Strength in Numbers:

A Collaborative Approach to Digital Accessibility Across a University System

November 11 l 1PM ET l Online

This session showcases a collaborative, multi-perspective digital accessibility initiative implemented across 12 campuses within the University System of Maryland.
CONFERENCE VENUE

The University of the West of England

Frenchay Campus, Enterprise Park 1 building

 

LOCATION INFORMATION

Frenchay-exterior-fbl-build-850x480
2020-11-27
RECOMMENDED HOTEL

Holiday Inn Express Bristol - Filton

New Road, Bristol, BS34 8TJ United Kingdom

CLICK TO BOOK
ARRIVAL DRINKS

The Fox Den

For those arriving early, we'll be serving welcome drinks across the street from the Holiday Inn Express Bristol - Filton:

      • Monday, June 17th
      • 6:30-9pm
      • The Fox Den, New Rd, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8TJ, United Kingdom
exterior

Presenter Resources & Checklist  

*All items due by December 2nd
 
Registration
All presenters are required to register for the event here.
 
Headshots

Please submit your headshot for use on conference materials here.

Presenter Details

 
 
 

Presentation Template

Client presenters are welcome to use their preferred presentation templates or use the provided event presentation template. To use the provided template, click the image below to to download a copy of the base file and template file. Follow the instructions on the base file to build your presentation. 

2023 ADV Symposium- ppt template
AGENDA

Your marketing team, from the ground up

Your pain? We understand. This is why we do what we do, and can provide you with an experience like no other.

Check out our highlights from the 2023 Symposium!

🎯 What we'll chat about:

Can one university system tackle digital accessibility across 12 campuses without duplicating effort at every turn? The University System of Maryland (USM) set out to answer that question, and built a coordinated, cross-campus ecosystem to do it.

In this session, presenters Jennifer E. Potter, Ph.D. will share how USM turned a 12-campus system into a dynamic community of shared expertise, resources, and programming. Rather than treating accessibility as an IT add-on, USM shifted the work to be everyone's responsibility, accelerating gap identification, elevating shared concerns, and addressing each discipline's unique challenges along the way.

You'll leave with a practical roadmap to draft the core elements of a digital accessibility ecosystem tailored to your institution.

You'll hear about:

  • How to build a coordinated accessibility ecosystem across campuses with different levels of expertise and bandwidth.
  • The framework behind USM's approach, including the Six Essential Steps of Digital Accessibility (Headings, Links, Color & Contrast, Images, Tables, Media) and how it turns technical WCAG standards into common-language, actionable guidance.
  • Core elements and lessons learned from a multi-pronged initiative that you can adapt for your own institution.
  • How to strengthen accessible course design from the outset, maximizing limited resources and reducing duplication so students get a consistent, accessible experience.
  • How to identify your own stakeholder collaborators and draft the beginnings of your institution's accessibility ecosystem.

 

Registration Info:

You will receive a confirmation email with details for logging into the webinar. This webinar will be hosted on Wednesday, November 11th at 1:00 pm ET. Convert your time zone. This webinar will be recorded and available for replay.

Accessibility Info:

Symplicity is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible virtual event for all participants. We will provide live captioning for this webinar. For questions about other accommodations or needs, please let us know in the registration form.

Meet the Speakers

Jennifer Potter PhD

Associate Director of the William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation (CAI), University System of Maryland