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Impactful Ways To Celebrate GAAD Outside of May

Presenters Joe Devon — GAAD Foundation Jeremy Seda — North Idaho College Description How can Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) be celebrated at higher education institutions when it may conflict with commencement ceremonies and/or the start of summer vacation? Joe Devon, the Co-Founder of GAAD shares a breadth of ideas on how others have done this […]

Project Implementation: Making Accessibility a Priority From Start To Finish

Presenters Courtney Petrosky — Minnesota IT Services Kim Wee — Minnesota IT Services Erin Levin — Minnesota Department of Education Tamera Arlene Williams — Minnesota IT Services Description It’s important to consider accessibility early and throughout the design and development process for seamless integration into web projects. During our session, the MNIT@Education team will share […]

Pilot to Academic Practice: Developing an Implementation Plan To Improve the Accessibility of Course Content

Presenters Dalia Radwan — Concordia University Gavin Henrick — Brickfield Education Labs Description Concordia University’s Centre for Teaching and Learning conducted two pilot studies to enhance faculty members’ engagement with accessibility tools and checkers, reduce barriers for students, and increase learning access. This presentation will have two parts: The first will present the two pilot […]