Commitment to Digital Accessibility: Best Practices for Inclusive Technology

This is a 90-minute session. NOTE times are EASTERN STANDARD TIME.

Digital accessibility is a civil right: the right to participate in all that is offered on websites, mobile applications, and through other technologies. Join one of the country’s leading disability rights lawyers for a lively presentation on digital accessibility basics. How do persons with disabilities use technology? What barriers stand in their way? What best practices have emerged from legal developments and from organizational champions? Learn the tools you need to help make 2018 a year of great digital inclusion for people with disabilities.

Presenter: Lainey Feingold, Esq.

• This webinar will be presented via the Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing platform. We recommend that you prepare your technology prior to the session. Visit Blackboard Collaborate Installation and follow the instructions to check your system's configuration. 
• Real-Time Captioning will be provided via the Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing System.
• A telephone conference option will also available should you choose not to use the webinar platform.
• Information on accessing the webinar platform and the telephone conference number will be provided prior to the session.

Screen Reader Users: Individuals who are using Screen Reader Software should review the instructions and information available on-line Accessibility Guide for Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing. 

WEBINAR HANDOUTS
Presentation handouts will be available within 48 hours prior to the session.