Event Title
Breakout Sessions
Start Date
22-3-2019 10:45 AM
End Date
22-3-2019 11:45 AM
Description
Session 1
Building a Campus Technology Accessibility Team
Information technology is so widely dispersed throughout today’s campus infrastructure, it cannot be the purview of one person or one department alone. Yet it can be difficult to convince a campus community that accessibility is, truly, everyone’s responsibility. This session will look at how SUNY Cortland created a Technology Accessibility Advisory Committee to improve IT accessibility throughout the institution. How was it started? Who is included? How has it built a record of steadily improving accessibility? The session will include a conversation with attendees about how this work is being addressed at their own institutions.
Biography
Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman is the Assistant Director of Disability Resources at SUNY Cortland. In his 14 years at Cortland, Jeremy has trained students on access technology and been a member of the College’s Technology Accessibility Advisory Committee. He won the 2018 New York State Disability Services Council Assistive Technology Award for promoting campus accessibility for students with disabilities.
Session 2
An Introduction to Web Accessibility
The goal of web accessibility is to create web sites that more people can use effectively in more situations. Web accessibility is defined as the inclusive practice of removing barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to websites by people with disabilities. Up to 20% of the population has a disability including people who a blind or have low vision, people who are deaf or hard of hearing, people who have motor disabilities and can’t use a mouse, and people who have cognitive disabilities such as dyslexia. In this presentation, Mark will introduce web accessibility and why it matters, give an overview of the legal landscape, demonstrate tools and techniques to identify accessibility issues, and provide a framework for creating a web accessibility program
Biography
Mark Greenfield has worked at the University at Buffalo (UB) for over 30 years in a variety of web and instructional technology related roles. He currently holds the position of Web Accessibility Officer. Mark also served as a visiting instructor in UB’s former School of Informatics where he taught a graduate level course on web accessibility. In addition to his work at UB, Mark has over 20 years of consulting experience specializing in web accessibility, web and digital governance, web strategy, and user centered design. He is also an award-winning speaker who is known for his thoughtful vision of the future of the web and technology on college campuses. He is very active in the higher education web community serving on numerous boards and committees.
Session 3
Ingraining Accessibility into the Fabric of University Life
As educators we all work to meet students' varying learning needs in order to most effectively support their success. Included within that effort is the work institutions do to ensure programs and services are accessible to all students, including students with disabilities. This presentation will provide a high level overview of accessibility in virtual environments. The goal is to raise awareness and generate ideas to institutionalize online accessibility through the concepts of shared responsibility and universal design.
Biography
Nazely Kurkjian is the Coordinator of Disability, Diversity & Nontraditional Student Services within the Office of University Life at SUNY System Administration. Prior to her role at SUNY, Nazely was the Adaptive Technology Specialist in the Services for Students with Disabilities Office at Binghamton University. Nazely serves as the advisor to the SUNY Student Assembly, and the System liaison to the Campus Disability Services Professionals Group, College Union and Campus Activities Professionals Group, Residence Life and Housing Administrators, and Fraternity/Sorority Advisors’ across SUNY. She actively participates in state level and system-wide committees and outreach activities to advance equity and inclusion for all learners. Nazely has presented at numerous conferences including the SUNY Technology Conference, SUNY Diversity Conference, SUNY Conference on Instruction and Technology, Eastern New York Association of College and Research Libraries Conference, and the New York State Disability Services Council Conferences. Nazely earned both her bachelor's degree in Philosophy and master's degree in Student Affairs Administration at Binghamton University.
Breakout Sessions
Session 1
Building a Campus Technology Accessibility Team
Information technology is so widely dispersed throughout today’s campus infrastructure, it cannot be the purview of one person or one department alone. Yet it can be difficult to convince a campus community that accessibility is, truly, everyone’s responsibility. This session will look at how SUNY Cortland created a Technology Accessibility Advisory Committee to improve IT accessibility throughout the institution. How was it started? Who is included? How has it built a record of steadily improving accessibility? The session will include a conversation with attendees about how this work is being addressed at their own institutions.
Biography
Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman is the Assistant Director of Disability Resources at SUNY Cortland. In his 14 years at Cortland, Jeremy has trained students on access technology and been a member of the College’s Technology Accessibility Advisory Committee. He won the 2018 New York State Disability Services Council Assistive Technology Award for promoting campus accessibility for students with disabilities.
Session 2
An Introduction to Web Accessibility
The goal of web accessibility is to create web sites that more people can use effectively in more situations. Web accessibility is defined as the inclusive practice of removing barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to websites by people with disabilities. Up to 20% of the population has a disability including people who a blind or have low vision, people who are deaf or hard of hearing, people who have motor disabilities and can’t use a mouse, and people who have cognitive disabilities such as dyslexia. In this presentation, Mark will introduce web accessibility and why it matters, give an overview of the legal landscape, demonstrate tools and techniques to identify accessibility issues, and provide a framework for creating a web accessibility program
Biography
Mark Greenfield has worked at the University at Buffalo (UB) for over 30 years in a variety of web and instructional technology related roles. He currently holds the position of Web Accessibility Officer. Mark also served as a visiting instructor in UB’s former School of Informatics where he taught a graduate level course on web accessibility. In addition to his work at UB, Mark has over 20 years of consulting experience specializing in web accessibility, web and digital governance, web strategy, and user centered design. He is also an award-winning speaker who is known for his thoughtful vision of the future of the web and technology on college campuses. He is very active in the higher education web community serving on numerous boards and committees.
Session 3
Ingraining Accessibility into the Fabric of University Life
As educators we all work to meet students' varying learning needs in order to most effectively support their success. Included within that effort is the work institutions do to ensure programs and services are accessible to all students, including students with disabilities. This presentation will provide a high level overview of accessibility in virtual environments. The goal is to raise awareness and generate ideas to institutionalize online accessibility through the concepts of shared responsibility and universal design.
Biography
Nazely Kurkjian is the Coordinator of Disability, Diversity & Nontraditional Student Services within the Office of University Life at SUNY System Administration. Prior to her role at SUNY, Nazely was the Adaptive Technology Specialist in the Services for Students with Disabilities Office at Binghamton University. Nazely serves as the advisor to the SUNY Student Assembly, and the System liaison to the Campus Disability Services Professionals Group, College Union and Campus Activities Professionals Group, Residence Life and Housing Administrators, and Fraternity/Sorority Advisors’ across SUNY. She actively participates in state level and system-wide committees and outreach activities to advance equity and inclusion for all learners. Nazely has presented at numerous conferences including the SUNY Technology Conference, SUNY Diversity Conference, SUNY Conference on Instruction and Technology, Eastern New York Association of College and Research Libraries Conference, and the New York State Disability Services Council Conferences. Nazely earned both her bachelor's degree in Philosophy and master's degree in Student Affairs Administration at Binghamton University.
