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ATIA Leadership Forum on Accessibility
ATIA Leadership Forum on Accessibility - Accessibility in the Corporate Environment
Sign up today for this exciting, new two-day event in Orlando, Florida on January 25-26, 2007!
Registration and additional details are available at www.atia.org/leadershipforum.
Why should you attend?
Learn how other major North American corporations have realized significant business benefit from the investments they made in implementing accessible systems. Companies are finding new customers by delivering accessible product and services that can be utilized by the 54 million persons with disabilities in the US and over 600 million worldwide. As companies look to reach the 78 million baby boomers facing age-related impairments, accessible products play a key role in being able to successfully tap this market.
Corporations are also facing a worker shortage as the workforce ages. Accessible systems can be critical to their ability to access a new labor pool - persons with disabilities - or maintain their existing employees as the needs of the employees change.
What will we discuss?
ATIA Leadership Forum Schedule (Subject to Change):
Thursday, January 25, 2007 - ATIA Leadership Forum on Accessibility
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. "The Business Case for Accessibility - Market and Economic Benefits"
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Case Study Sessions - Real world examples of accessibility implementations within major North American corporations: Benefits realized and lessons learned
1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. "An Overview of the Current Assistive Technology (AT) Landscape"
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Keynote Address: Accessibility: "Compliance & Cultural Considerations" - John D. Kemp
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Tour - Attendees will be given time to tour the Hall with over 120 exhibits from leading international AT & IT manufacturers and service providers
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Dinner and Feedback Session (Dinner provided for all Forum attendees)
Friday, January 26, 2007 - ATIA Leadership Forum on Accessibility
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. "Web Accessibility - "Where We´ve Been, Where We Are, Where We Are Headed"
9:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Case Study Sessions - Real world examples of accessibility implementations within major North American corporations: Benefits realized and lessons learned
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. AT Discussion Panel - Leading AT manufacturers and service providers available to discuss and respond to questions on today´s critical business issues around corporate accessibility programs.
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Forum Wrap Up - Resources and Next Steps
12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. One-on-One Meetings with Forum Sponsors -
Forum attendees may sign up to meet with Forum Sponsors for confidential one-on-one 30 minute meetings. These meetings will facilitate networking and individualized assistance in identifying future steps.
Sponsor One-on-One Availability is on a first come - first serve basis.
A more detailed Schedule Overview for the two days is now available at www.atia.org/leadershipforum/#Schedule.
Attend the Forum as a team.
Accessibility strategies touch many different departments. We encourage you to come as a team comprised of the different departments involved - Marketing, HR, IT, Q/A, Accessibility - and use this opportunity to advance the dialogue within the corporation. Additional details on who should attend the Forum is available at www.atia.org/leadershipforum/#Who.
This event is hosted by ATIA as an independent forum within the International ATIA 2007 Conference.
ATIA Leadership Forum sponsors include:
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Chicago, IL 60611-4267
About TecAccess
Winner of numerous awards, including the 2005 Secretary of Labor´s New Freedom Initiative Award, TecAccess is an industry-leading IT firm providing Section 508 compliance and electronic and information technology (E&IT) accessibility solutions for clients in government, private industry, and higher education throughout the world. TecAccess is a certified Woman-Owned and SBA certified 8(a) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) committed to hiring people with disabilities.
For further information about TecAccess, please call: (804) 749-8646 , e-mail info@tecaccess.net, or visit our website at www.TecAccess.net.
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