2013 Annual Conference — October 6-9Eating the Elephant: Web Accessibility for Your Entire Organization
Ballroom
Does the idea of making 75 percent or more of your institution’s web site accessible seem like an impossible dream? How about 98 percent? Come learn how with bare-bones commitment of time and resources, Peter Mosinskis and Daniel Martinez at CSU Channel Islands were able to reach 98 percent compliance for the University's website and sustain it for more than 6 years through an innovative approach.
Attendees will learn how to select the right combination of training, tools and access rules to implement a program to jump-start and sustain your institution’s web accessibility efforts with minimal resources. Potential pitfalls and effective strategies to overcome politically-sensitive scenarios will be shared. Attendees will leave with a step-by-step road map for improving Web accessibility at their organization, one bite at a time.
Presenter
Daniel Martinez
Web Supervisor, CSU Channel Islands
Daniel Martinez, M.P.A. is the web supervisor at CSU Channel Islands (CI). In addition to his role as University webmaster, Martinez leads CI’s web accessibility evaluation and training programs. Prior to CI, he was the Associate Director of Web Services at Texas A&M International University. He has over 17 years of experience in university web site design and administration.
