Make Your District's Website Accessible and Compliant in One Day!

This action-packed workshop equips you with the knowledge and tools to achieve full website accessibility and ensure compliance.

Districts will leave the workshop confident that your district's website is accessible to everyone!

Schedule 

9:00 - 10:00 am | Check-in + Coffee 

Get checked in for the event, grab a coffee and a bite to eat, and mingle with other attendees!

10:00 - 10:30 am | Opening Keynotes 

Hear from Ann Terry, Javier Kussrow,  and more to get inspired for a day of learning about accessibility. 

Location: Colorado Room

10:30 - 11:10 am | Legal Foundations of Web Accessibility 

Speaker: Michael Valdez and Maria Lara

Learn about the latest legal requirements impacting local governments in Colorado, from the federal ADA to HB21-1110 and amendments.

Location: Colorado Room

11:10 - 11:15 am | Quick Break

11:15 - 12:30 pm | One-Time Actions to Improve Accessibility and Accessibility Simulation

Speaker: Mac Clemmens and Maria Lara

In this session, we'll guide you through the preliminary actions to improve web accessibility, like crafting a clear accessibility policy, appointing a dedicated accessibility officer, and establishing a streamlined user feedback process to address accommodation requests.

Location: Colorado Room

12:30 - 1:30 pm | Lunch + Learn

Speakers: Representative David Ortiz and Mac Clemmens

Enjoy a hosted lunch and learn more about HB21-1110 from Representative Ortiz, and we'll take a moment to award the districts that are providing an accessible online experience for all community members.

Location: Colorado Room

Breakout Sessions

Non-Streamline Track  - For websites not hosted on Streamline

1:00 - 2:45 pm | Technical Workshop and WCAG Training for Non-Streamline Users

Speakers: Mac Clemmens

This technical workshop tackles website accessibility for all platforms. Learn the WCAG standards in-depth,  dive deep into fixing common accessibility issues (list provided), understand what information to share with your developer for remediation, and discover strategies for ongoing accessibility maintenance.

Location: Colorado Room

Streamline Track - For websites hosted on Streamline

1:30 - 2:45 pm | Technical Workshop for Streamline Users

Speaker: Maria Lara

This workshop unlocks the power of Streamline's new built-in ADA dashboard.  We'll guide you through using the dashboard effectively, equip you with solutions for common accessibility issues, remediate PDFs in-app, understand the new indemnity protection and legal shield, and share best practices for maintaining an accessible Streamline experience.

Location: Martin Room

2:45 - 3:00 pm | Break

3:00 - 4:30 pm | How to Make Accessible Agenda PDFs

Speaker: Shawn Jordison

An accessible PDF workshop; bring your laptop and have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed for a hands-on agenda PDF training. 

Location: Colorado Room

4:30 - 6:00 pm | Happy Hour @ The FIRE Terrace

Join us for a hosted happy hour and light bites at the FIRE Terrace, located at the ART Hotel across the street. 

Location: The FIRE Terrace at the ART hotel (directly across the street)