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== General Information ==
== General Information (Collaborate Accessibility and Technical Support)==


*WAG meets online the first Wednesday of every month from 11:00am - 12:00pm (EST) via Collaborate web conferencing solution
*WAG meets online the first Wednesday of every month from 11:00am - 12:00pm (EST) via Collaborate web conferencing solution
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*WAG meeting topics are member-driven.  
*WAG meeting topics are member-driven.  
*If you would like to request training on a specific topic, request a vendor demo, or recommend a Guest Speaker, please email [mailto:wag@amac.gatech.edu wag@amac.gatech.edu]
*If you would like to request training on a specific topic, request a vendor demo, or recommend a Guest Speaker, please email [mailto:wag@amac.gatech.edu wag@amac.gatech.edu]
==Recordings and Resource Links (2017)==
===Creating a Compliance Plan: A Case Study (Oct 2017)===
*Presenter: Dr. Linda Gilbert, Accessibility Specialist at [http://www.amacusg.org/ AMAC]
*[https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-10-04.0751.M.2B2466933275C2538FA05EE8E82F13.vcr&sid=2015068 Collaborate Recording Creating a Compliance Plan: A Case Study]
*Resource Links:
**[https://webaim.org/ WebAIM]
**[http://ncdae.org/goals/ NCDAE GOALS Project] and [http://ncdae.org/goals/indicators.php Indicators for Institutional Web Accessibility]
**[http://www.washington.edu/accessibility/requirements/legal-cases-by-issue/ Legal Cases by Issue]
**[https://webaim.org/blog/four-keys-to-accessibility/ WebAIM Four Keys to System-wide Accessibility]
**[http://ncdae.org/goals/blueprint.php GOALS Blueprint for Institutional Accessibility]
**[http://ncdae.org/goals/indicators.php GOALS Indicators for Institutional Accessibility]
**[http://www.amacusg.org/wag/Main_Page Web Accessibility Group (WAG) for Higher Education]
**[https://section508.gov/best-practices 508 Best Practice Library (Federal Government)]
===Web Accessibility Lipstick on a Usability Pig (Sep 2017)===
*Presenter: Jared Smith, Associate Director of [http://www.webaim.org WebAIM]
*[https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-09-06.0754.M.2B2466933275C2538FA05EE8E82F13.vcr&sid=2015068 Collaborate Recording: Web Accessibility Lipstick on a Usability Pig]
*Resource Links
**[http://webaim.org/blog/aria-cause-solution/ To ARIA! The Cause of, and Solution to, All Our Accessibility Problems (WebAIM Blog Post)]
**[https://davidakennedy.com/2014/11/06/accessibility-tunnel-vision/ David A. Kenneday, Accessibility Tunnel Vision]
**[https://www.sensible.com/ Steve Krug, Don't Make Me Think (Advanced Common Sense website)]
*Additional Resources
**[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wagback/Tools_and_Checkers#Color_and_Contrast WAG Website, Tools and Checkers, Color and Contrast]
**[http://shouldiuseacarousel.com/ ShouldIUseACarousel.com]
===Accessible Events: Never the Twain Shall Meet - Meeting Planners and Disability Service Providers (Aug 2017)===
*Presenter: Samantha (Sam) Evans, [http://www.amacusg.org/ AMAC Accessibility Solutions]
*Presenter: Dr. Sheryl Ballenger, [http://www.amacusg.org/ AMAC Accessibility Solutions]
*[https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-08-02.0748.M.2B2466933275C2538FA05EE8E82F13.vcr&sid=2015068 Collaborate Recording Accessible Events - Meeting Planners and Disability Services Providers]
*Resource Links:
**[https://www.ada.gov/business/accessiblemtg.htm U.S. Department of Justice, Accessible Information Exchange: Meeting on a Level Playing Field]
**[https://www.ada.gov/business/accessiblemtg.htm#evalaccess Evaluating the Accessibility of a Meeting Site]
**[http://b.gatech.edu/2uikuHE Resources and Guides, including Presenter Slides (Evans, Mary Shared Drive)]
*Resources from Q/A:
**[http://www.amacusg.org/captioning.php AMAC Captioning and Described Media Services]
**[https://www.ahead.org AHEAD homepage]
***[https://www.ahead.org/conferences/2017/accessibility AHEAD Conference Accessibility Statement]
**[http://www.gatfl.org/ Tools for Life]
***[https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Special-Education-Services/Documents/IDEAS%20Conference/2017%20Documents/IDEAS%202017%20Conference%20Brochure.pdf IDEAS Conference Brochure, Accessibility Statement on page 4 (PDF)]
===Accessible Word and PDF Documents (Jun 2017)===
*Presenter: Karen McCall, [http://www.karlencommunications.com/ Karlen Communications]
*[https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-06-07.0751.M.2B2466933275C2538FA05EE8E82F13.vcr&sid=2015068 Collaborate Recording: Accessible Word and PDF Documents]
*Resource Links:
**[[Media: KarenMcCallAccessibleWordToPDFJun2017.pdf | Presenter Slides: Accessible Word to PDF (PDF)]]
===Accessibility Challenges and Solutions in Higher Education (May 2017)===
*Presenter: Janet Sylvia, WAG Coordinator and Accessibility Specialist at AMAC
*Recording Information and Resource Links:
**Available on the [http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wagback/GAAD WAG GAAD] page
===An Overview of the Revised Section 508 Standards (Apr 2017)===
*Presenter:Jonathan Avila, ''Chief Accessibility Officer'', [http://www.ssbbartgroup.com/ SSB BART Group]
*[https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/launch/nativeplayback.jnlp?sid=2015068&psid=2017-04-05.0811.M.2B2466933275C2538FA05EE8E82F13.vcr Collaborate Recording An Overview of the Revised Section 508 Standards]
*Resource Links:
**[https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/ Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0]
**[https://www.w3.org/TR/wcag2ict/ Guidance on applying WCAG to Non-Web ICT]
**[https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/background/comparison-table-of-wcag2-to-existing-508-standards Comparison Table of WCAG 2.0 to Existing 508 Standards]
**[https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/Overview.html Understanding WCAG 2.0]
**[https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/Overview.html#contents Techniques for WCAG 2.0]
**[https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/ VPAT Beta 2.0]
**''NOTE: Resource links for W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Resources discussed during Q/A of this session are provided (below) in the Mar 2017 webinar recording and resources.''
===Achieving ICT Accessibility Through W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Resources (Mar 2017)===
*Presenter: W3C WAI
*[https://us.bbcollab.com/collab/ui/session/playback/load/7BB916AD4EA8246812718EEBEEC03A4B Collaborate Recording Achieving ICT Accessibility Through W3C WAI Resources (Collaborate Ultra)]
*[[Media: Links_to_W3C-WAI_Resources.pdf | W3C WAI Resource List (PDF)]]
*[[Media: Links_to_W3C-WAI Resources.docx | W3C WAI Resource List (Docx)]]
===2016 AMAC Accessibility Symposium for Administrators, ''Recap'' (Feb 2017)===
*Presenters: Janet Sylvia, WAG Coordinator
*[https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-02-01.0759.M.2B2466933275C2538FA05EE8E82F13.vcr&sid=2015068 Collaborate Recording AMAC Accessibility Symposium for Administrators]
*Guest Speakers:
**Amy Thornton, Columbus State University
**Dr. Beatriz, Valdosta State University
**Kimberly Ellis, Technical College System of Georgia
**Randy Brown, Chattahoochee Technical College
*Resource Links:
**[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wagback/USG_Symposium USG Symposium Website - Agenda and Presenter Slides]
**[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wagback/Spotlight WAG Spotlight: Dr. Beatriz Potter]
**[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wagback/Monthly_Meetings#Procurement_of_Accessible_ICTs:_Challenges.2C_Solutions_and_the_Georgia_Tech_Best_Practices_Procurement_Model_.28upcoming.2C_Dec_2016.29 WAG Meeting: Procurement of Accessible ICTs]
**[https://www.edx.org/course/information-communication-technology-ict-gtx-ict100x AMAC's ICT Accessibility MOOC]


== Recordings and Resource Links (2016) ==
== Recordings and Resource Links (2016) ==
===Procurement of Accessible ICTs: Challenges, Solutions and the Georgia Tech Best Practices Procurement Model (Dec 2016)===
*Presenters: Joy Kniskern, Special Projects Initiatives [http://www.amacusg.org AMAC] and Dr. James Logan, [http://www.gatech.edu Georgia Institute of Technology]
*[https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2016-12-07.0756.M.2B2466933275C2538FA05EE8E82F13.vcr&sid=2015068 Collaborate Recording Procurement of Accessible ICTs]
*Resource Links:
**[http://www.washington.edu/accessibility/guidelines/ University of Washington, IT Accessibility Guidelines]
**[https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh US Access Board, ICT Refresh]
**[http://www.usg.edu/siteinfo/accessibility USG Board of Regents, Accessibility Resources]
**[http://www.washington.edu/accessibility/procurement/ UW Procurement Information]
**[http://www.washington.edu/accessibility/procurement UW Procurement Information on Bidders]
**[http://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/ Voluntary Product Accessibility Template]
***This webpage provides a link to download a Word version of the VPAT, if interested
**[https://app.buyaccessible.gov/Main.jsp Government Services Administration (GSA), Buy Accessible Wizard]
**[http://ati.gmu.edu/purchasing-and-procurement-guidelines / George Mason University (GMU) Purchasing and Procurement Guidelines]
**[http://wave.webaim.org/ WebAIM's WAVE Tool]
**[http://www.usg.edu/siteinfo/accessibility USG Board of Regents, Accessibility Resources]
**AMAC's Role, Technical Assistance: Ricardo Garcia Bahamonde, Strategic Development Director, [http://www.amacusg.org AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center]
===Why We Need a Global Inclusive Education Standard (Oct 2016) ===
*Presenter: Karen McCall, M.Ed. of Karlen Communications
*[https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2016-10-05.0750.M.2B2466933275C2538FA05EE8E82F13.vcr&sid=2015068 Collaborate Recording Globally Defining Inclusive Education]
*Presentation Slides: [[Media:GlobalInclusiveEducationStandardOctober2016.pdf | Global Inclusive Education Standard by Karen McCall (PDF)]]
*Resource Links:
**[http://www.karlencommunications.com/ Karlen Communications]
**Presentation slides (above) contain active hyperlinks to all resources in this presentation
===Media Accessibility 101 (Sep 2016)===
*Presenter: Jesus Pulido, AMAC
*[https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2016-09-07.0656.M.2B2466933275C2538FA05EE8E82F13.vcr&sid=2015068 Collaborate Recording: Media Accessibility 101]
*Handout (Resource Links): [[Media:WAGListofTipsFinalJesusPulidoSep2016.docx | Top 6 Tips to Keep Accessibility in Mind regarding Multimedia (Word)]]
*Additional Resources:
**[https://www.dcmp.org/ai/227/ DCMP Audio Description Tip Sheet]
**[https://ww2.eventrebels.com/er/EventHomePage/CustomPage.jsp?ActivityID=16329&ItemID=60972 LEAD Conference]
**[https://drc.uga.edu/faculty/resources-using-captioned-media-classroom Resources for Using Captioned Media in the Classroom (UGA)]
**[https://www.dcmp.org/ Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP), Browse library of over 4,000 free-loan described and captioned media titles]
**[http://guides.highpoint.edu/c.php?g=19540&p=110151 High Point University (HPU) List of Free Streaming Resources, CC designated]
**[http://www.acb.org/adp/netflixad.html The Audio Description Project, An Initiative of the American Council of the Blind - Netflix Listing of Closed Captioned and Audio Described Video]
**[http://www.nch.com.au/scribe/ Express Scribe: Transcription Software with Foot Pedal]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuaSu1ZxZDY#t=8m05s Do It Yourself Educational Description: Guidelines and Tools (YouTube Webinar) - demo of MAGPie for Audio Description begins at timestamp 28:28]
===Web Accessibility: The Benefits and Challenges of Automated and Manual Testing (July 2016)===
===Web Accessibility: The Benefits and Challenges of Automated and Manual Testing (July 2016)===
*Presenters: John Rempel and Kare Romanski with [http://amacusg.org/ AMAC]
*Presenters: John Rempel and Kare Romanski with [http://amacusg.org/ AMAC]
*[https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/launch/nativeplayback.jnlp?sid=2015068&psid=2016-07-06.0734.M.2B2466933275C2538FA05EE8E82F13.vcr Collaborate Recording: Web Accessibility: The Benefits and Challenges of Automated and Manual Testing]
*[https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/launch/nativeplayback.jnlp?sid=2015068&psid=2016-07-06.0734.M.2B2466933275C2538FA05EE8E82F13.vcr Collaborate Recording: Web Accessibility: The Benefits and Challenges of Automated and Manual Testing]
**[[Media:WAGJuly6WebinarForParticipants.pptx | July 6 Presentation Slides (PPTX)]]
*Resource Links:
*Resource Links:
**John Rempel Resource Links
**John Rempel Resource Links
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***[http://www.w3.org/WAI/IG/#mailinglist Web Accessibility Initiative Interest Group]
***[http://www.w3.org/WAI/IG/#mailinglist Web Accessibility Initiative Interest Group]
**Additional Resources
**Additional Resources
***[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wagback/Tools_and_Checkers WAG Tools and Checkers: Accessibility Checklists]
***[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wagback/Tools_and_Checkers#Accessibility_Checklists WAG Tools and Checkers: Accessibility Checklists]
***[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wagback/Tools_and_Checkers#Screen_Readers_.28Free.29 WAG Tools and Checkers: (Free) Screen Readers]


===Accessible Online Courses: Challenges and Solutions, and GMU Accessibility Initiative (June 2016)===
===Accessible Online Courses: Challenges and Solutions, and GMU Accessibility Initiative (June 2016)===
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**[http://www.automaticsync.com/captionsync/about-automatic-sync/video-captioning-gallery/ AST Video Gallery]
**[http://www.automaticsync.com/captionsync/about-automatic-sync/video-captioning-gallery/ AST Video Gallery]


== Recordings and Resource Links (2014) ==
===Organizing Your Website Project for Accessibility===
*Presenter: Brian Dixon, WebsiteWorker.com
===AMAC Services===
*Presenter: Dr. Christopher Lee, Director AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center
===Writing Effective Alt Text===
*Presenter: Janet Sylvia, WAG Leader


===Designing Websites for All Users===
*Presenters: Janet Sylvia, WAG Leader; Austin Kovarik, former WAG Co-leader, and Dave Wynne, former WAG Co-leader


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Revision as of 10:54, 9 October 2017

General Information (Collaborate Accessibility and Technical Support)

  • WAG meets online the first Wednesday of every month from 11:00am - 12:00pm (EST) via Collaborate web conferencing solution
  • To receive the login link and attend live sessions, please join the WAG Listserv by emailing wag@amac.gatech.edu
  • All are welcome to access session recordings; links provided below.
  • Technical Support for Collaborate is available 24/7 and 365 days a year by calling:
    • U.S. and North America, Toll Free: 1 (877) 382-2293
    • U.K. Toll Free: (0800) 051-7248
    • Ireland: 800 64 4528
    • Australia, Toll Free: 1 (800) 26-7338
    • International, Non Toll Free: 1 (606) 274-2370

Request a Meeting Topic

  • WAG meeting topics are member-driven.
  • If you would like to request training on a specific topic, request a vendor demo, or recommend a Guest Speaker, please email wag@amac.gatech.edu

Recordings and Resource Links (2017)

Creating a Compliance Plan: A Case Study (Oct 2017)

Web Accessibility Lipstick on a Usability Pig (Sep 2017)

Accessible Events: Never the Twain Shall Meet - Meeting Planners and Disability Service Providers (Aug 2017)

Accessible Word and PDF Documents (Jun 2017)

Accessibility Challenges and Solutions in Higher Education (May 2017)

  • Presenter: Janet Sylvia, WAG Coordinator and Accessibility Specialist at AMAC
  • Recording Information and Resource Links:

An Overview of the Revised Section 508 Standards (Apr 2017)

Achieving ICT Accessibility Through W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Resources (Mar 2017)

2016 AMAC Accessibility Symposium for Administrators, Recap (Feb 2017)

Recordings and Resource Links (2016)

Procurement of Accessible ICTs: Challenges, Solutions and the Georgia Tech Best Practices Procurement Model (Dec 2016)

Why We Need a Global Inclusive Education Standard (Oct 2016)

Media Accessibility 101 (Sep 2016)

Web Accessibility: The Benefits and Challenges of Automated and Manual Testing (July 2016)

Accessible Online Courses: Challenges and Solutions, and GMU Accessibility Initiative (June 2016)

Social Media, Accessibility and Disability Inclusion (May 2016)

ICT Accessibility MOOC and Legal Updates in Web Accessibility and Higher Education (Mar 2016)

WAI-ARIA: Intro to Accessible Dynamic Web Content (Feb 2016)

Recordings and Resource Links (2015)

10 Tips for Applying WCAG 2.0 to Mobile Websites

Accessibility Trends, Endeavors and Stories of Inspiration

Accessible Knowledge: the Opportunities and Challenges of MOOCS

Captioning Services and Interactive Transcripts

Technology Opening the Door to Education for First Nations People in Australia

The Changing Legal Landscape of Video in Higher Education