Are your digital materials truly accessible to every student and parent, even those with disabilities? Join us at the FREE Region 10 Content Accessibility Symposium this September 30th!
Whether you're creating LMS assignments, buying digital curriculum, posting to social media, or navigating software ratings (VPAT / ACRs), this symposium is for you! Learn practical, actionable solutions from expert speakers to fix non-accessible content and ensure your district meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA compliance as required by the U.S. Federal and Texas state governments.
Guest Speakers include:
- Glenda Sims -- As the Chief Information Accessibility Officer at Deque, Glenda champions the mission of digital equality. Deque is a prominent accessibility software & services company whose mission is to help organizations ensure their websites, software and mobile apps are fully usable by people with disabilities. Glenda's session is titled "Accessible by Default: How schools stop accessibility barriers before they reach students and families"
- Marsha & Ryan Wade -- Ryan offers the perspective of lifelong deafness and ASL communication. Marsha provides the lived experience of navigating low vision and Palinopsia following a 2024 brain aneurysm. Together they prove that accessibility isn’t just a checklist—it’s the bridge that keeps us all connected.
- Kylie Lord -- Kylie, who is blind and a recent graduate from UNT-Denton, relies on assistive technology (and her guide dog, Olivia) and regularly interacts with a variety of platforms, software, and devices. Her firsthand experience provides valuable insight into the accessibility challenges that students can encounter in digital environments.
- Sahar Khoshkar & Deanna West -- If your school uses Eduphoria and Aware, you need to hear this! Sahar & Deanna discuss accessibility features and considerations within Eduphoria and Aware platforms.
- Mark Pope -- Watch a live demo of the Pope Tech digital accessibility platform powered by the WAVE evaluation tool. Pope Tech helps organizations and educators scan websites & Canvas LMS courses for accessibility issues, track compliance progress, and access remediation training.