2024 Virtual Streaming Sessions

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Tuesday, October 15, 2024 (Eastern Standard Time)

A11y Chats: Hiring Accessibility Professionals – The Organizational Perspective

  • 1:30 – 1:45 | Who to Hire – Internal/External/Both?
    Interviewer: Sharron Rush, Executive Director, Knowbility
    Guest Speaker: Derek Featherstone, VP, Accessibility and Inclusive Design, Salesforce
  • 1:50 – 2:05 | Building a Diverse Team
    Interviewer: Sharron Rush, Executive Director, Knowbility
    Guest Speaker: Nandita Gupta, CPACC, Senior Product Manager, Accessibility, Cisco
  • 2:10 – 2:25 | Distributing Responsibilities
    Interviewer: Sharron Rush, Executive Director, Knowbility
    Guest Speaker: Thomas Wlodkowski, Vice President, Accessibility, Comcast

A11y Chats: Global Accessibility Impact

  • 2:30 – 2:45 | AccessibleEU (European Accessibility Centre)
    Interviewer: Christopher M. Lee, Ph.D., President, G3ict/IAAP
    Guest Speaker: Klaus Hoeckner, Managing Director, Austrian Association for the Blind and Low Vision
  • 2:50 – 3:05 | Zero Project
    Interviewer: Klaus Hoeckner, Managing Director, Austrian Association for the Blind and Low Vision (Zero Project Ambassador)
    Guest Speaker: David Banes, Director, DB Access and Inclusion Services (Zero Project Ambassador)
  • 3:10 – 3:25 | Priorities of the U.S. Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Team
    Interviewer: Isabel Hodge, Executive Director, U.S. International Council on Disabilities (USICD)
    Guest Speaker: Suzy Rosen Singleton, Senior Advisor to Special Advisor on International Disability Rights (Detailee), U.S. Department of State

A11y Chats: AI Innovation

  • 4:20 – 4:35 | AI for Sign and Spoken Language
    Fireside Chat Guest Speakers: AnnMarie Killian, CEO, TDIforAccess, Inc. & Larry Goldberg, Accessible Media and Technology Consultant
  • 4:40 – 4:55 | Artificial Intelligence: Technology Solutions for People with Disabilities
    Interviewer: Kate Kalcevich, Head of Accessibility Innovation, Fable
    Guest Speaker: JoAnna Hansen, Head of Accessibility for Worldwide Stores, Amazon

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 (Eastern Standard Time)

A11y Chats: Hiring Accessibility Professionals – The Jobseeker Perspective

  • 1:30 – 1:45 | How Inclusive Are Most Hiring Practices?
    Interviewer: Sharron Rush, Executive Director, Knowbility
    Guest Speaker: Ali Ingersoll, Global Head of Community, Open Inclusion
  • 1:50 – 2:05 | Accessibility Professional Certifications
    Interviewer: Sharron Rush, Executive Director, Knowbility
    Guest Speaker: Natalie P. Tucker, Accessibility Lead, Genuine Parts Company
  • 2:10 – 2:25 | Career Transformation and Maturity
    Interviewer: Sharron Rush, Executive Director, Knowbility
    Guest Speaker: Jillian Fortin Burtnett, Director of Community Programs, Fable

A11y Chats: Accessibility Metrics

  • 2:30 – 2:45 | SODAR Report Results
    Interviewer: Christopher M. Lee, Ph.D., President, G3ict/IAAP
    Guest Speaker: Tim Springer, CEO, Level Access
  • 2:50 – 3:05 | IAAP 10 Years Metrics
    Interviewer: Christopher M. Lee, Ph.D., President, G3ict/IAAP
    Guest Speakers: Sam Evans, G3ict/IAAP Certification Director & Rachel Paul, MBA, Membership Director, IAAP
  • 3:10 – 3:25 | Metrics for Accessibility Quality of Service (QoS)
    Interviewer: Karen Strauss, National Disability Advocate and Historian
    Guest Speaker: Christian Vogler, Ph.D., Professor, Director, Technology Access Program, Gallaudet University

A11y Chats: Public Infrastructures & Education

4:40 – 4:55 | Closing the Gap in Accessibility Curricula in Higher Education
Interviewer: Sam Evans, G3ict/IAAP Certification Director
Guest Speaker: Kate Sonka, Executive Director, Teach Access

4:00 – 4:15 | Making Self-Service Accessible: From Design to Deployment
Interviewer: Pina D’Intino, PMP, CPACC, Disability Inclusion & Accessibility Lead, G3ict/IAAP; Aequum Global Access Inc CEO and Founder
Guest Speaker: Michael O’Hare, Director, Systems Accessibility, Tech for All, Inc.

4:20 – 4:35 | G3ict Digital Accessibility Rights Reference Guide (DARG)
Interviewer: Mohammed Loutfy, Ph.D., CPACC, Director, Capacity Building and Advocacy, G3ict
Guest Speaker: Karen Strauss, National Disability Advocate and Historian

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