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About Web Accessibility Group (WAG) Spotlight

The Web Accessibility Group (WAG) is housed at Georgia Tech. Its purpose is to bring together individuals in Higher Ed seeking to navigate the complex requirements of state and federal accessibility standards and guidelines. WAG receives funding through the State of Georgia ADA Coordinator's Office under the umbrella of the AccessGA initiative, a statewide partnership supporting state agencies including Higher Ed institutions and technical colleges. WAG offers web accessibility information and assistance through its wiki and listserv. It also provides monthly online webinar offerings, drawing on local, national and international talent and expertise on topics related to digital accessibility.

 

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The Web Accessibility Group (WAG) meets online via Collaborate web conferencing system on the first Wednesday of the month.

Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 from 11:00am-12:00pm (ET)

Topic: Meeting and Exceeding WCAG Guidelines for Video Accessibility

Description: Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation at Georgia Tech, on behalf of AccessGA, is offering a free 1-hour webinar on the topic of video accessibility. In this presentation, we will look at the guidelines established by WCAG in regards to video media accessibility and discuss how you can go beyond satisfactory compliance and into a fully inclusive and accessible product. Areas that will be covered include the basics of WCAG Video Accessibility Guidelines, how captioning and video description meets these guidelines, what you can do to meet those guidelines, and how and why you should go above the AA requirements.

This webinar is provided by AccessGA and WAG, initiatives of the Center for Inclusive Design & Innovation at Georgia Tech. AMAC Accessibility and CATEA, the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access, are now the Center for Inclusive Design & Innovation (CIDI), a research, service, and education center within the College of Design at Georgia Tech.

Presenter: Christopher Delano, Audio Description Specialist, Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation

Presenter Bio: Christopher Delano is employed at Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation as an Audio Description Specialist. He earned a bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts and English at Columbus State University. His interest in writing and performance can be traced as far back as elementary school. His background in writing and criticism in the area of dramatic and poetic literature has led to several publications in the area of literary art. Christopher has served for a number of years in a student support position at Columbus State University. He has a passion for providing the necessary accommodations of all students, regardless of their ability, and has channeled that passion with the work he does at Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation.

Registration: Please Register using a brief 3 field registration form.
For individuals using screen readers to access this webinar, we encourage you to visit Blackboard’s Accessibility page for additional setup and shortcut key commands.

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Past Meetings & Resources Quick Links Contact

10 Tips for Applying WCAG 2.0 to Mobile Sites

Accessibility Considerations for D2L Courses

Accessible Knowledge: the Opportunities and Challenges of MOOCS

Captioning Services and Interactive Transcripts

Technology Opening the Doors to Education for First Nations Peoples in Australia

The Changing Legal Landscape of Video in Higher Education

GAAD

ICT Accessibility MOOC

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NCDAE

Section 508

USG Accessibility Tutorial

WCAG 2.0

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