38th Annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Has Concluded
Sessions
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
10:20 AM PDT
| Session | Presenter(s) | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| Braille Displays vs. Notetakers: Everything You Need to Know | Jan Lynch Brittney Walters Megan Aragon | Grand AB | 
| Benchmarking Accessibility in User Research | Elana Chapman Abid Virani | Grand JK | 
| Rapid Prototyping with Accessibility in Mind | Marcelo Paiva Claudio Luis Vera Diego Baca Becky Gibson | Grand GH | 
| Ramping Up Your Accessibility Testing: A Beginner's Guide | Gigi Etienne | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) | 
| How to Profit from Your DE&I Efforts | Doug Koppenhofer | Platinum 3 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES) | 
| Shoulder-Mounted Tactile Notification System for DHH | Yuta Murayama Shunya Tanaka Yukiya Nakai Yuhki Shiraishi | Platinum 2 | 
| What’s New with Google Accessibility | Laura Allen Jonathan Bernal | Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM) | 
| The UDL Practicum: Impactfully Addressing Evolving Needs | Jim Stachowiak | Orange County 1-2 | 
| Automated Open-Source Keyboard Checker by IBM | Josiah Hoskins Ali Unwala Phill Jenkins | Grand CD | 
| A Quick Path to Web Accessibility and Avoiding Liability | Jeffrey Singleton | Platinum 7-8 | 
| The Importance of Marketing in Your Accessibility Program | Jill Power | Orange County 3-4 | 
| Native Mobile Accessibility – Dreaming and Brainstorming | Cory Joseph Chris McMeeking | Elite 1-3 | 
| Devices Accessibility at Amazon | Josh Miele Ryan French Samantha Eisen | Platinum 9-10 (BROADCAST STUDIO) | 
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| Session | Presenter(s) | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| CViConnect PRO Activity Customization | Stephanie Steffer | Grand AB | 
| Navigation Drone Using Light Touch Contact | Kurena Motokura Yurika Kiyota | Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM) | 
| How to Build a Business Case for Document Accessibility | Ligia Mora | Platinum 3 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES) | 
| Eliminate Students’ Dependency on Alternative Materials | George Kerscher Richard Orme Prashant Ranjan Verma | Grand GH | 
| Design System Accessibility | Kenneth Bigler | Platinum 7-8 | 
| 10 Tips for Good Storytelling | Nate Evans | Grand JK | 
| What’s New with Alexa? | Jessie Lorenz Fabio Sacca Josh Miele Juliana Tarpey | Platinum 9-10 (BROADCAST STUDIO) | 
| A Powerful Tool to Make PowerPoint STEM Contents Accessible | Katsuhito Yamaguchi Toshihiko Komada Toshihiro Kanahori | Orange County 1-2 | 
| Supporting Assistive Technology Users in the Enterprise | Harris Rosensweig | Grand CD | 
| Reflow... Did You Mean Mobile? | Doug Abrams | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) | 
| Making Sense of Large Data Visualizations | Oystein Moseng Ted Gies | Elite 1-3 | 
| European Digital Rights – Human Rights for a Digital Age? | Maksymilian Kuzmicz | Platinum 2 | 
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
8:00 AM PDT
| Session | Presenter(s) | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| CSUN's Legacy: Sessions that Changed our Careers | Jennison Asuncion Ted Drake | Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM) | 
9:20 AM PDT
| Session | Presenter(s) | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| A User Lead Evaluation of Non Visual Navigational Tech | Robin Spinks Dave Williams Darren Paskell | Grand CD | 
| Fully Inclusive Communications in Education | Ernie Crawford | Platinum 3 (CRAWFORD TECHNOLOGIES) | 
| Live Captions in Virtual Reality (VR) | Pranav Pidathla Dawson Franz James Waller Raja Kushalnagar Christian Vogler | Platinum 2 | 
| How to Implement Accessible Website Carousels | Kelly Heikkila Mike Sivill | Platinum 7-8 | 
| The Snack Talk: 15 Minute Immersive A11y Trainings | Rose Peruski Nikki Volpenhein | Grand GH | 
| How Google is Addressing Reading A11y Across Products | Jill Strawbridge Rain Michaels Shari Trewin | Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM) | 
| Creating Accessible Social Media Content | Leilani Mason | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) | 
| Working Internationally: How Accessibility Differs in Australia and the US | Gian Wild Sheryl Dwyer | Platinum 9-10 (BROADCAST STUDIO) | 
| A Fun Stump-the-Designers at IBM | Phill Jenkins | Orange County 3-4 | 
| How to Provide Students with Real-Time, Accessible Education | Jeff Jullion | Orange County 1-2 | 
| Anatomy of an Accessible PDF | Dax Castro | Grand AB | 
| The “Win-Win” of Accessible Tech for Government and Industry | Betsy Sirk Antonio Haileselassie | Elite 1-3 | 
| WCAG 3 Update | Rachael Bradley Montgomery | Grand JK | 
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Thursday, March 16, 2023
8:00 AM PDT
| Session | Presenter(s) | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| State of Play: The Intersection of Video Games & People with Disabilities | Andy Wu Mark Bartlet | Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM) | 
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| Session | Presenter(s) | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| Bridging the Access Gap in SAT Preparation | Hari Palani | Elite 1-3 | 
| When Assistive Technology Meets Mainstream | Adi Kushnir | Grand CD | 
| Bringing Everyone Together Whether You Feel It or See It | Grace Kim Insik Seo Jaemin Park | Orange County 3-4 | 
| Conquer A11y Challenges During Software Design & Development | Roxana Fischer David Sloan | Platinum 5 (VISPERO) | 
| From Accessibility Checks to Design Partnership | Hadi Rangin | Platinum 7-8 | 
| Beyond Websites: NCAM and Media Accessibility | Bryan Gould Madeleine Rothberg | Grand GH | 
| Impact of COVID-19 on Workers with Sight Loss | Mahadeo Sukhai | Grand AB | 
| Accessibility and Universal Design (UD) Connection with DEI | Catherine Schmitt Whitaker Sue Cullen Elaine Ober | Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM) | 
| An Accessible BLE Beacon Based Indoor Wayfinding System | Ajay Abraham Vinod Namboodiri | Platinum 2 | 
| I Never Knew a Website Could Hurt Someone | Karl Groves | Grand JK | 
Friday, March 17, 2023
8:00 AM PDT
| Session | Presenter(s) | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| FED Talk: Accessibility with the Access Board and GSA | Timothy Creagan Katherine Eng Andrew Nielsen | Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM) | 
9:20 AM PDT
| Session | Presenter(s) | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| Disability Bias & New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence | Christopher Land | Platinum 2 | 
| Audio Describer As Cast Member: AD At Every Performance | Joel Snyder | Grand CD | 
| Changing Daily Lives of Children and Adults Battling With Dyslexia | Laëtitia Longuefosse | Platinum 9-10 (BROADCAST STUDIO) | 
| Accessibility Guidelines for Mobile App Development | Nikita Varma | Orange County 3-4 | 
| Experience Study - Make Your Digital Products Successful | Seda Maurer | Grand JK | 
| Achieving Digital Bliss for Screen Reader Users | Keith Bundy Inka Taagehøj | Platinum 7-8 | 
| Equal Access to Phone Calls for Deaf/HH/DeafBlind by Nagish | Bryan Ward Tomer Aharoni | Elite 1-3 | 
| Finding Assistive Technology Solutions for College Students | Mike Sauter | Orange County 1-2 | 
| JAWS Scripting: The Ultimate Workplace Accommodation | Ryan Jones Ben Knolles | Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM) | 
| Introducing Tech First Policy Into a Tech First State | Kelly Schuck | Grand AB | 
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1:20 PM PDT
| Session | Presenter(s) | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| Creating Outdoor Digital Maps Accessible to Blind Users | Christopher Toth | Grand AB | 
| An AI Enabled Storefront Accessibility Annotation Platform | Xuan Wang Jiawei Liu Zhigang Zhu William Seiple | Platinum 2 | 
| Indoor Navigation 2023 | Mike May | Grand CD | 
| How The Blind Life Came to be Known | Sam Seavey | Platinum 9-10 (BROADCAST STUDIO) | 
| Creating an Accessibility Machine for 220 Million Users | Nir Horesh | Grand GH | 
| Partners Across Campus Launch Accessibility Training Academy | Alison Haynes | Grand JK | 
| Accessibility CoE - The Minimalist Approach | Naveen Gandamalla | Platinum 7-8 | 
| When Is Being Disruptive a Good Thing? | Tyrone Mitchell Rosalind Paradis | Orange County 3-4 | 
| Designing Section 508-Compliant eLearning Microlearnings | Najia Sabir | Orange County 1-2 | 
| Designing Engaging and Inclusive Learning Experiences | Sarah Schaidt Colleen Wood | Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM) | 
| Intro to the new Microsoft Adaptive Accessories | Gabi Michel Erin Muston-Firsch | Elite 1-3 | 
2:20 PM PDT
| Session | Presenter(s) | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| Empathic Talk With the Visually Impaired in Design Thinking | Hyung Nam Kim | Platinum 2 | 
| User Testing for Digital Products | Niki Ramesh | Grand JK | 
| Tailoring Accommodations to the Individual | Nate Streeper | Orange County 1-2 | 
| Community-Centered Accessibility & Disability Inclusion | Rachael Bradley Montgomery Brian Montgomery | Elite 1-3 | 
| Dev, Browser, or AT: Debugging Web Accessibility Issues | Elizabeth Whitmer | Orange County 3-4 | 
| Building a Comprehensive Digital Accessibility Program | Kimberly Norris Brian Fodrey | Grand AB | 
| Accessibility as a Driver of Innovation in Hospitality | Nicole Bergstrom Zane McHattie Steven Fontaine Andrea Skeries | Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM) | 
| Big Picture: All Roads Lead Back to Workplace Accessibility | Ben Congleton | Platinum 7-8 | 
| Replacing an Accessible Website: Ensuring a Better New Site | Kate Tipton Alen Davoudian | Grand GH | 
3:20 PM PDT
| Session | Presenter(s) | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| Michigan AT Guidelines for Teachers of Students Blind and VI | Ann McKay-Bacon | Grand AB | 
| Centralization: The Key to Scaling Video Accessibility | Lily Bond | Elite 1-3 | 
| An Approach to Real-Time, Client-Side Accessibility Audits | Cezary Tomczyk | Grand GH | 
| Quantifying Accessibility Success at VMware | Santina Croniser | Platinum 7-8 | 
| Improving the Accessibility of Math for Middle Schoolers | Geoff Freed Elizabeth Barker | Orange County 1-2 | 
| How to Make the Hiring Process Inclusive | Poonam Tathavadkar Sarah Margolis-Greenbaum | Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM) | 
| Disability Staff Evaluation by Students | Lesley Farmer Alan Safer Basanth Shankar | Orange County 3-4 | 
| Digital Accessibility in FinTech World | Irfan Ali Alexandra Beall | Grand CD | 
| Accessibility Considerations for Security in Digital Banking | Rosalie Chung | Platinum 2 | 
| Pitfalls of Machine Generated PDFs | Richard Steinberg | Grand JK | 
4:20 PM PDT
| Session | Presenter(s) | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| Vision Rehabilitation Assistive Technology Interventions | Bryan Wolynski | Grand AB | 
| Are Your Digital Ads Accessible? | Michael Parker | Platinum 6 (LIVESTREAM) | 
| Save Our World With Accessibility & Progressive Enhancement | Jennifer Strickland | Orange County 3-4 | 
| How We Weave Accessibility Into Our Product Process | Kevin Ho | Grand JK | 
| Reimagining Assistive Technology in the Classroom | Rick Ferrie | Orange County 1-2 | 
| Accommodating Hidden Disabilities with AT | Lisa Mathess Teresa Goddard | Elite 1-3 | 
| Remote Training Strategies for Employees with Disabilities | Harris Rosensweig | Grand CD | 
| Smart Living: A True Tech-First Model of Service Delivery | Brian Hart | Platinum 2 | 
| Keyboard Accessibility: Promoting Accessibility at the Library of Congress | Rachael Bradley Montgomery | Platinum 7-8 | 
 
          