GT Training

2017 Fall Workshop

• Introduction to ICT Accessibility for Higher Education
  • Registration Required; Private Training for GT
  • Date: November 9, 2017
  • Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
  • Location: AMAC Training Room

Contact Information

• For information regarding this event, please contact
  • Janet Sylvia, WAG Coordinator, wag@amac.gatech.edu
  • or call AMAC Accessibility Solutions at 1-404-894-8000

Presenter Slides

• Complete Slideset (all presenters)
• Note: Individual PDFs of each section are available from the Agenda below

Agenda (Slides will be available 48 hours before event)

• Welcome and Introductions (Janet Sylvia, AMAC)
  • Presentation Slides: (forthcoming)
  • Resource Links:
    • AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center
• Why ICT Accessibility is Important in Higher Education (Janet Sylvia, AMAC)
  • Presentation Slides: (forthcoming)
  • Resource Links:
    • Georgia's Accessible ICT Initiative (YouTube Video)
• GT IT Accessibility Policy Overview (Denise Johnson-Marshall, GT)
  • Presentation Slides: (forthcoming)
  • Resource Links:
• Laws and Guidelines for Accessible ICT (Dr. Linda Gilbert, AMAC)
  • Presentation Slides: (forthcoming)
  • Resource Links:
    • The Current ADA Regulations
    • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
    • Understanding the Four Principles of Accessibility
    • Understanding Conformance Requirements
    • Web Content Accessibility Requirements (WCAG) Overview
    • For More Information:
      • The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
      • Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
      • Regulations Implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
      • Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973
      • Section508.gov
      • Text of the Standards and Guidelines
      • Revised 508 Standards Toolkit
• Assistive Technology (AT) and Web-based Environments (John Rempel, AMAC)
  • Presentation Slides: (forthcoming)
  • Resource Links:
    • Annzie Success Story (YouTube Video)
    • W3C, Web Accessibility Initiative, Web Accessibility Perspectives
• Basic Principles of Accessible Web Content (Linda Gilbert, AMAC)
  • Presentation Slides: (forthcoming)

• Box Lunch and AMAC Tour

• Accessible Word, PowerPoint and PDF Documents (Tim Georges, AMAC)
  • Presentation Slides: (forthcoming)
• What Have You Learned and How AMAC Can Help
  • Presentation Slides: (forthcoming)