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Ensuring Digital Accessibility: Understanding the Why and How
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But how do we ensure accessibility, and what steps can we take to fix issues and avoid potential penalties?
This workshop will provide a clear overview of what accessibility means, why it’s essential, and, most importantly, how to achieve it. If you’re unsure where to start or feel like you don’t even know what you don’t know, this session is for you.
Join Krista Poppe and Kris MacDonald from Information Technology Services on Monday December 16th to learn more!
If you anticipate a need for disability-related accommodations to attend or participate in this Zoom event, please contact kpoppe@binghamton.edu. We ask that you provide us with at least 3 days advance notice regarding your equal access needs.
Speakers
Krista Poppe
Binghamton University
Krista is the Digital Presence and Accessibility Compliance Coordinator in ITS. She designed her first accessible website back in 2003. After 10 years in web design and development, she moved into educational technology, bringing her accessibility focus to Learning Management Systems (LMS) and online video platforms, first at Penn State, and then at Penn Foster, an online education company. At Binghamton, Krista works across all departments and all platforms to make sure BU has an accessible and inclusive digital presence.
Kris MacDonald
Binghamton University
Dr. Kris MacDonald, with Binghamton University, has been working in higher education for nearly 15 years, specializing in nontraditional students, instructional accessibility and instructional technology. She has worked for The University of Scranton, Education Affiliates, SUNY Corning Community College and the SUNY System focusing on faculty and staff in assisting learners via in-person, hybrid, HyFlex, synchronously and asynchronously. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Communication/Journalism from Shippensburg University, her masters in Secondary Education from The University of Scranton, and her doctorate in Educational Leadership & Management in Higher Education from Drexel University. She also holds an Instructional Certification in English 7-12 from Pennsylvania Department of Education. Her dissertation is titled “Factors Positively Influencing Persistence and Graduation for Nontraditional Students Enrolled at a For-Profit Postsecondary Institution.” She has published articles with SEMQ, AACRAO, JBSS, and presented with MARAAS, PASA, INTED, CARE, PERC, AIDC 2024, CCCAT, and GTC regarding nontraditional students, using data within accessibility programs, YuJa, ELL and technology.