Join the accessibility instructors and remediation specialists from Microassist at their learning annex in North Austin south of the Domain for a demonstration of common accessibility pitfalls to avoid, as well as the tools and tips for testing for accessibility and designing websites, media, electronic documents and online courses to be ADA compliant.

Microassist has been working with the agency community, government agencies and higher education organizations for over three decades designing training and online content that is usable and accessible for all groups, with a focus on accessibility compliance for persons with disabilities.

The tour would include interactive stations highlighting some common errors and best practices to take into consideration when creating online content, be it a website, PDF or other documents or online courses.

• SPEAKER
• Soheil Varamini, Lead Accessibility Analyst, Microassist
• Soheil Varamini is an accessibility analyst for Microassist. Soheil has over six years of experience in digital accessibility testing and consultation and holds a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies credential from the Internal Association of Accessibility Professionals.

• SPEAKER
• Liza McBay, Accessibility Specialist / Instructor, Microassist
• Liza is an instructor for several of Microassist's accessibility related trainings, including the Intro to Accessibility and PDF Accessibility Fundamentals course. Liza has brought together her experience in Austin's IT community, along with a background in learning and development as a project manager on the accessibility team at Microassist.

• SPEAKER
• Dallas Richard, Marketing Director, Microassist
• Modern marketing and communications strategist with over 20 years expertise working with corporate and public sector leaders to advance marketing campaigns, deliver digitally accessible content and programs connecting to executive audiences and promote key business priorities across a range of industries.