2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. President & CEO of AnitaB.org, Brenda Darden Wilkerson, hosted a conversation on “The Accessible Future of Tech,” where she highlighted important advancements that support and empower people with disabilities in computing fields. As more and more of us find ourselves studying and working from home, thinking about accessible computing is more important than ever. View the presentation here.
Our esteemed panelists for this elevated conversation included:
• Elaine Schaertl Short, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor Computer Science at Tufts University
• Michelle Williams, Owner, M.A.W. Consulting, LLC – Making Accessibility Work
• Shiri Azenkot – Associate Professor, Information Science Director, Connective Media Program at Cornell University
| Resource | Link | Participant |
| Community committed to making virtual, augmented and mixed reality accessible to people with disabilities | xraccess.org | Jessie Arora |
| Teaching assistive technology | http://engr110.stanford.edu | Dave Jaffee |
| Accessibility toolkit and open source accessibility checker | https://www.ibm.com/able/toolkit/ | Mary Jo Mueller |
| Virtual assistive technology conference | resna.org | Dave Jaffee |
| AccessComputing | https://www.washington.edu/accesscomputing/ | Elaine Short |
| DO-IT | https://www.washington.edu/doit/ | |
| AccessEngineering | https://www.washington.edu/accesscomputing/ | Kat Steele |
| Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences | https://create.uw.edu/ | |
| Microsoft Inclusive Design | https://www.microsoft.com/design/inclusive/ | |
| CSUN Assistive Technology Conference | https://www.csun.edu/cod/conference/sessions/ | Shiri Azenkot |
| Teach Access | https://teachaccess.org/ | |
| Inclusive Design for a Digital World By Regine Gilbert | https://www.apress.com/us/book/9781484250150 | Aria Todd |
| Social Justice Engineer | https://twitter.com/talilalewis | Racel Adler |
| Accessible design and Accessibility | #a11y and #axschat | Eric Bailey |
| Discussing challenges in technical accessibility | https://technica11y.org/ | Aria Todd |
| Global CEO community revolutionizing disability inclusion | https://www.thevaluable500.com/ | Hillary Sun |
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