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Siteimprove is the tool used by ASU to scan nearly 1.5 million asu.edu web pages for accessibility and content issues. If you work on the asu.edu web, you're going to hear a lot about Siteimprove in the coming months as ASU expands the service and begins to use the platform to find, fix and track accessibility issues.
Join us for an exciting presentation where we introduce a new professional development course designed for faculty and instructional designers on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Discover practical strategies for applying UDL principles within the Canvas LMS to create inclusive and accessible learning experiences. This session offers a sneak peek into the course content, tools, and techniques to enhance learner engagement and success. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the course, ask questions, and enroll!
Zoom has five tools that a presenter may use to foster participant interaction: reactions, chat, Q&A, Polls/quizzes, and whiteboards. Attendees to this session will learn about accessibility issues related to these tools that some participants with disabilities may experience. Attendees will receive a high-level overview of some of the strengths and weaknesses of these tools' support for a participant using screen reading software. Attendees will also review principles and processes that a Zoom presenter can implement to optimize the accessibility of their use of these tools.
This session will explore how Georgetown University's Disability Employee Resource Group (ERG) leverages interdependent leadership to promote accessibility, inclusion, and belonging across campus. Presenters will share strategies for building a supportive community through initiatives such as collaborative programming, cross-departmental partnerships, and professional development opportunities focused on disability awareness.
Making our products and services accessible for people with disabilities is both a legal requirement and a best practice. In this session, you’ll learn how to get started with digital accessibility and practical ways to incorporate accessibility into your workflows. We’ll also discuss how to think about accessibility beyond compliance, and how constraints can drive innovation, including AI advancements that improve the lives of people with disabilities.
Computer science education has traditionally posed several challenges for blind and visually impaired learners, often excluding these students and leading to a significant gap in opportunities. From inaccessible code editors to poorly designed documentation, these barriers have long hindered equitable learning.
There are new technical standards for digital accessibility under Title II of the ADA. This session will be lead by representatives from Enterprise Technology and the Office of General Counsel, will provide a legal overview of the new requirements, information on the current efforts toward compliance, and a preview of what work remains to be done.
There is no recording for this session at the request of the presenters.
The GSA’s Government-wide IT Accessibility Program offers extensive guidance and resources, including policy guidance, IT accessibility program management, integration into technology lifecycle processes, and practical “how-to” training and checklists for accessible content creation.
Additionally, the program produces an annual report to Congress on federal agencies’ compliance with IT accessibility requirements. This report provides valuable insights that can help academic institutions, like ASU, adopt effective strategies for meeting digital accessibility goals.
This session examines the pedagogical benefits of offering some online, recorded lectures in a dialogue format rather than monologue. Looking specifically at recording conversations between scholars/instructors, this presentation details the successes of dialogical formatting and how this increases accessibility to knowledge for students.