The UIC Disability Resource Center was proud to present the 2009 Digital Accessibility Expo. on Thursday, April 9 at the Student Services Building (SSB). The Digital Accessibility Expo gave participants the opportunity to learn about technology that enables people with disabilities to access online information and digital course materials. Stay tuned to this site for materials presented at the 2009 UIC Digital Accessibility Expo.
Here is complete rundown on what was presented at the 2009 UIC Digital Accessibility Expo:
Digital Accessibility Expo Workshops and Vendor Sessions (all in Room A of the Student Services Building except for the Opening of the Exhibit Hall which will be in Room C):
| 10am -10:50am | SESSION 1: Digital Accessibility 101: Accessibility for All The slide show of Digital Accessibility 101: Accessibility for All is now available. A text transcript of Digital Accessibility 101: Accessibility for All is now available. Panel Presenters: Janet Peters, Project Coordinator, Institute on Disability and Human Development, Great Lakes ADA Center, UIC; Mike Scott, Manager, Accessibility Solutions, MSF&W Consulting and Illinois Department of Human Services, Information Accessibility Unit |
| 11am -11:50am | SESSION 2: Using Accessible Teaching & Learning Technology and Class Materials Introduction by Dr. R. Michael Tanner, UIC Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Panel Presenters: Ed Garay, Assistant Director, Academic Computing and Communications Center, UIC; Margaret Cassey, Clinical Instructor, Department of Health Systems Science, UIC College of Nursing; Marc Thompson, Instructional Designer, Guided Individual Study, UIUC |
| 11:50am - 12:00pm | Opening of the Exhibit Hall (Room C) Presenters: Carole Snow, UIC Vice Provost for Academic and Enrollment Services; Peter Berg, Chair of the Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities, UIC |
| 12:00pm - 12:30pm | NOON SESSION A: Microsoft Product Accessibility A text transcript of Microsoft Product Accessibility is now available.
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| 12:30pm - 1:00pm | NOON SESSION B: Adobe Product Accessibility (Vendor Session) A text transcript of Adobe Product Accessibility is now available.
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| 1:00pm - 1:30pm | NOON SESSION C: Multimedia Captioning by Automatic Sync Technologies (Vendor Session) A text transcript of Multimedia Captioning by Automatic Sync Technologies is now available. |
| 1:30pm - 2:50pm | SESSION 3: Webmasters Forum An MP3 file recording of the Webmaster Forum is now available for download. A text transcript of the Webmasters Forum is now available. |
| 3:00pm – 4:00pm | SESSION 4: Assistive Technologies and Campus Access A text transcript of Assistive Technologies and Campus Access is now available. |
Expo sponsors: the Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities, Institute of Disability and Human Development, Disability and Human Development Department, Academic Computing and Communications Center (ACCC), University Libraries, the Instructional Technology Lab (ITL), the Office for Access and Equity, the UIC Web Accessibility Committee, the DBTAC Great Lakes Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Center, Sorenson Communications, Inc., LK4 Technology Corporation, MSF&W, Microsoft, Adobe, Automatic Sync Technologies, E.M. Vitu Inc., and Assistive Technologies, Inc.
For more information in being involved in future Digital Accessibility Expo's, please contact Kevin Price, (312) 413-0886.
