Accessibility Day

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The Center for Instructional and Program Innovation, in collaboration with the Faculty Senate and Accessibility Resources Office, invites you to join us for Accessibility Day on January 12 and help our campus meet our ADA compliance goals

Accessibility is not just about compliance, it is about compassion and understanding that not every learner can access course materials in the same way and may need additional support that is vital to their ability to succeed. The day’s lineup is geared to provide faculty and staff with the necessary knowledge and tools to develop and maintain accessible course material for the Spring 2026 semester and beyond.

All employees who participate in the day will receive a certificate and be entered into a raffle.

Accessibility Day 2026

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• Date: Monday, January 12, 2026
• Time: 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Location: Kick-Off in ACC Ballroom
  See schedule for individual session locations

Register by Monday, January 5, 2026 to be eligible for prizes, certificates & lunch

Who Should Attend

Anyone who creates, curates, and/or delivers electronic documents to students and colleagues

What to Bring

Laptop (optional, since we will be holding the mitigation clinic in computer labs)
Questions

Schedule of Events

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• Breakfast
  8:30–9 a.m. — ACC Warren Ballrooms
• Welcome and Opening Remarks
  9–9:20 a.m. — ACC Warren Ballrooms
• Break
  9:20–9:30 a.m.
• Keynote Address
  9:30–10:20 a.m. — Rebbecca Oling, Director of Digital Accessibility at SUNY Purchase
• Break
  10:20–10:30 a.m.
• “How2” Presentations
  10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. — ACC Alumni Conference Room
  • Accessibility 101
    10:30–10:50 a.m. — Sarah Cunningham
  • Accessible MS Documents (Word, Excel, PPT)
    10:55–11:15 a.m. — Tom Burl
  • Accessible PDFs
    11:20 a.m.–11:40 — Virginia Siskavich-Bosley
  • Accessible Yuja Video Content
    11:45–12:05 p.m. — Bridget Haina
  • Ally and the Brightspace HTML Editor
    12:10 a.m.–12:30 — Peter Friesen
• Lunch
  12:30–1:15 p.m. — Warren Ballrooms
• Afternoon Hands-On Mitigation Clinics
  1:30–3:20 p.m.
  Open sessions, stop by as many as you like
  • Thanks for mitigating my content. Now, what do I do with it?
    249 Feinberg
    Host: Peter Friesen
  • Accessible MS Documents
    103 Feinberg
    Host: Tom Burl
  • Accessible PDFs
    108 Feinberg
    Hosts: Virginia Siskavich-Bosley and Sarah Cunningham
  • Accessible Yuja Video Content
    108 Feinberg
    Hosts: Bridget Haina and John Locke
  • ARO Space Tours and Accessibility Tool Exploration
    127 Feinberg
    Hosts: Jennifer Curry and Gabbie Dion
• Break
  3:20–3:30 p.m.
• Wrap Up, Raffle Drawings and Closing Remarks
  3:30–4 p.m. — ACC Warren Ballrooms

Thanks to the Accessibility Day Planning Group: John Locke, Bridget Haina, Michelle Trombley, Peter Friesen, Sarah Cunningham, Virginia Siskavich-Bosley, Jennifer Curry and Gabrielle Dion.

And thanks to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, folks in Academic Affairs, and the Office of the President for their support.

Together, we can unlock everyone’s potential!

Locations are subject to change.