2024 Virtual Streaming Sessions
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Streaming from 8:45 am – 12:15 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)
8:45 am – 9:10 am EST
Keynote: Seth Dobbs, CEO, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Introduction of Keynote Speaker by Irene Mbari-Kirika, Member of the W3C-WAI Steering Committee; Member of the G3ict Board of Directors; Founder and Executive Director, InABLE
9:15 am – 10:00 am EST
Round Table | Closing the Web Accessibility Gap: Thinking Out of the Box
Panelists discuss innovative ways to resolve accessibility failures in web resources, highlighted by the 2024 “WebAIM Million” Report.
Moderator: Jennison Asuncion, Co-Founder and Vice Chair, GAAD Foundation
Speakers:
- Preety Kumar, CEO, Deque Systems
- Jonathan Avila, CPWA, Chief Accessibility Officer, Level Access
- David Sloan, Chief Accessibility Officer, TPGi, A Vispero Company
- Anil Lewis, Executive Director, Jernigan Institute, National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
10:30 am – 10:40 am EST
Ignite Talk | Global Standards, a Driver for Inclusive Technologies
Speaker: Dino Zuppa, Ph.D., Acting CEO, Accessibility Standards Canada
10:40 am – 11:00 am EST
Data Blitz | Emerging Challenges of Diverse Digital Accessibility Requirements
Results from the G3ict DASH Work Group 2024 Survey on global accessibility requirements.
Speakers:
- Andrew Kirkpatrick, Senior Fellow, G3ict
- Marc Workman, CEO, World Blind Union
11:00 am – 11:45 am EST
Spotlight | European Accessibility Act (EAA) and U.S. Accessibility Legislation
Discussion on the similarities and differences between EAA and U.S. legislation, their enforceability, and impact.
Introduction: Rachel Sanford Nemeth, Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Technology Association
Speakers:
- Susanna Laurin, EU Representative, G3ict/IAAP
- Lainey Feingold, Disability Rights Lawyer and Author, Law Office of Lainey Feingold
11:45 am – 12:15 pm EST
Wrap-Up | Advocates’ Viewpoints on Digital Accessibility Rights and Technology Directions
Advocacy Thought Leaders share their insights on digital accessibility innovations and future policy directions.
Moderator: Joe Devon, Chair, GAAD Foundation
Speakers:
- Stephanie Enyart, J.D., Chief Public Policy & Research Officer, American Foundation for the Blind
- Kyle Shachmut, Senior Director, Digital Accessibility Services, Harvard University
- Zainab Alkebsi, Esq., Chief Policy Officer, Deaf Equality