Driving Collaborative Accessibility Improvements in Edtech Products

Thursday, October 27, 2016 | 4:30PM–5:20PM | Ballroom C, Level Three
Session Type: Breakout Session
Delivery Format: Interactive Presentation
Acquiring accessible IT products is a critical component to institutional IT practices that enable and empower the core academic mission of teaching, learning, research, and scholarship. We will share a procurement process exemplifying the collaboration with vendors via university system-wide contract negotiation/procurement strategies.


Outcomes: Understand the iterative, collaborative work needed to define clear levels of accessibility within edtech products *Identify steps needed to engage edtech vendors collaboratively *Learn about the usefulness of a clear VPAT

Presenters

  • Susan Cullen

    Director Universal Design and ICT accessibility, Tech For All, Inc.

  • Cheryl Pruitt

    Director, Accessible Technology Initiative, California State University, Office of the Chancellor