August 14 | 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET

Laying the Foundation for Sustainable Accessibility

The road to WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance is taking shape—and for many institutions, the focus is on building the foundational frameworks today for long-term success.

Meeting the standard is one thing. Sustaining it across websites, learning platforms, documents, and third-party tools—while preparing every administrator, staff member, and faculty member to support every student with intention—is another challenge entirely.

What You’ll Gain

This webinar brings together accessibility leaders and higher education practitioners to move the conversation beyond compliance checkboxes the governance, training, and cultural changes that make accessibility stick. Drawing on Universal Design for Learning principles and emerging institutional models, attendees will:

Discover what sustainable compliance requires at the institutional level.
Explore how to build shared ownership across administration, faculty, and staff.
See practical accessibility strategies in action, with faculty experts demonstrating tools and techniques from ACUE's Faculty Digital Accessibility Toolkit.
Uncover where institutions are finding leverage: the workflow, training, and cultural shifts that reduce long-term cost and extend value to all learners.

Expert Panelists

Julie Candio Sekel, EdD, Executive Director, Content and Learning Innovation, ACUE
Facilitator: Julie Candio Sekel, EdD, Executive Director, Content and Learning Innovation, ACUE
Mark Greenfield, Chair of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) US Technology Accessibility Subcommittee
Mark Greenfield, Chair of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) US Technology Accessibility Subcommittee
Jim Stockwell    Instructor of Film and Broadcast Journalism    McHenry County College
Jim Stockwell, Instructor of Film and Broadcast Journalism, McHenry County College
JP Horn, PhD    Associate Professor & BSW Program Coordinator    California State University East Bay
JP Horn, PhD, Associate Professor and BSW Program Coordinator, California State University, East Bay

Reserve Your Spot

Join this important dialogue and walk away with strategies you can use right away.