Agenda - Web Accessibility Capacity Building Institute

November 29 - December 1, 2006
Hotel Andra, Seattle

Tuesday, 11-28-06

7-9:00pm
Evening Social and Time to Get Reacquainted
The Loft at the Hotel Andra (floor above the registration counter)

Wednesday, 11-29-06

8 - 9:00am
Buffet Breakfast and Networking
Hotel Andra Mezzanine and Ballroom

9:00 am
Welcome and Introductions
Sheryl Burgstahler, DO-IT, University of Washington

9:40am
Web Apps - The Next Generation: Access Opportunity or Challenge?
TV Raman, Google

10:30am
Break

10:45am
Assistive Technology Vendor Panel
TV Raman, Google
Doug Geoffray, GW Micro

11:45
Introduction to Small Group Discussion Format
Sheryl Burgstahler, DO-IT, University of Washington

12:00pm
Working Lunch
Hotel Andra Mezzanine and Ballroom
Working group discussions: What are the most important issues in maintaining accessibility of the web as we use rich media?

1:30pm
Working group reports

2:00pm
W3C Roadmap for Accessible Rich Internet Applications
Rich Schwerdtfeger, IBM and W3C Web Accessibility Initiative

3:00
Break

3:15
Working group discussions:

What are the first steps to take to assure the accessibility of the emerging web?
What are specific roles (for webmasters, educators, administrators, institutions, vendors, government entities, standards organizations, consumers, etc.) in assuring the accessibility of the emerging web?

4:15
Working group reports

4:45
Preview of tonight's activity and tomorrow's agenda
Daily feedback

5:00
Adjourn

6:30 - 8:30
Network and discuss future collaborations
Cutters Bayhouse Restaurant, 2001 Western Avenue
(Meet in the hotel lobby at 6:10 to walk together (less than half a mile). If you need a ride please arrange this with CBI staff.)

Thursday, 11-30-06

8 - 9:00 am
Working Buffet Breakfast, Networking, and Discussion
Hotel Andra Mezzanine and Ballroom

8:45
Overview of Agenda
Sheryl Burgstahler, DO-IT, University of Washington

9:00
Management Panel: Policies, Practices, and Processes for Maintaining Accessibility

Bill Corrigan
Director, Distance Learning Design, University of Washington Educational Outreach
Cheryl Hammond
Senior Applications Systems Engineer, Administrative Information Systems (AIS) Development, University of Washington
Weizhong Wang
Senior Information Processing Consultant, Division of Information Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

10:00
Break

10:15
Working group discussions:

What are policies, practices, and processes for assuring accessibility of web resources within an institution, department, or other organization?
What are some mechanisms for enforcing web accessibility?

11:00
Working group report

11:30
Accessibility of Rich Adobe Applications
Bob Regan, Adobe

12:30 pm
Working Lunch
Hotel Andra Mezzanine and Ballroom
Working group discussions: How do we support emerging technologies without sacrificing accessibility?

1:30pm
Working group report

2:00
Programming Web Interfaces: A Live Interactive Problem Solving Session
Todd Kloots, Yahoo!
Doug Geoffray, GW Micro

3:00
Break

3:15
Working group discussions: What do you need to efficiently and reliably create web interfaces?

4:15
Working group reports

4:45
Preview of tomorrow's agenda
Daily feedback

5:00
Adjourn

5:00+
Dinner on Your Own

Friday, 12-1-06

8-9:00 am
Working Buffet Breakfast, Networking, and Discussion
Hotel Andra Mezzanine and Ballroom

9:00 - Noon

Facilitated discussion
Action planning
Moving forward
Future collaborations

11:30
CBI Evaluation
Box lunch and further discussion

Have a safe trip home!