Agenda

8:30 a.m.
Check-in and Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Individual Introductions
Sheryl Burgstahler, Director of Accessible Technology & DO-IT
UW Technology Services

9:30 a.m.
AT and IT Accessibility Overview
Dan Comden, Access Technology Consultant
Terry Thompson, Technology Accessibility Specialist
Wendy Chisholm, Web Accessibility Specialist
UW Technology Services

10:15 a.m.
Break

10:30 a.m.
Accessibility for Simple to Moderate-Complexity DHTML Web Sites
Cynthia Shelly, Microsoft

11:30 a.m.
Small Group Discussion:

  • What do you perceive to be your biggest problems related to IT accessibility on your campus?
  • What do you perceive to be the answers? Do you have promising practices to share? What types of resources do you need in order to address these accessibility problems?

12:00 p.m.
Lunch

12:30 p.m.
Groups Report Out

1:00 p.m.
Accessibility in Procurement: An Overview
Terry Thompson, Technology Accessibility Specialist
UW Technology Services

1:30 p.m.
Accessibility from a Vendor Perspective
Matt May, Adobe

2:00 p.m.
Accessibility and the UW Purchasing Process
Suzanne Blais, Senior Contracts Manager, UW Purchasing
Dave McCone, Contract & Technology Manager, UWEO/Tech Transfer

2:30 p.m.
Break

2:45 p.m.
Small Group Discussion:
What are next steps for (a) the university, (b) we the attendees of the CBI, and (c) you individually, to move forward in improving IT accessibility at the UW?

3:30 p.m.
Small Groups Report Out

3:50 p.m.
Closing Remarks