Saturday, September 27, 2014
Full Description of Sessions for Upcoming IDRAC Conference is Now Available!
Additional Information for Each Speaker for the IDRAC Conference is Available at the Following Link: http://tinyurl.com/
Thursday, September 25, 2014
The Schedule For The 2014 International Disability Rights Affirmation Conference
Announcing The Schedule For The 2014 International Disability Rights Affirmation Conference!
FRIDAY OCTOBER 3
Time (SLT)
Presenter (SL/RL)
Title
5:30-6:30
am
babar365
/ Babar Shahzad Chaudary
To
Be Announced
7:00-8:00
am
Eleonora
Falcon / Catherine Easton
Access
to the Internet and Human Rights
8:30-9:30
am
bentirran
/ David Sloan
From
Checklist Accessibility to Accessible User Experiences
10:00-11:00
am
Edmondo
Barbosa / Dr. Edmund LoPresti
Assistive
Technology for Computer Access
11:30-12:30
pm
Edmondo
Barbosa / Dr. Edmund LoPresti
Assistive
Technology for Computer Access
1:00-2:00
pm
Mixer
with Tunes by DJ Puterdoc Devin
Enjoy
a break to network and socialize
2:30-3:30
pm
GreggV
/ Gregg Vanderheiden
AutoPersonalization
in Real and Second Life
4:00-5:00
pm
LauraMDRC
/ Laura Hall
Fun
for Everyone: Assistive Technology for Video Gaming
5:30-6:30
pm
Sunnywassen
/ Gunela Astbrink
To
Be Announced
SATURDAY OCTOBER 4
Time (SLT)
Presenter (SL/RL)
Title
6:00-7:00
am
BrianKelly
Ah / Brian Kelly
Web
accessibility is not (primarily) about conformance with web accessibility
standards
7:30-8:30
am
TBA
/ Timothy Creagan
To
Be Announced
9:00-10:00
am
anthony79
/ Anthony Giannoumis
A
Revaluation of the Cultural Dimension of disability policy in the EU: the
impact of digitization and web accessibility
10:30-11:30
am
blondieCART
/ Gayl Hardeman
iSkye Silverweb
Gentle Heron / Alice Krueger
Hear
With Your Eyes - How It's Done
12:00-1:00
pm
3D
Displays
In
My Opinion...
Displays created by members of the Virtual Ability community
1:30-2:30
pm
Joel
Savard / Joel Foner
Wait,
what was that? Using inclusion to create a huge win for everyone, not just
those who 'need it'
3:00-4:00
pm
Tom
Bukowski / Tom Boellstorff
Bytes
and Pixels: The Social Impact of Digital Inclusion
4:30-5:30?
pm
After
Party with DJ Puterdoc Devin
Join
us for a tuneful conclusion to a great conference thanks to our presenters,
participants and volunteers.
We Hope To See You There!
Announcing The Schedule For The 2014 International Disability Rights Affirmation Conference!
|
Time (SLT)
|
Presenter (SL/RL)
|
Title
|
|
5:30-6:30
am
|
babar365
/ Babar Shahzad Chaudary
|
To
Be Announced
|
|
7:00-8:00
am
|
Eleonora
Falcon / Catherine Easton
|
Access
to the Internet and Human Rights
|
|
8:30-9:30
am
|
bentirran
/ David Sloan
|
From
Checklist Accessibility to Accessible User Experiences
|
|
10:00-11:00
am
|
Edmondo
Barbosa / Dr. Edmund LoPresti
|
Assistive
Technology for Computer Access
|
|
11:30-12:30
pm
|
Edmondo
Barbosa / Dr. Edmund LoPresti
|
Assistive
Technology for Computer Access
|
|
1:00-2:00
pm
|
Mixer
with Tunes by DJ Puterdoc Devin
|
Enjoy
a break to network and socialize
|
|
2:30-3:30
pm
|
GreggV
/ Gregg Vanderheiden
|
AutoPersonalization
in Real and Second Life
|
|
4:00-5:00
pm
|
LauraMDRC
/ Laura Hall
|
Fun
for Everyone: Assistive Technology for Video Gaming
|
|
5:30-6:30
pm
|
Sunnywassen
/ Gunela Astbrink
|
To
Be Announced
|
SATURDAY OCTOBER 4
|
Time (SLT)
|
Presenter (SL/RL)
|
Title
|
|
6:00-7:00
am
|
BrianKelly
Ah / Brian Kelly
|
Web
accessibility is not (primarily) about conformance with web accessibility
standards
|
|
7:30-8:30
am
|
TBA
/ Timothy Creagan
|
To
Be Announced
|
|
9:00-10:00
am
|
anthony79
/ Anthony Giannoumis
|
A
Revaluation of the Cultural Dimension of disability policy in the EU: the
impact of digitization and web accessibility
|
|
10:30-11:30
am
|
blondieCART
/ Gayl Hardeman
iSkye Silverweb Gentle Heron / Alice Krueger |
Hear
With Your Eyes - How It's Done
|
|
12:00-1:00
pm
|
3D
Displays
|
In
My Opinion...
Displays created by members of the Virtual Ability community |
|
1:30-2:30
pm
|
Joel
Savard / Joel Foner
|
Wait,
what was that? Using inclusion to create a huge win for everyone, not just
those who 'need it'
|
|
3:00-4:00
pm
|
Tom
Bukowski / Tom Boellstorff
|
Bytes
and Pixels: The Social Impact of Digital Inclusion
|
|
4:30-5:30?
pm
|
After
Party with DJ Puterdoc Devin
|
Join
us for a tuneful conclusion to a great conference thanks to our presenters,
participants and volunteers.
|
Sunday, September 7, 2014
SAVE THE DATE!
You're invited to the Oct. 3-4, 2014
International Disability Rights Affirmation Conference (IDRAC), sponsored by
Virtual Ability®,Inc. This international conference will be held in Second
Life®.
The theme for 2014 is "Technically, we're accessible... right?" Exploring True
Inclusion in the Digital World.
Join colleagues, friends, and community
members for presentations on web accessibility, advances in assistive
technology, creating an accessible user experience, accessible gaming, emerging
standards for technology, and more! Presenters from Spain, U.K., U.S., and
Australia will join us at The Sojourner Auditorium on Virtual Ability Island
within Second Life.
Why don’t you join us, too?
Keep your eyes on Virtual Ability's blog for
more information!
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