George Mason University

Presentations

ATI staff participate in various presentations throughout the year at local, regional, and national conferences/trainings. Visit this page for documents of our most recent presentations (<5 yrs.).

Accessing Higher Ground Conference: November 22, 2019

Presentation by Scott Ready (Verbit) & Robert Starr

• From Accommodations to Inclusion: How to Build a Captioning Budget that Benefits All Students (PDF)

Presentation by Terrill Thompson (UW), Korey Singleton, & Shadi Abou-Zhara (W3C)

• Teaching Accessibility: Case studies of courses that include accessibility topics in their curricula (PDF)

Accessible Technology Symposium – Miami University, Ohio: April 19, 2019

Presentation by Korey Singleton

• Meeting Faculty in the Middle: Practice Strategies for Helping Instructional Faculty Implement Inclusive Teaching Practices (PDF)

CSUN Assistive technology Conference: March 14, 2019

Presentation by Paul Rayius (CommonLook) & Robert Starr

• Building a Sustainable Document Remediation Plan (PDF)

Accessing Higher Ground Conference: November 15, 2018

Presentation by Korey Singleton & Robert Starr

• Building a Sustainable Document Remediation Plan: Hits and Misses from GMU’s 1-yr. pilot (PDF) 

AHEAD Conference: July 17-21, 2018

Presentation by Courtney Ward & Korey Singleton (Session 4.2)

• Establishing a Successful Accessible Media Program in Higher Education (PDF)

Presentation by Korey Singleton & Kristine Neuber

• Taking a fresh look at document accessiblity (PDF) (Session 6.13)

Accessing Higher Ground Conference: November 15-17, 2017

Presentation by Korey Singleton & Kristine Neuber

• Exploratory study examining how students with visual impairments navigate accessible documents (PDF)

Presentation by Gian Wild (AccessibilityOz) & Kristine Neuber

• Using OzART to Test Websites in Higher Education: A GMU Case Study (PPT)

Panel Session by Jamie Axelrod (Northern Arizona University), Kristine Neuber, & Mike Williamson (CU-Boulder)

• So you have an ICT policy: What to do when everything becomes an exception (PPT)

PASSHE Virtual Conference: February 16, 2017

Presentation by Kara Zirkle (Miami-OH) & Korey Singleton

• Innovative Distance Education: Accessibility and Usability Training (PDF)
• Accessibility and Usability Training (YouTube)
• Video hosted on PASSHE Conference website (Search for “Innovative Distance Education“)

National AHEAD Conference: July 11, 2016

Presentation by Kara Zirkle

• Hot Topics: Accessibility in Higher Education (PDF)
• Utilizing Technology and Strategies to Promote Student Success (PPT)
  • Handout: Free and Low Cost AT for Everyone (DOC)

ADA Symposium: June 19, 2016

Presentation by Courtney Ward & Korey Singleton

• GMU’s Captioning and Transcription Project (PPT)

The National Association of ADA Coordinators – Higher Education Track: April 13, 2016

Presentation by Kara Zirkle

• Effective Use of Assistive Technology Part 1 & 2 (PDF)

CSUN: Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference, March 23, 2016

Presentation by Kara Zirkle & Lily Bond (3Play Media)

• Advanced Workflows for Captioning in Higher Education (PDF)
• Advanced Workflows for Captioning (YouTube)

Virginia AER Conference: March 9, 2016

Presentation by Korey Singleton & Stephanie Robbins

• Navigating Word, PPT, and the Internet with Screen Readers (PPT)

NACUA CLE Workshop: November 12, 2015

Presentation by Korey Singleton, Kristi Harris (OCR), & Olabisi Okubadejo (Ballard Spahr LLC)

• Best Practices in Digital Accessibility – Ensuring Accessible Websites, Courses, and More (PPT)

Virginia AER Conference: March 20, 2015

Presentation by Korey Singleton & Stephanie Robbins

• Tech Do’s and Don’ts for Preparing Students with Visual Impairments (PPT)

Virginia AER Conference: March 18, 2015

Presentation by Kara Zirkle & Stephanie Robbins

• Free to Low Cost Mobile Apps for Visually Impaired (PPT)

DBVI: Regional Meeting for Teachers of the Vision Impaired, Nov. 21, 2014

Presentation by Stephanie Robbins

• iOS 8 Built-In Accessibility: Visual Impairments (PDF)

AHG (Accessing Higher Ground) 2014 Conference, Nov. 19-20, 2014

Presentations by Korey Singleton

• Accessible Media @ Mason: The Costs of Doing Business FY 12- FY 14 (PDF)
• The Long Road from Reactive to Proactive: Project Highlights from Mason’s ATI (PDF)