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CSUN 2021

March 6th to 14th, 2021

The 36th CSUN Assistive Technology Conference will be held in March next year and it promises to be as exceptional as ever. Join the large crowd of delegates online to explore new technologies designed to assist people with disabilities.​ A few of the sessions which are publishing related will be delivered by DAISY staff and friends.

Date

March 6-14,2021

Venue

Online

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For further information and registration details visit the CSUN Conference website  and follow #CSUNATC21 on twitter for all the latest news

CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, 2020

March 9th to 13th, 2020

The 35th CSUN Assistive Technology Conference will be held in March next year and it promises to be as exceptional as ever. More than 5,000 people gathered last year to explore new technologies designed to assist people with disabilities.​ A few of the sessions which are publishing related are listed below, including some delivered by DAISY staff:

March 11

10am—Publishers Face Off to Prove the Accessibility of their EPUBs

1.20pm—Automating Image Description via Machine Learning

2.20pm—Quest for the Holy Grail: Publishers Making Math Accessible

 

March 12

2.20—Universal Extended Image Descriptions for Publishers

 

March 13

9am—Creating Accessible ebooks from Word is Easy and Free

10am—What are the Best Options for Reading EPUB after Edge

11am—Pearson and T-Base Accessibility Textbook Catalog Benefits

 

Read the full conference schedule

Date

March 9-13,2020

Venue

Anaheim, California

Learn More

For further information and registration details visit the CSUN Conference website  and follow #CSUNATC20 on twitter for all the latest news

CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, 2019

March 11th to 15th, 2019

The CSUN Assistive Technology Conference will be held in March this year and it promises to be as exceptional as ever. More than 5,000 people gathered last year to explore new technologies designed to assist people with disabilities.​ Registration begins on January 8, 2019 and of particular interest to inclusive publishing readers are the following sessions:

  • Accessibility Initiatives and Commitments from Major Higher Ed Publishers—March 13, 10.00am
  • EPUB 101: Essential briefing for all higher education professionals—March 14, 2.20pm
  • Using Microsoft Word to author accessible EPUB 3 publications—March 14, 3.20pm
  • Telling Images: The FOCUS/LOCUS Method for Accessible Image Description—March 14, 3.20pm

Date

March 11-15, 2019

Venue

Anaheim, California

Learn More

For further information and registration details visit the CSUN Conference website or review the complete list of sessions.

CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Program is Live!

The program for the 33rd CSUN Assistive Technology Conference has been announced and, as ever, there is much on the agenda that is of interest to the publishing industry. George Kerscher, Chief Innovations Officer within the DAISY Consortium will be presenting 3 sessions at the conference:

Publishing at the W3C: The Future of all Accessible Digital Publishing– March 21st, 9am

Your Ace in the Hole to Win the Digital Publishing Accessibility Jackpot– March 21st, 10am

Why EPUB is the Standard for Accessible ebooks– March 22nd, 1.20pm

 

In addition to these presentations Inclusive Publishing has identified the following sessions which will also be of interest:

DIAGRAM Report 2017: Deep Look at Emerging Technologies for Learning.– March 21st, 10am

Guerilla Alt Text: Making Accessibility Happen– March 21st, 4.20pm

EPUB Creation Tool Comparison– March 22nd, 9am

Global Certified Accessible: EPUB Accessible Certification Goes Global– March 22nd, 10am

RNIB’s Operational Impact 2 Years Post-Move to Bookshare’s Private Library– March 22nd, 4.20pm

 

Registration for the conference opens on January 13th. For more details https://inclusivepublishing.org/news-and-events/march-2018-33rd-csun-assistive-technology-conference/