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==Rock Eagle 2017==
==Rock Eagle 2017==
*'''Accessibility: Image Description for Web Designers'''
 
**This session will be offered as a future WAG Monthly Meeting (webinar) instead of in-person session
**Please [http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wagback/Listserv join the WAG Listserv] to receive notice of when the webinar will take place
*'''Highlights of the 508 Compliance Revision'''
*'''Highlights of the 508 Compliance Revision'''
**Handout forthcoming
**Presenter: Dr. Linda Gilbert
**Description: In January 2017, the 508 Compliance standards for accessibility were updated and aligned with other technical standards. This session will provide an overview of the major changes affecting electronic information, whether on web pages or in other formats.
**[[media:RockEagle2017_508Update_standard_Gilbert.pdf | Presenter Slides: Highlights of the 508 Compliance Revision]]
**Resource Links:
***[https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule/text-of-the-standards-and-guidelines Text of the Standards and Guidelines]
***[https://www.access-board.gov/webinars-calendar Webinars, United States Access Board]
***[https://section508.gov/refresh-toolkit Revised 508 Standards Toolkit]
***[https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview]
***[https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/ Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0]


==Rock Eagle 2016==
==Rock Eagle 2016==
*'''Web Accessibility: Challenges and Solutions'''
*'''Web Accessibility: Challenges and Solutions'''
*'''Presenter''': Janet Sylvia, WAG Coordinator and Accessibility Specialist
**Presenter: Janet Sylvia, WAG Coordinator and Accessibility Specialist
*'''Description''': In this session, we will talk about implementing web accessibility at institutes of higher education. Are you experiencing challenges? Or implementing solutions? How are colleagues throughout USG addressing the same concerns? Join us for this informative discussion and review of best practices.
**Description: In this session, we will talk about implementing web accessibility at institutes of higher education. Are you experiencing challenges? Or implementing solutions? How are colleagues throughout USG addressing the same concerns? Join us for this informative discussion and review of best practices.
*'''Resource Links''': forthcoming
**Resource Links:
***Please visit the [http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wagback/GAAD WAG GAAD] page for Collaborate Recording and Resource Links associated with this training

Revision as of 13:04, 10 November 2017

The Rock Eagle Annual Computing Conference is hosted in October by the University System of Georgia (USG). Accessibility Presentations from current and previous years appear on this page.

Rock Eagle 2017

Rock Eagle 2016

  • Web Accessibility: Challenges and Solutions
    • Presenter: Janet Sylvia, WAG Coordinator and Accessibility Specialist
    • Description: In this session, we will talk about implementing web accessibility at institutes of higher education. Are you experiencing challenges? Or implementing solutions? How are colleagues throughout USG addressing the same concerns? Join us for this informative discussion and review of best practices.
    • Resource Links:
      • Please visit the WAG GAAD page for Collaborate Recording and Resource Links associated with this training