2024 Virtual Streaming Sessions
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: Daniel Goldstein, Esq., Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP, Retired
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