Full Schedule
AccessU 2021 includes one day of workshops followed by three days of multi-track training classes. The schedule for each day is linked by date.
Our rooms at AccessU 2021 are dedicated to some of the most notable people in the accessibility space.
Thursday, May 13, 2021
9:00 AM
to 4:45 PMThu, May 13
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Track: General
Comprehensive Forms Workshop Bill Cahill Room
taught by: Karl Groves
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Track: General
Usability Testing with People with Disabilities Jim Thatcher Room
taught by: Elisa Miller
9:00 AM
to 3:30 PMThu, May 13
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
Knowbility Masterclass: Accessibility Auditing Christopher Schmitt Room
taught by: Alicia Evans, Emily Lewis, Eric Eggert
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
9:00 AM
to 10:30 AMTue, May 18
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Track: Design/UX
Developing Applications for those with Cognitive Challenges Jim Thatcher Room
taught by: Michelle Ranae Wild
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
Making Microsoft Word Documents Accessible Bill Cahill Room
taught by: Cornelius Chopin
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
Understanding the Accessibility Tree Ana Sisnett Room
taught by: Derek Jackson
9:00 AM
to 12:15 PMTue, May 18
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Track: General
Teach Access Room 6
10:45 AM
to 12:15 PMTue, May 18
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
A Deep Dive Into WCAG 2.2’s New Test Rules Ana Sisnett Room
taught by: Wilco Fiers
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Track: Content/Documents
Introduction to Accessible PDF Bill Cahill Room
taught by: Krishna Vemuganti
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Track: Design/UX
Tips on Designing and Developing an Inclusive Website Jim Thatcher Room
taught by: Dennis Lembree
12:15 PM
to 1:45 PMTue, May 18
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Track: General
Keynote and Lunch John Slatin Room
2:00 PM
to 3:30 PMTue, May 18
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Track: Design/UX
5 things Every Beginner Should Know About Wordpress Accessibility Jim Thatcher Room
taught by: Joe Simpson,Jr
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
Accessibility - LIVE! Bill Cahill Room
taught by: Becky Gibson
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Track: Policy/Strategy
It Takes a Village: Raising a Teenaged Application Christopher Schmitt Room
taught by: Josh Harrison
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
Why, How, Where: The Language Attribute Ana Sisnett Room
taught by: Leslie Schultz
3:45 PM
to 5:15 PMTue, May 18
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Track: Policy/Strategy
14 Seconds From Failure: What Apollo 11 Can teach Us to Make Accessibility Transformations Successful Christopher Schmitt Room
taught by: Michael Harshbarger
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Track: Content/Documents
Creating Accessible Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations Bill Cahill Room
taught by: Crystal Baker
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
Making Your iOS app Accessible: A Crash Course Ana Sisnett Room
taught by: Sean McMains
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
9:00 AM
to 10:30 AMWed, May 19
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Track: Policy/Strategy
Creating Your Web Accessibility Team Christopher Schmitt Room
taught by: Sumner Davenport
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Track: Content/Documents
How to Create Accessible MS Excel Documents Bill Cahill Room
taught by: Richard Steinberg
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
Making Input Efficient: Speech and Short Text Ana Sisnett Room
taught by: Patch
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Track: Design/UX
Micro Interactions: More Like Micro Aggressions Jim Thatcher Room
taught by: Shell Little
9:00 AM
to 12:15 PMWed, May 19
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Track: General
Teach Access Room 6
10:45 AM
to 12:15 PMWed, May 19
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
Accessible Project Development, Planning to Delivery: Here’s the Playbook and Tools to Get It Done Ana Sisnett Room
taught by: Alexandra Dean Grossi, Scott
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Track: Design/UX
Designing Accessible Forms Jim Thatcher Room
taught by: Jim Allan
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Track: Content/Documents
How to Create Accessible Social Media and Website Content Bill Cahill Room
taught by: Meryl Evans
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Track: Policy/Strategy
Inclusive Design: The Big Picture Christopher Schmitt Room
taught by: Eric Eggert
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Track: Gaming/XR/AI
Make Some Games And Learn A Bit of Game Design And Some Accessibility Room 5
taught by: Teal Ashby
12:15 PM
to 1:45 PMWed, May 19
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Track: General
Keynote and Lunch John Slatin Room
2:00 PM
to 3:30 PMWed, May 19
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Track: Design/UX
A Hands-Free Guide to Speech Recognition Jim Thatcher Room
taught by: Marc Thorson
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Track: Policy/Strategy
Agile is Ableist: Here’s How to Fix It Christopher Schmitt Room
taught by: Victoria Clark
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
Crest: Easy to Use Machine Learning to Augment Automated Accessibility Testing Ana Sisnett Room
taught by: Sheri Byrne-Haber
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Track: Gaming/XR/AI
Game Building: What is The Frame? How is the Signal? Room 5
taught by: Teal Ashby
2:00 PM
to 5:15 PMWed, May 19
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Track: Content/Documents
How to Caption Videos Like a Rock Star Bill Cahill Room
taught by: Meryl Evans
3:45 PM
to 5:15 PMWed, May 19
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Track: Design/UX
Designing Accessible Tables Jim Thatcher Room
taught by: Jim Allan
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
Getting Started with Accessibility and User Experience Testing Ana Sisnett Room
taught by: Emanuela Gorla
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Track: Policy/Strategy
Sustainable Accessibility Christopher Schmitt Room
taught by: Swan
Thursday, May 20, 2021
9:00 AM
to 12:15 PMThu, May 20
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
Accessibility Testing for Developers and Q&A Ana Sisnett Room
taught by: Michael Moore
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Track: Content/Documents
Making Inclusive Charts Bill Cahill Room
taught by: Doug Schepers
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Track: General
Teach Access Room 6
9:00 AM
to 10:30 AMThu, May 20
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Track: Design/UX
Eight Traits That Make or Break Your Interface Jim Thatcher Room
taught by: Robert O’Connell
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Track: Policy/Strategy
The Virtual Empathy Lab Experience Christopher Schmitt Room
taught by: Crystal Baker
10:45 AM
to 12:15 PMThu, May 20
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Track: Content/Documents
PDF Rescue: Practical Tips for Busy Professionals Christopher Schmitt Room
taught by: Stacy Carston Sporie
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
Proving It’s Worth It With Analytics at INTUIT Room 5
taught by: Josh Harrison
12:15 PM
to 1:45 PMThu, May 20
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Track: General
Keynote and Lunch John Slatin Room
2:00 PM
to 3:30 PMThu, May 20
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Track: Content/Documents
Accessible PowerPoint Presentations Bill Cahill Room
taught by: Micheal Zapata, Nancy Abee
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
An Accessibility Tree Grows In Browser Ana Sisnett Room
taught by: Crystal Preston-Watson
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Track: Design/UX
Building An Accessible WordPress-Powered Web Application Jim Thatcher Room
taught by: Amber Hinds
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Track: Content/Documents
Plain Language: Increasing the Accessibility of Your Content Christopher Schmitt Room
taught by: Elisa Miller
3:45 PM
to 5:15 PMThu, May 20
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Track: Content/Documents
Creating Accessible Microsoft Word Documents and Outlook EMails Bill Cahill Room
taught by: Crystal Baker
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
How to Develop an Efficient Accessibility Testing Process Ana Sisnett Room
taught by: Lyssa Prince
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Track: Dev/Coding/Testing
The Other Dark Web: Testing and Remediating for High Contrast and Dark Modes Room 5
taught by: Victoria Clark
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Track: Design/UX
UnMasking Forms: Finding the Balance Between a11y and Security Jim Thatcher Room
taught by: Richard Steinberg