John Slatin AccessU 2013 Schedule

Our classes range from beginner to advanced and cover a diverse set of topics. Whether you are an administrator, policy maker, developer, designer, usability specialist or a jack of all trades, AccessU can help you take another step toward barrier-free IT.

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Tuesday, May 14th

Start Time  Duration Title Instructors Track
7:00 AM 10.00 hr Registration & Check-In N/A All
8:00 AM 1.00 hr Legal Update for AccessU 2013 Lainey Feingold All
9:00 AM 1.50 hr Accessibility 101 Seth Hart All
9:00 AM 1.50 hr From BAD to Good: Using the W3C's Before-and-After Demo Tom Jewett All
9:00 AM 1.50 hr Responsive Design for Universal Access Kate Walser Development
9:00 AM 1.50 hr The Legend and Lot of Section 508 William Lawrence Administrative
9:00 AM 3.25 hr Accessibility Testing with Screen Readers I Jennison Asuncion All
9:00 AM 3.25 hr Accessible PDF Documents Mike Moore Kirk Black Daniel Kinnunen Content
9:00 AM 3.25 hr Mobile Accessibility with iOS & Android Paul Adam Development
10:45 AM 1.50 hr Basic HTML Accessibility Techniques Brenda Adrian Cousett Ruelas Development
10:45 AM 1.50 hr Creating Accessible Presentations (MS Office 2010) Richard Steinberg Content
10:45 AM 1.50 hr Implementing Accessibility Strategically Jeff Kline Administrative
10:45 AM 1.50 hr Plain Language: Accessibility for Content Whitney Quesenbery Content
12:30 PM 1.50 hr Lunch N/A All
1:00 PM 1.00 hr "Change" is Not a Four-Letter Word Kimberly Blessing All
2:15 PM 1.50 hr Accessibility is Broken: A Game Changing Perspective Glenda Sims Development
2:15 PM 1.50 hr Accessibility Testing with Screen Readers II Jennison Asuncion All
2:15 PM 1.50 hr CSS a11y Oopsies Molly Holzschlag Development
2:15 PM 1.50 hr Engaging Users with Social Media Kate Walser Usability
2:15 PM 1.50 hr Google: Taking on Accessibility Challenges in Complex Web Applications Shawn Lauriat Development
2:15 PM 1.50 hr Modern Web Accessibility with JavaScript & WAI-ARIA Paul Adam Development
2:15 PM 3.25 hr Accessible PDF Forms Mike Moore Kirk Black Daniel Kinnunen Content
4:00 PM 1.50 hr Accessible Spreadsheets with Excel (Office 2010) Adrian Pineda Richard Steinberg Content
4:00 PM 1.50 hr How Accessibility Made Me a Better Developer Bill Gregory Development
4:00 PM 1.50 hr Making One Site Fit All Ann Chadwick-Dias Marguerite Bergel Usability
4:00 PM 1.50 hr Singing the Praises of WAI-ARIA Ann Abbott Development
4:00 PM 1.50 hr Text Customization for People with Low Vision and Dyslexia Wayne Dick Development
4:00 PM 1.50 hr The Many Voices of Audio Description Celia Hughes Content

Wednesday, May 15th

Start Time  Duration Title Instructors Track
9:00 AM 1.50 hr Accessibility 101 Seth Hart All
9:00 AM 1.50 hr Basic HTML Accessibility Techniques Brenda Adrian Cousett Ruelas Development
9:00 AM 1.50 hr Contracting and Procurement for Enterprise and Government Ron Lucey Adrian Pineda Administrative
9:00 AM 1.50 hr The 508 Refresh is Coming - How Will Federal Compliance Testing Change? Barry Johnson Development
9:00 AM 3.25 hr Accessible Flash Thea Eaton Development
9:00 AM 3.25 hr Accessible Word Documents and Forms (Office 2010) Cornelius Chopin Richard Steinberg Content
9:00 AM 3.25 hr Usability Testing for Usable Accessibility Kate Walser Whitney Quesenbery Usability
10:45 AM 1.50 hr Dispatches from the Field: Insights from Implementing Accessibility in Large Organizations Sharron Rush Karl Groves Elle Waters Jon Wiley Administrative
10:45 AM 1.50 hr E-Learning State of the State: What Your Momma Never Told You Kathy Keller Hiram Kuykendall Content
10:45 AM 1.50 hr Integrating Accessibility in Agile, Continuous Development Susann Keohane Development
10:45 AM 1.50 hr Open Source Tools for Building Accessible Websites Aaron Jorbin Development
12:30 PM 1.50 hr Lunch N/A All
1:00 PM 1.00 hr Access in Motion - The Web and How We Use It! Jeanine Lineback David Chapple Robert Carter Joe Steinkamp All
2:15 PM 1.50 hr Accessibility as Innovation: Life on Mars Elle Waters Administrative
2:15 PM 1.50 hr Dreamweaver Accessibility Glenda Sims Development
2:15 PM 1.50 hr Tell Me What'd I Say? Sharron Rush All
2:15 PM 3.25 hr Basic HTML Forms & Tables Jim Allan Development
2:15 PM 3.25 hr Cultural Shifts and Enterprise Accessibility Denis Boudreau Administrative
2:15 PM 3.25 hr Viking Accessibility: The Warrior's Approach to Hands-on Testing Karl Groves Development
2:15 PM 3.25 hr Web Apps: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Ann Chadwick-Dias Marguerite Bergel Usability
4:00 PM 1.50 hr From BAD to Good: Using the W3C's Before-and-After Demo Tom Jewett All
4:00 PM 1.50 hr HTML5 & WAI-ARIA Forms w/ jQuery Validation Paul Adam Development
4:00 PM 1.50 hr Practical Techniques for Reading with Low Vision and Dyslexia Wayne Dick Development

Thursday, May 16th

Start Time  Duration Title Instructors Track
9:00 AM 8.00 hr Introduction to Mobile Accessibility Henny Swan Development
9:00 AM 8.00 hr Pragmatic Accessibility for the Open Web Molly Holzschlag Development
9:00 AM 8.00 hr Stem to Stern: The Complete Accessible Forms Toolkit Karl Groves Development