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Accessibility Matters
September 26, 2014 @ 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Cumming: University Center | 234
Dahlonega: Library Technology Center | 382
Gainesville: Dunlap-Mathis | 109
Oconee: Student Resource Center | 522 (VideoTeleconference Launch Site)
You may also join this lecture from your office using the following link: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2013046&password=M.19011E889D55501D490306CAB29C98
Facilitated By: Student Disability Services
Speaker: Janet Sylvia, Web Access Group Leader for USG
No matter how much of your course content is provided to students online, web accessibility requirements apply to you. This session will cover accessibility standards, considerations and best practices for face-to-face and online courses. Topics include: accessible presentations, webinars, and course content delivered in a variety of environments (websites, online courses, YouTube, etc.). Resources, Quick Tips and live demos (accessible Word and PDF files) will be provided.
Janet Sylvia is Leader and Founder of the Web Accessibility Group (WAG), with membership from 23 USG institution and 13 other universities/private organizations. She has provided web accessibility consulting and training for 15 years. Her accessibility presentations include WAG Monthly Meetings, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Georgia Accessibility Awareness Day, the USG Faculty Development Online Series, Rock Eagle Annual Computing Conference, the Distance Learning Administration (DLA) Conference, and the 29th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN). Janet’s published articles on web accessibility include the DLA Conference Proceedings, the 29th Annual CSUN Conference Proceedings, Access iQ and Media Access Australia.
Join us for this seminar, and help make UNG an accessible learning environment for all students.
To register for this workshop, please fill out this *Workshop Registration form or email rsvp.ctll@ung.edu.