Thursday, March 5th
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Building a Culture of
Access
Sean J. Keegan, MS
Stanford University
Associate Director, Assistive Technology
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Abstract: The authoring of accessibility standards
and guidelines, such as the US Section 508 Standards for Electronic and
Information Technology or the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, provide
technical definitions of access in an attempt to improve the usability of
materials by individuals who may have a disability. Ideally, the implementation
of such accessibility criteria can provide a foundation for assistive
technology to enhance the individual's interaction with content or devices. One
aspect of the discussion will focus on the impact of such technical
requirements on the use and design of assistive technology as well as content
and applications for creating content.
Biosketch: Sean J. Keegan is the Associate
Director, Assistive Technology within the Office of Accessible Education (OAE)
at Stanford University. As a member of the OAE, Sean oversees the
implementation and support of assistive technology throughout the University.
He is also the lead coordinator of a Univesal Design Initiative to promote the
adoption of universal design principles in both learning and instruction. Sean
was previously the Web Accessibility Instructor / Training Specialist at the
High Tech Center Training Unit for the California Community Colleges focusing
on training and the development of best practices in the areas of accessible
web design, web usability, captioning of web-based multimedia, and the use of
assistive computer technologies.
- Contact information:
- Stanford University
- Office of Accessible Education
- 563 Salvatierra Walk
- Stanford, CA 94305-8540
- skeegan -at- stanford.edu
- Lecture Material:
- Slides - 1.5 Mb pdf
file
- Audio - 1:04:36 - 14.7 Mb
mp3 file
- Links:
- US Section
508 Standards
- WCAG
2.0
- Voluntary
Product Accessibility Template Sample
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