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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

10:20 AM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Effective Strategies for AAC Using a Team-Based Approach Christopher Trujillo Grand ABCD
Why Accessibility Needs to be Part of Your Print and Digital David Herr
Jonathan Malone-McGrew
Grand GHJK
Supporting Assistive Technology Users in the Enterprise Harris Rosensweig
Jeff Ermold
Jessica Aiello
Platinum 7-8
Accessible and Inclusive E-Learning David Fazio Platinum 9-10
A Guide to Accessibility Maturity Mark Miller Platinum 5 (VISPERO)
Mobile App Development Accessibility Guidelines Mohit Goenka
Nikita Varma
Orange County
Technology Enabled Supports for Independent Living Brian Hart Elite 1-3
Creating Accessible XR Technologies: Rehabilitation for TBI Jesse Flint Platinum 2-3

11:20 AM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Loneliness in the Aging Population with Visual Disabilities Hyung Nam Kim Platinum 2-3
Embedding Text Alternatives in Images Using Photo Metadata Caroline Desrosiers Orange County
The Next Generation of Assistive Technology User Testing Mark Miller
Matt Ater
David O'neill
Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
Industry Outreach: Demystifying Section 508 Accessibility Betsy Sirk
Antonio Haileselassie
Grand GHJK
IBM's Playbook and Tools for Accessible Project Development Will Scott Platinum 7-8
The Use of Browser Extensions as AT: Are We There Yet? Rosie Arcuri
Catherine Fichten
Platinum 9-10

1:20 PM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
A.I. Enabled Notetaking and Curation to Scale Accessibility Monal Parmar Platinum 9-10
Texthelp Tools to Make Content “Smore” Accessible Louis Shanafelt
Greg Crisolo
Grand ABCD
Bridging the Accessibility Gaps from MS Word to PDF Chad Chelius Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
Accessible 360º Immersive Video Storytelling Andrew Duchowski Elite 1-3
Nothing About Us Without Us: Power & Diversity of Disability Amir Ghahremani
David Herr
Karey Jo Wise
Grand GHJK
Accessible PDF/HTML Tables: Here’s What You Need to Know Aimée Ubbink
Mackenzie Banks
Platinum 4 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES)
Improve Website Accessibility & Readability with ReachDeck James Deignan Orange County
Preliminary Research on AI-Generated Caption Accuracy Rates Jinhee Choo Platinum 2-3
Dinosaur Accessibility: How to Unearth Legacy Code Problems Laura Shields
Russell Ahrens
Dan Holbrook
Platinum 7-8
Opportunistic User Research with People with Disabilities David Sloan Platinum 5 (VISPERO)

2:20 PM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
AI-Based Recommendation and Assessment of AT for Cognitive Disabilities Klaus Miesenberger Platinum 2-3
Best Practices for Enterprise Document Accessibility Dennis Quon Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
Onsite Work or Work at Home? Hybrid Workforce Accommodations Teresa Goddard Grand GHJK
Using Voice Applications to Improve the User Experience Tyler Maddox
Greg Stilson
Elite 1-3
Accessibility Overview of Common Component Libraries Joe Humbert Orange County
Developing & Implementing a Native Mobile Testing Strategy Karen Herr
Michael Keane
Ryan Strunk
Platinum 7-8
Kiosks Are All About the User Laura Miller Platinum 5 (VISPERO)
From Disability to Superpower With Clusiv.io Lukas Simianer Grand ABCD
Taking A11y from Passion to Policy as a Small Business CEO Ben Congleton Platinum 9-10

3:20 PM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Becoming Independent: How AT Gave Me Freedom Stephanie Fassov Elite 1-3
Equitable AI in the Workplace Corinne Weible
Phill Jenkins
Bill Curtis-Davidson
Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
PDF/UA-2 - Everything You Need to Know Paul Rayius Platinum 9-10
Making Graphics and Charts Accessible: Case of MATLAB Online Abhinav Srinivasan
Bora Eryilmaz
Grand GHJK
Automation vs. Manual Tagging: Some Factors to Consider Mackenzie Banks Platinum 4 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES)
Adopting a Hybrid Approach for Web and PDF Accessibility David Herr
Jacob Riff
Platinum 7-8
So, You Want an Accessibility Score? Karl Groves Orange County
Authoring Stylish and Accessible Canvas Courses Sonya Woods
Matt Farley
Grand ABCD
Truly Empowering Independence, an Introduction to Low Vision Mike Wood Platinum 5 (VISPERO)

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

8:00 AM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Using WebAIM Million & User Surveys Data to Inform Your Inclusion Efforts Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)

9:20 AM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Role of Champions in Accessibility Technology Innovation Vijayshree Vethantham
Korey Singleton
Rajiv Narayana
Platinum 9-10
Informed Access to Tech for People Who Are Visually Impaired Paul Misiti Elite 1-3
UDL and Accessibility: Making Sure You Get the Best of Both Rick Ferrie Grand ABCD
Accessible Formats: Why Your Customers Should Have A Choice Mackenzie Banks Platinum 4 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES)
Editing Online with a Screen Reader with Google Docs and Fusion Elizabeth Whitaker
Rachel Buchanan
Platinum 5 (VISPERO)
Magnification Solutions Frequently Used by Visually Impaired Joseph Buttazzoni Platinum 7-8
Caption UI/UX - Display Emotive and Paralinguistic Information in Captions Joseph Mendis
Christian Vogler
Raja Kushalnagar
Platinum 2-3
Section 508 Accessibility through the Acquisition Lifecycle Betsy Sirk Grand GHJK
Establishing a Gold Star Section 508 Program Brooke Aiken
Jennifer Meltz
Alfred Vallarta
Earl McJett
Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)

10:20 AM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Simplifying Accessibility with Find, Test and Fix Doug Koppenhofer Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
Visual Interpreting: Inclusion in Higher Education Marty Watts Grand ABCD
IMAGE: Accessible Internet Graphics via Audio and Touch Jeremy Cooperstock
David Brun
Cyan Kuo
Yongjae Yoo
Jeffrey Blum
Orange County
Supporting the Next Billion Users: Personalization & the Web Matthew Atkinson Platinum 5 (VISPERO)
Adapting Visual Teaching Tools for Vision Impaired Students Rebecca Penrose Platinum 9-10
Inclusive Design for Brain Fog and Long-Haul COVID Ted Drake
Pamela Bingham
Elite 1-3
Online Learning & COVID-19: Exploring Digital Accessibility Jason McKee Platinum 2-3
Digitally Driving Diversity:Tech Tools to Deliver Change Colleen Wood
Christa Manning
Platinum 7-8
Making the Most of Storyline's Accessibility Enhancements Michael Parker Grand GHJK

11:20 AM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
AI-Based Apps: Six Studies on Post-Secondary Students Catherine Fichten Platinum 2-3
Matching a Low Vision User with Proper Video Magnifier Kimberly Cline Elite 1-3
Accessibility Metadata – A Digital Textbook Superhero Erin Lucas Grand ABCD
Technology Experiences of Blind and Low-Vision Workers Arielle Silverman
Elizabeth Bolander
Grand GHJK
What's New in JAWS 2022 Eric Damery Platinum 5 (VISPERO)
[Help!] Captioning at Scale for a Large Research University Kyle Shachmut
Andy Hollenhorst
Orange County
Accessibility for Designers, Where They Work Michael Gower
Jessica Lin
Platinum 7-8
Including Accessibility with Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity Eric Stano
Erin Evans
Platinum 9-10

1:20 PM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Audio Description: There's an App for That! Joel Snyder
Petr Kucheryavyy
Elite 1-3
Direct Access: Image Processing Tool for Inclusive Spaces Sanjana Ryali Grand GHJK
Braille Dots Serving 21st Century Needs Greg Stilson
William Freeman
Orange County
Accessibility Testing for ePubs: No Experience Necessary Okan Guney
Christine Foushi
Platinum 9-10
Digital Accessibility Grassroots Effort to University Policy James Stachowiak Grand ABCD
Teleconference Sign Language Detection Shane Angel
Christian Vogler
Raja Kushalnagar
Platinum 2-3
Building an Accessible Kiosk Ryan Jones
Kelsey Hall
Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
Rapid Prototyping with Accessibility in Mind Marcelo Paiva
Claudio Luis Vera
Platinum 7-8

2:20 PM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
UbiDuo 3 Communication Device for Deaf, HH, and Hearing Anna Hanson Platinum 9-10
A Tangible Manipulative for Inclusive Quadrilateral Learning Scott Lambert Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
Getting in Touch With Tactile Map Automated Production Brandon Biggs Platinum 2-3
Read Anywhere—EasyReader Opens a World of Accessible Books Mary Jo Barry Grand ABCD
Accessible Conversational UI’s Poonam Tathavadkar
Sagar Barbhaya
Orange County
Catching-Up with Accessible CSS in the 20's Steve Faulkner
Hans Hillen
Platinum 5 (VISPERO)
How to Get Started with Better Digital Content Accessibility Jacob Riff Platinum 7-8
Open Source & Low Cost Assistive Devices for ADL Ashley Pigford Elite 1-3
The Ten Commandments of Accessibility Claudio Luis Vera Grand GHJK

3:20 PM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
What's New with OrCam MyEye and OrCam Read Michelle Mendez Orange County
Crowdsourcing Annotated Storefront Accessibility Data Jiawei Liu
Hao Tang
Platinum 2-3
Controlling Zoom, VoiceOver and iOS by Bluetooth Keyboard Harris Rosensweig
Jeff Ermold
Jessica Aiello
Platinum 7-8
Understanding Document Tag Structure Dax Castro Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
Security + A11y = Streamlined Higher Ed Vendor Assessments Kyle Shachmut Grand ABCD
Applying UDL to a Training Program on Digital Accessibility Elisa Sance Platinum 9-10
Writing an Accessible Kiosk RFP Laura Miller Platinum 5 (VISPERO)
Low-Key AT: Less-Obvious Options for Entry-Level Workers Teresa Goddard Grand GHJK
Smart Home for Independent Living of the Elderly Masato Hoshino
Hiroyuki Nakamura
Elite 1-3

4:20 PM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Building Equitable Family AAC Training in your Community Rachel Moore
Sara Mansfield
Grand ABCD
Accessibility Report on a Tripartite Evaluation Approach JooYoung Seo
Soyoung Choi
Platinum 2-3
Connect with Sony's Accessibility Initiatives Mike Nejat
John Kim
Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
How Accessible is TV for People with Sight Loss? Sonali Rai
Alison Long
Elite 1-3
Visual Interpreting & Workplace Inclusion Troy Otillio Grand GHJK
Making Streaming Video Inclusive Rachele DiTullio
Carolina Crespo
Charu Pandhi
Platinum 5 (VISPERO)
Accessible PDFs: Holistic Approach to Accessibility Testing Michael Parker Platinum 7-8
Automating Keyboard Testing Using Visualizations Ali Unwala
Josiah Hoskins
Phill Jenkins
Orange County
Retinal Imaging Digital Camera as New Low Vision Aid Yuria Shoji Platinum 9-10

Thursday, March 17, 2022

8:00 AM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Accessibility is a Civil Right: 2022 Digital Accessibility Legal Update Lainey Feingold Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)

9:20 AM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Outdoor Navigation Assistants for Persons with Visual Impairment Renato Busatto Platinum 2-3
Math & STEM Content Made Accessible in an eLearning World Louis Shanafelt Grand ABCD
It Starts with Design Derek Cray
Ima Bokkor
Grand GHJK
Inclusive Design and Cognitive Disability Dennis Lembree Platinum 7-8
Combining Virtual with In-Person? (Hybrid or Hyflex) Kathryn Tipton
Van Nguyen
Elite 1-3
SkipTo Landmarks & Headings: Browser Extension & Page Script Jon Gunderson Orange County
Intro to Freedom Scientific Student of the Month Program Mike Wood Platinum 5 (VISPERO)
Website: How to Find, Remediate, and Maintain Compliance Scott Baker Platinum 4 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES)

10:20 AM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Towards a Visual AI Assistant Karthik Kannan Elite 1-3
An Inclusive Framework for Indoor Mobility in Low Resource Settings Volker Sorge Platinum 2-3
Gaming for People with Sight Loss Sonali Rai
Alison Long
Robin Mackenzie Spinks
Orange County
Braille, LV, Speech, and Switch Access for the Chromebook Bruce McClanahan Grand ABCD
Illuminating Accessibility Tools You May Not Know You Have Matthew Atkinson Platinum 5 (VISPERO)
Future of Digital Accessibility: Mental Health Overview Albert Kim Platinum 7-8
Making Web Accessibility a Priority Keith Bundy Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
MS Word: Bridging the Accessibility Gaps with axesWord Dax Castro
Chad Chelius
Platinum 1 (ABLE DOCS)
Branding Guidelines: Components, Colors, and Character Jay Nemchik Grand GHJK
Implement Accessible Wealth & Financial Services Documents Dennis Quon Platinum 4 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES)

11:20 AM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
insideONE + - Windows 11 Braille Tablet - Power is in Your Hands Chris Nova
Kim Nova
Grand ABCD
How to Make a 3D Printed Tactile Map Kevin Cleppe Orange County
Evaluation of a 3D Audio Augmented Reality Navigation App Hugo Furtado Elite 1-3
Notifying AT of Dynamic Changes Using Status Messages Elizabeth Whitmer Grand GHJK
What’s New in Fusion and ZoomText 2022 Eric Damery Platinum 5 (VISPERO)
Social Norms of Digital Accessibility in Silicon Valley Dana Frayne Platinum 2-3
“Checking Out” the Accessibility of Online Food Ordering Sharon Rosenblatt
Dana Marlowe
Platinum 7-8
Next Generation Remediation Tool Aimée Ubbink
Karol Krzywon
Mackenzie Banks
Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)

1:20 PM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Design of Augmented Tactile Books for Blind Children Dominique Archambault Platinum 2-3
SAPI Interface for Human-like Cloud Neural TTS Ferran Gállego Orange County
Perception, Pedagogy, and Practice for 3D Printing Chancey Fleet
Yue-Ting Siu
Grand ABCD
Licensing Freedom Scientific Software: Work, School, & Home Eric Damery
Douglas Gerry
Platinum 5 (VISPERO)
Solutions for Creating Accessible Tables with Color Chad Chelius Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
Inclusive XR Technologies Enable DEIA in Hybrid Workplaces Bill Curtis-Davidson
Ashley Coffey
Stephanie Montgomery
Grand GHJK

2:20 PM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Goldilocks and the Three Magnifiers Roger Steinberg
Eric Beauchamp
Elite 1-3
Leveraging Windows 10 Accessibility Features for the AT User Harris Rosensweig Grand GHJK
Cracking the Code: Teaching Coding Concepts to the Blind Andrew Flatres
Peter Tucic
Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
Browsing the Web With a Screen Reader Keith Bundy Platinum 7-8
Teach Everyone How to Fish for Tools Priscilla Danielson Grand ABCD
Accessibility Checker Open-Sourced and Redesigned Josiah Hoskins
Ali Unwala
Phill Jenkins
Orange County
Requirements Beyond WCAG: An Accessibility Decision Tree Mitchell Evan Platinum 5 (VISPERO)
Document Accessibility Compliance for Higher-Ed Glenn Gross
Doug Koppenhofer
Platinum 4 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES)
Video Game Trends Over Time for People with Disabilities John Morris Platinum 2-3

3:20 PM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Tactile Graphics Creation by and for Visually Impaired Users Dan Gardner Orange County
Educational Tools: APH Mantis Q40 and APH Chameleon 20 Bruce McClanahan
Leslie Weilbacher
Grand ABCD
Easy Manual and Automated PDF Remediation Tools Scott Baker
Karol Krzywon
Platinum 4 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES)
Explore Bonocle: One Braille Cell, Endless Functionalities Abdelrazek Aly Platinum 7-8
Learning with ADHD: A Review of Technologies and Strategies Lindsay McCardle Platinum 2-3
Value-Driven Accessibility Implementation Lucas Colusso
Carolyn Chesler
Karla Holman
Grand GHJK
You Don't Know, What You Don't Know Jonny James Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)

4:20 PM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Demystifying Eye Gaze Access Katerina Fassov Platinum 2-3
A11y, AI & Machine Learning: Opportunities & Threats Christopher Land Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
To Err(or) is Human: Inclusive Error Handling Approaches Karen Herndon
Eric Watts
Orange County
Involving Users with Disabilities in UX Research Bora Eryilmaz Grand ABCD
WorkingWell 2.0: Assistive Technology for Autistic Employees Spenser Wright
Ian Moura
Grand GHJK
Captions in 360 Video: Rapid Prototyping for User Testing Marta Brescia-Zapata Elite 1-3
Inclusive User Research to Support Inclusive Design Gregory Weinstein
Maria Lamardo
Andrew Wong-Crocitto
Platinum 7-8

Friday, March 18, 2022

8:00 AM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Disability Through a Whole New Lens - Reframing Disability in Media Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)

9:20 AM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Augmented Reality Assistant for Independent Living Bryan Rowe Elite 1-3
World Services for the Blind path to Certified AT Instructor Eric Yarberry
Sharon Giovinazzo
Grand ABCD
Accessible Documents for Small Government Agencies Sharon Rosenblatt
Dana Marlowe
Platinum 7-8
Role-based Analysis Update: WCAG 2.2 Bill Tyler Orange County
More Than Just Webinars, It’s Certified Continuing Education Mike Wood Platinum 5 (VISPERO)
Making Accessibility a Part of Company Culture Rachel Comerford Grand GHJK
People with Disabilities Online Engagement During COVID-19 John Morris Platinum 2-3

10:20 AM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Polly: Gaming the Way to a Braille Display Donna McClure-Rogers
Greg Stilson
Grand ABCD
Accessible Next Level Visualizations Ted Gies
Øystein Moseng
Elite 1-3
Microsoft Teams and Fusion 2022 Matt Ater
Elizabeth Whitaker
Rachel Buchanan
Platinum 5 (VISPERO)
Accessible Technology Under the ADA and the Role of the DOJ Rebecca Bond Platinum 7-8
WCAG for PDF in Plain English Dax Castro Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
Secure Color Combinations of Stairs for Senior Citizens Hiroyuki Nakamura Platinum 2-3
Assistive Technologies in the Hybrid Workplace Kevin Grogg Grand GHJK

11:20 AM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
AR-Based Haptic Whiteboard User Interface for Blind People Reinhard Koutny Platinum 2-3
JAWS Screen Reader Compatibility Testing in Real Life Mike Desorda
Ryan Jones
Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
Making Tactile Graphics with Braille Embossers Maria Fernanda Zuniga Zabala
John Alexis Guerra Gomez
Platinum 7-8
Accessibility Leadership from the Grass Roots Pauline Kiet
Sherri Rita
Mark Stimson
Eric Yeh
Vita Zavoli
Grand GHJK
Ems, Rems, and Flexible Interfaces Christina Adams Orange County
Tracking Physical Rehabilitation with Smartphone App Harald Jagos Elite 1-3

1:20 PM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
How Can Micro-Mobility Include the Needs of Disabled People? Robin Mackenzie Spinks
Alan Clarke
Elite 1-3
Designing a Non-Visual Drawing Tool Mitali Kamat Platinum 7-8
Digital Accessibility Trends: 2022 Update Timothy Springer Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
CSUN's MS in Assistive Technology Studies & Human Services S. Victoria Jaque Platinum 2-3
Practicing Inclusive Meetings Colleen Wood
Sarah Schaidt
Grand GHJK

2:20 PM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Navigation for Every Ability Everywhere Mike May Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)
Enabling Widespread Accessibility with AI-Powered Captioning Najia Sabir
Bethany Stoltz
Scott Ready
Elite 1-3
Leveraging SaaS to Vastly Simplify Accessible Documents Jeff Jullion Platinum 7-8
Technology Implementation: Effective Strategies & Processes Rachel Kruzel Grand ABCD
Focus First: An Approach for Better Access and Usability Claudio Luis Vera
Marcelo Paiva
Orange County
Towards Knowledge Equity through Inclusion Volker Eckl Grand GHJK

3:20 PM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
Defining an Accessibility Testing Strategy for MATLAB Online Tristan Yang Grand ABCD
UDL Needs New Learning Skills for True Equity Paddy Heaton Orange County
Does ASR Have a Place in the Classroom? Kyle Phillips Elite 1-3
Improving Telecommunication Access Through Research Jim Malloy
Joe Gruessing
Platinum 2-3
Teaching Digital Accessibility to Non-Tech Students Paula Kaplan Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM)

4:20 PM PDT


Session Presenter(s) Location
The Dot Pad: The Full Screen Tactile Display for the Blind Kikwang Sung Grand ABCD
Auditorial: Immersive and Inclusive Storytelling Robin Mackenzie Spinks
David Clarke
Orange County
A Conversational Approach to Accessible Design Kevin Kalahiki Platinum 2-3