Webinars

IAAP offers live webinars on a monthly basis on a variety of topics. Please see below for a listing of live upcoming webinars you can attend. View more information about live webinar fees and registration information.

If you miss a webinar, IAAP records and archives every webinar and makes them available for you to purchase. View archived webinars and learn more about the different ways you can access archived webinars including purchasing Archived Webinar Bundles or the option to purchase individual archived webinars.

Registrants of a live broadcast webinar will receive access to the recording at the conclusion of the broadcast.

IAAP Members receive discounts and complimentary access to live broadcast webinars and/or archived webinars depending upon their membership level.  Access Member webinar benefits to learn more.

2018 IAAP Webinar Series:

Calendar of Upcoming Live Webinars:

How MacEwan University Created Accessible Learning Resources, and the Impact on Student Perceptions of their Learning

Live Broadcast Date: Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Eastern (UTC - 4 hours)
Length: 1.5 hours
Speaker(s): Laurie Osbaldeston, Senior Assistive Technology Specialist, MacEwan University
Target Audience:  AT Professionals, Course Designers, Disability Services Professionals
Skill Level:  All levels 

Overview:  In this session, Laurie Osbaldeston will introduce you to a research project teaming MacEwan University's Centre for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence and Services to Students with Disabilities departments. In this project, academics create accessible learning resources for all students using Sonocent software for Windows and Mac. The project is focused on looking at the ways which access to the software, resources and class recordings has affected students perception of their learning. You will also learn about ways to partner with faculty, and MacEwan's plans for expanding the research throughout the University.

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Authoring Tools Accessibility: New US and European Requirements

Live Broadcast Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Eastern (UTC - 4 hours)
Length: 1.5 hours
Speaker(s):  Michael Gower, Senior Consultant, IBM
Target Audience:  Designers, Developers, Testers and Policy Analysts
Skill Level:  Beginner - Intermediate 

Overview:  New U.S. and European accessibility standards require products to support the creation and output of accessible content, including content authored by end users. This webinar will explore the impacts of each of these new requirements on design, development and test roles.

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ARIA: What, Why and When

Live Broadcast Date: Thursday, October 11, 2018
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Eastern (UTC - 4 hours)
Length: 1.5 hours
Speaker(s):  Phil Kragnes, Manager, Computer Accommodations Program (CAP), University of Minnesota
Target Audience:  Web and application developers; accessibility professionals; development team managers and supervisors
Skill Level:  Intermediate - Advanced

Overview:  The W3C ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) suite can be used to identify and aid navigation of Web page regions, identify page elements and relationships, alert users to dynamic content changes and more. 

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Agile Accessibility in a Regulated Industry

Live Broadcast Date: Thursday, November 15, 2018
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Eastern (UTC - 5 hours)
Length: 1.5 hours
Speaker(s):  Curt Holst, Digital Accessibility Manager, Barclays and Paul Cavanagh, Lean Control Tool Product Manager, Barclays
Target Audience:  Accessibility Managers, Agile Delivery Teams, Control Environment Owners
Skill Level:  Intermediate 

Overview: Agile has increased in popularity over the past few years as a way of delivering technology products at pace. However, agile delivery can present a challenge to organizations working in highly regulated industries such as Financial Services. In this webinar, Curt Holst (Digital Accessibility Manager) and Paul Cavanagh (Lean Control Product Owner) will discuss the approach taken by Barclays to maintain a control environment whilst leveraging agile ways of working to accelerate Barclays digital adoption and delivery.

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Let's Not Ignore the People That Matter in Accessibility Testing

Live Broadcast Date: Thursday, December 13, 2018
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Eastern (UTC - 5 hours)
Length: 1.5 hours
Speaker(s):  Shilpi Kapoor, CEO, BarrierBreak
Target Audience:  Accessibility Testers, Project Managers, Accessibility Leads
Skill Level:  All Levels

Overview: People with disabilities are who we are all looking to include while promoting accessibility. But are we forgetting this user group? Is our focus more on accessibility testing using tools and experts? The key question is how do we balance the use of automation tools and get the inputs from the actual people that matter! The people who are affected when the websites or mobile applications aren't accessible. Let's talk about how to include people with disabilities as accessibility experts and user testers.

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  Live Broadcast Webinar Fees and Registration Information:  

Per live broadcast webinar pricing: $39 for members; $79 for non-members

IAAP members have two options to purchase access to our live webinar broadcasts.
 

1. Pay-as-you-go option:

   
   Per live broadcast webinar: $39 for members
   
   This option allows for greater flexibility for IAAP members to select which webinars they would like to attend. If you are a member and would like to attend one or more live webinars, please visit the IAAP Webinar Series Member Registration webpage.  You will need to be logged into IAAP in order to access this page.  (Professional Members, Student Members, Platinum Corporate, and Gold Corporate Members should check their membership benefits for eligibility for complimentary live broadcast webinars.)
   
    

2. Live webinar package option for Member organizations:

   
   This option allows for members to have access to all IAAP live webinars for 2018. You may purchase a live webinar package for your organization by either visiting our Live Webinar Package online credit card payment form or by contacting info@accessibilityassociation.org to pay by invoice. Once you have made your purchase, a member of our team will reach out to you with your unique access code. You and your team will need to register at this IAAP Live Webinar Package Attendee registration. Registering here ensures that you and your team will receive access instructions for all webinars and that they will continue to receive webinar email communications from IAAP. (Below pricing is for the basic number of employees included in the standard membership levels.)

   Webinar Package pricing: *

   • Associate Corporate: $240.00
   • Standard Corporate: $800.00
   • Silver Corporate: $1,600.00
   • Gold Corporate: Live Webinars Included in membership benefits - Register via Live Broadcast Webinar Registration Form for Platinum/Gold Members
   • Platinum Corporate: Live Webinars Included in membership benefits - Register via Live Broadcast Webinar Registration Form for Platinum/Gold Members
   • Level I : $480.00
   • Level II : $960.00
   • Level III: $2,000.00

  * Webinar pricing includes access to all Live Broadcast Webinars conducted in the 2018 Series. Live Broadcast Webinar schedule may be subject to change throughout the year.

  Not an IAAP Member?  

Registration for Non-members - Live broadcast webinars for non-members are $79 per webinar.

To receive discounts for IAAP webinars and other IAAP benefits, consider becoming a member! Visit our membership signup page to join.
 

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