Tweets, Blogs, and More!

By Sanjay Nasta | March 6, 2018 | | 3

An extensive list of curated tweets and resources from the CSUN 2018 Assistive Technology Conference in San Diego. Brought to you by the accessibility services and curriculum development teams at Microassist. Please link to and share this page if you find it helpful. The 2018 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, sponsored by the California State University Northridge Center on Disabilities, is the largest international conference focused on assistive technology. Its goal is[…]

John Slatin AccessU 2017 Conference Backchannel

By Sanjay Nasta | May 16, 2017 | | 1

The John Slatin AccessU 2017 Conference (#ACCESSU2017) sponsored by Knowbility is being held at St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas on May 17, 18-2017. Microassist is sending ten team members from our learning and development team to AccessU. Among them are: Chief Technology Officer Hiram Kuykendall – Hiram is a speaker at AccessU. He will have two sessions—Accessibility of Things, OpenAIR: Creating an Online Mentor Based Accessibility Training Program VP of Sales[…]

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