Virtual Ability

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Virtual Ability Mental Health Symposium - 05/02/15 - Losing It: On Disability,Diagnosis, and Depression

Presenter	Title / Subject	All Times SLT
Dr. Harshita Biswas	Psychological Comorbidities in Children with Specific Learning Disabilities	8:30-9:30am
	Panel discussion among persons dealing with depression, family members, and healthcare providers	10:00-11:00am
	Interlude I: "Musicians Get Depressed Too" with Arisia Vita	11:00-11:30am
Amanda9214 and Jenna0212	Everyday Language and Clinical Diagnosis in Depression and Anxiety	11:30am-12:30pm
	Interlude 2: "Musicians Get Depressed Too" with Arisia Vita	12:30-1:00pm
Colleen Crary (Postponed)	"DEPRESSION: Everything You Want to Know But Are Too Depressed To Ask"	1:00-2:00pm (Postponed)
Alice Krueger	"How to Read a Research Paper (without getting depressed)"	2:30-3:30pm
Tom Stewart, JD	Discussing SSDI and the challenges of showing eligibility for a person with an "invisible disability"	4:00-5:00pm

FRIDAY OCTOBER 3

Time (SLT)	Presenter (SL/RL)	Title
5:30-6:30 am	babar365 / Babar Shahzad Chaudary (SL Name TBA) / Rajeeka Ponrasa	Alternative Navigation Assistance Aids for the Visually Impaired and Blind Persons
7:00-8:00 am	EleonoraFalcon / 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	508David / David Baquis	Frontier Technology Issues
1:00-2:00 pm	Mixer with Tunes by DJ Puterdoc Devin	Enjoy a break to network and socialise
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	Sunnywasser / Gunela Astbrink	Digital accessibility policy & practice: Case studies from Australia & the Pacific

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	508man / Timothy Creagan	Section 508 and Accessibility
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.

Additional Information for Each Speaker for the IDRAC Conference is Available at the Following Link: http://tinyurl.com/IDRACSpeakers

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