MD Tech Connect Extended is a program series that is offered free in addition to the annual MD Tech Connect events. These online programs are for anyone (library staff local to Maryland) who is interested, even if you don’t make it to the conference this year. This will be a fun and easy (and free) way to keep up with emerging technologies.
Website Testing: Accessible Sites for All
Jack Etienne Garrard, Web Accessibility Specialist, University of Maryland College Park
Thursday, April 9 , 2 – 3 p.m.
Register for Website Testing: Accessible Sites for All
Websites are often the first source of information and resources for many institutions, from contact information, to frequently asked questions, to event pages and calendars. For many with accessibility needs, websites are also a source of frustration–each accessibility barrier becoming one of a hundred ‘digital papercuts’. Learn not only what barriers to look out for, but also how to use automatic tools, manual testing, and prioritization/inventory guides to evaluate your sites for basic web accessibility issues.
Interpreting VPATs: How to Use Documentation to Ensure Accessibility Standards and Growth
Jack Etienne Garrard, Web Accessibility Specialist, University of Maryland College Park
Tuesday, April 14, 2 – 3 p.m.
Register for Interpreting VPATs: How to Use Documentation to Ensure Accessibility Standards and Growth
VPATs, HECVATs, and other accessibility documentation can be helpful resources in understanding accessibility barriers within third-party software, but may also be difficult to interpret for those unfamiliar with these types of documents. Go beyond VPAT collection and learn how to interpret a VPAT, how the issues listed may affect users with disabilities, and how to request remediation by vendors for the accessibility issues found.
Zoom captioning will be available. If you require an ASL interpreter or other accommodation for a program, please contact nini.beegan@maryland.gov with as much notice as possible, but no later than three weeks before the program date.