Location:
Red Auditorium, NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland
The auditorium is accessible to people with disabilities.
This conference
focused on technology, and industry goals, challenges, and strategies for creating
an environment with easy accessibility to Information Technology (IT) by people
with disabilities – moving towards the ultimate goal of Universal Design and Accessibility.
Presentations included
grand challenges and long-range views on creating an environment with easy accessibility
to Information Technology by people with disabilities, industry perspectives,
information on regulations (including Section 508), legislative trends, related
research and standards, and lessons learned from past experience.
Speakers included
Information Technology leaders, IT accessibility experts, research and standards
experts, representatives from regulatory agencies, and accessibility advocacy
groups.