Monthly Meetings
General Information
- WAG meets online the first Wednesday of every month from 11:00am - 12:00pm (EST) via Collaborate web conferencing solution
- Closed captioning provided in live session and recordings
- Collaborate Accessibility Guide: Screen Reader and Keyboard Shortcuts
- 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.
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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
Recent Meeting
Date: Wednesday March 2, 2016
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm (EST)
Topics: AMAC/Georgia Tech ICT Accessibility MOOC (Open for Enrollment) and Legal Updates in Web Accessibility and Higher Education
Recordings and Resource Links (2016)
Social Media, Accessibility and Disability Inclusion
- Presenter: Debra Ruh, Ruh Global Communications
- Recording will be available here May 9, 2016
ICT Accessibility MOOC and Legal Updates in Web Accessibility and Higher Education (Mar 2016)
- Presenter: Janet Sylvia, WAG Leader
- Guest Speaker: Norah Sinclair, AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center
- Collaborate Recording: ICT Accessibility MOOC and Legal Updates
- Resource Links:
- ICT Accessibility MOOC
- Standards and Guidelines:
- Legal Resource Links:
- Accurate Captioning and Video Description Resources:
WAI-ARIA: Intro to Accessible Dynamic Web Content (Feb 2016)
- Presenter: Janet Sylvia, WAG Leader
- Guest Speakers: Adelle Frank (Web Developer Manager Senior at Georgia Institute of Technology); and Casey Gordon (Web Developer at the University of Georgia, FACS)
- Collaborate Recording WAI-ARIA: Intro to Accessible Dynamic Web Content
- Handout: Handout: Intro to ARIA - Resource List (PDF)
Recordings and Resource Links (2015)
10 Tips for Applying WCAG 2.0 to Mobile Websites
- Presenter: Janet Sylvia, WAG Leader
- Collaborate Recording WCAG 2.0 and Mobile Websites
- Handout: 10 Tips for Applying WCAG 2.0 to Mobile Websites (PDF)
Accessibility Trends, Endeavors and Stories of Inspiration
- Presenters: Janet Sylvia, WAG Leader and Austin Kovarik, former WAG Co-leader
- Collaborate Recording: Trends, Endeavors, Inspiration
Accessible Knowledge: the Opportunities and Challenges of MOOCS
- Presenter: Arthur Murphy, Aoelian Solutions, LLC
- Collaborate Recording:Accessible Knowledge (audio begins at 2 minutes)
- Resource List:
Captioning Services and Interactive Transcripts
- Presenters: Tole Khesin and Harriet Owers-Bradley, 3Play Media
- Collaborate Recording: Interactive Transcripts
- Resource List:
Technology Opening the Door to Education for First Nations People in Australia
- Presenter: Sharon Kerr, CEO Global Access Project and Higher Education Consulting Group
- Collaborate Recording: Technology Opening Doors for First Nations Peoples
The Changing Legal Landscape of Video in Higher Education
- Presenters: Dr. Kevin Erler and Art Morgan of Automatic Sync Technologies
- Collaborate Recording: Video in Higher Education
- Resource List:
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