Track A Schedule

Wednesday, Nov. 15

9:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m.
Lab: Tips and Tricks for Accessible PDFs (Double Session)
Zar Room
Rob Haverty, Adobe

http://accessinghigherground.org/tips-and-tricks-for-accessible-pdfs/

A laptop is recommended for this session.

You will need a Windows computer with the following software:

  1. Zoomtext 11 (60-day trial is fine. Download at https://www.zoomtext.com/download-zoomtext-free-trial/)
  2. NVDA (download at https://www.nvaccess.org/download/)
  3. Acrobat Pro DC (7-day trial is fine. Download at: https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/free-trial-download.html).
  4. MS Office, preferably 2013 or 2016.
12:15 p.m. 1:15 a.m.
Comparing WCAG 2.0 to PDF/UA: Understanding the Standards and Mitigating Risk
Zar Room
Paul Rayius, NetCentric Technologies

http://accessinghigherground.org/comparing-wcag-2-0-to-pdf-ua/

1:00 a.m. 2:00 a.m.
Lunch
Zar Room

Lunch is provided for attendees. Please make sure to register.

2:00 a.m. 2:30 a.m.
Accessibility Initiatives at UChicago
Zar Room
Elizabeth Honig, Assistant Director of the Office for Equal Opportunity Programs

An update on campus-wide plans and initiatives pertaining to accessibility.

3:15 a.m. 5:30 a.m.
Audio Description in Higher Education, (double-session)
Zar Room
Terrill Thompson, University of Washington

http://accessinghigherground.org/audio-description-in-higher-education/

Thursday, Nov. 16

9:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m.
Panel: The Power of Collective Negotiation: How can universities work together to require accessible vendor products? (double session)
Zar Room
Pramila Patel, CU-Boulder, et al

http://accessinghigherground.org/the-power-of-collective-negotiation-how-can-universities-work-together-to-require-accessible-vendor-products/

11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m.
Round Table Discussion of UChicago Accessibility
Zar Room
Moderated by Emily Baker, Accessible Technology Specialist

We invite each department to report on their challenges, plans, and work related to accessibility. We will provide time for each department to give a brief update, to be followed by open discussion of accessibility issue on campus, and of potential ways to collaborate on these issues.

3:15 a.m. 6:00 a.m.
Lab: What’s new in Acrobat, (double-session)
Zar Room
Rob Haverty, Adobe

http://accessinghigherground.org/whats-new-in-acrobat/

A laptop is recommended for this session.

You will need a Windows computer with the following software:

  1. Zoomtext 11 (60-day trial is fine. Download at https://www.zoomtext.com/download-zoomtext-free-trial/)
  2. NVDA (download at https://www.nvaccess.org/download/)
  3. Acrobat Pro DC (7-day trial is fine. Download at: https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/free-trial-download.html).
  4. MS Office, preferably 2013 or 2016.

Friday, Nov. 17

10:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m.
Section 508 Refresh
Zar Room
Beth Crutchfield, Level Access

http://accessinghigherground.org/section-508-refresh/

11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
Advancing the Accessibility Profession in Higher Education
Zar Room
Sharon Spencer, International Association of Accessibility Professionals

http://accessinghigherground.org/advancing-the-accessibility-profession-in-higher-education/

12:45 p.m. 1:45 a.m.
ePUB versus PDF: ePUB is the new standard for accessible ebooks
Zar Room
Rachel Comerford, Macmillan Learning, et al

/http://accessinghigherground.org/epub-versus-pdf-epub-is-the-new-standard-for-accessible-ebooks/