Keynote

Barrier Free Websites and a Pandemic: Why the New Normal Must be Accessible

Since the spring we have all relied on the world wide web for more and more parts of our lives. School? Online for at least some amount of time. Work? We’re working remotely at a higher rate than ever. Shopping? From large to small, retailers support online ordering and curbside pick up for the things we buy. Ditto for restaurants. Civic life? Information is coming at us at an incredible rate from our state and local governments. Meetings are remote. The technology that carries our information and interactions is more important now than ever. The need for accessible technology rises with the importance of the technology itself. Rob will tie all of these ideas together to help you to better understand and advocate for more accessible websites and technology during our intensely digital times. *role="presentation"**role="textbox"*

In addition to his keynote, Rob will also be presenting a concurrent session during the conference.

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Rob Carr, CPACC, is the ICT Accessibility Program Manager for Oklahoma ABLE Tech. ABLE Tech is Oklahoma’s Assistive Technology Act Program housed at Oklahoma State University. Rob helps Oklahoma state agencies and higher education institutions to make their websites and software more accessible. He trains and guides organizations to make accessibility doable. Rob focuses on topics that range from making PDF documents more accessible to building an accessibility program. Rob regularly talks about accessibility at local and national conferences and events. He also organizes Oklahoma’s statewide technology accessibility conference, TechAccess Oklahoma.