MARCH 2023 EDITION OF INSIDE EQUAL ACCESS

Hello, Flashes family! This is Alison. I just got back from California State University at Northridge’s (CSUN) Accessible Technology Convention. What an experience! The conference was attended by close to 1500 disabled users, care givers, and pros from education, technology, business, and engineering industries.

The world of accessibility is expanding at warp speed and I was privileged to see new tech and meet people on the cutting edge of invention and development. Being in a place where people with disabilities are the majority was invigorating.

After speaking at two sessions, attending a dozen plus seminars, and hearing an amazing keynote address, I’m even more excited about advocating for our students and staff with disabilities.

Places that brim with acceptance of disability CAN exist. Thank you for your work, readers, to make Kent State one of those places.

Women’s History Month: Women in Social Media

Created in 1987 after the Women’s History Project commissioned Congress, Women’s History Month has been celebrated in the United States for the past 36 years. While March is the month we celebrate the amazing accomplishment of women, in recent years, social media platforms have exploded with influencers living with disabilities.

Android Accessibility: Part 3 of 4 – "Reduced Motion"

In this new article of the series, we takes closer look at some of the best accessibility features in the latest version of the Android operating system, Android 13, Google’s “most accessible OS yet”.

Opening Up our World Through Closed Captioning

Captioning technology was used during the pandemic to make live events accessible for all, and it continue to be used more widely in all areas of life with new innovations coming out every year.

Employee Spotlight: Johnny Rocco

This month, we honor Johnny Rocco, a Training Coordinator, for his remarkable effort in addressing accessibility in his workshops and supporting his colleagues with technology training needs.

Johnny Rocco, Senior Training Coordinator for the Division of Information Technology

September

Date	Time	Title
SEPT 9	12:15 - 12:45 p.m.	Accessibility in a Flash: Headings and Labels
SEPT 12	1 - 2 p.m.	Making PDFs Accessible Using Adobe Acrobat Pro
SEPT 23	12:15 - 12:45 p.m.	Accessibility in a Flash: Adding Alt Text to Images
SEPT 24	1:30 - 3 p.m.	Creating Accessible Marketing and Social Media
SEPT 26	10:30 a.m. - noon	Accessibility for Webmasters 101
SEPT 26	11 a.m. - noon	Creating Accessible Courses in Canvas

October

Date	Time	Title
OCT 1	1 - 2:30 p.m.	Disability in the Classroom
OCT 7	12:15 - 12:45 p.m.	Accessibility in a Flash: Captioning Live and Recorded Videos
OCT 8	11 a.m. - noon	Managing My Disability for Kent State Employees
OCT 10	10:30 a.m. - noon	Accessibility for Webmasters 201
OCT 17	10:30 a.m. - noon	Accessibility for Webmasters 301
OCT 17	1 - 2 p.m.	Accessibility Awareness 101
OCT 22	1 - 2 p.m.	Creating Accessible Events: In Person and Virtual
OCT 28	12:15 - 12:45 p.m.	Accessibility in a Flash: Screen Reader Demo
OCT 29	1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Creating Accessible Courses in Canvas
OCT 30	1 - 2:30 p.m.	Creating Accessible Office 365 Documents

November

Date	Time	Title
NOV 5	1 - 2:30 p.m.	Writing Accessible Code
NOV 7	1 - 2 p.m.	Accessibility Awareness 201
NOV 11	12:15 - 12:45 p.m.	Accessibility in a Flash: Quick Start Your Own Accessibility Testing
NOV 14	1:30 - 3 p.m.	Creating Accessible InDesign Publications
NOV 19	1 - 2 p.m.	Accessibility Animals on Campus

MARCH 2023 EDITION OF INSIDE EQUAL ACCESS

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