Education + Business Summit 2024: Full Schedule

9:45am EDT

18 The Growing Career Field of Digital Accessibility

Thursday June 27, 2024 9:45am - 10:45am EDT

Digital accessibility is becoming a key part of state and federal requirements across the nation. Learn about this growing career field and the resources you can use to prepare your students for roles in information technology, user interface design, and much more. Includes a live demonstration of an assistive technology.

Speakers

Sean Osborne

Web Accessibility Specialist, South Carolina Department of Education

Sean Osborne currently has several years of experience supporting South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) efforts to improve digital accessibility at the agency and district office levels. In addition, he now leads a pilot project for the SCDE called the Digital Accessibility... Read More →

Courtney Leach

District Accessibility Coordinator, SC Department of Education

Courtney Leach is the District Accessibility Coordinator at the South Carolina Department of Education. With eight year of teaching experience in both public and private schools, she has also contributed to the implementation of Universal Design for Learning at the college level... Read More →

Thursday June 27, 2024 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
Room 102-A

Information Technology, Career Counselors

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