FW: NFB Call for Submissions to the Inclusive Publishing Virtual Conference October 1 & 2

 

 

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Subject: NFB Call for Submissions to the Inclusive Publishing Virtual
Conference October 1 & 2

 


Call for Presentations for the National Federation of the Blind's Inclusive
Publishing Conference: Working Together for an Accessible Future in Digital
Content 


 

The National Federation of the Blind is soliciting presentation proposals
for our Inclusive Publishing Conference on October 1-2, 2020, to be held
virtually via the Zoom platform. The goal of this conference is to advance
the discussion around accessible digital content and publications for people
with print disabilities and, more specifically, changes and advancements of
digital publications that will improve the culture of accessibility in the
education field. 

 

We encourage you to share your expertise! 

 

Broad presentation topics include, but are not limited to: 

 

*	Digital Publishing in Higher Education  

*       New Inclusive Publishing Standards  

*       Emerging Publishing Technology 

*       Creating Accessible Digital Content (HTML, PDF, EPUB) 

*       Best Practices 

*       Emerging Book Reader Devices 

*       Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM): Creating
Accessible 

Complex Content using Mathematical Markup Language (MathML)  

*       Graphical Content Accessibility

*       Accessibility of Electronic Case Filing for Attorneys 

*       Open Education Resources (OER) Accessibility 

*       K-12 Accessibility Solutions

*       Law Related to Providing Accessible Content

*       Any Additional Relevant Topics  

 

Presentations are thirty or sixty minutes in length. Interactive formats are
strongly encouraged.  

 


 


To Submit a Proposal 


Please submit your proposal as a Word or Google document to: 

Kennedy Zimnik at kzimnik@nfb.org <mailto:kzimnik@nfb.org> .  

  

Please include the following in your submission:

 

1.	First and last name
2.	Name of organization and/or affiliation
3.	Email address and telephone number
4.	Title of presentation
5.	Objective of presentation
6.	Description of presentation (No longer than one page; Bullet points
are fine as long as planned content is clearly set forth)
7.	Time length (thirty or sixty minutes)
8.	A brief speaker's biography
9.	A Zoom platform presentation plan

 

The deadline to submit proposals is July 27, 2020, and notifications of
acceptance of proposals will be provided on or before August 10, 2020. 

 

The registration fee for this virtual conference will be $25. Accepted
presenters will not have to pay a registration fee.

 


More Information 


 

Conference Chair
Lisa Nicks 

Manager, Accessibility

Higher Education at McGraw-Hill Education

 <mailto:Lisa.nicks@mheducation.com> Lisa.nicks@mheducation.com

563-599-0450

 

Conference Coordinator 
Kennedy Zimnik

Access Technology Specialist 
National Federation of the Blind 
 <mailto:kzimnik@nfb.org> kzimnik@nfb.org

410-659-9314, extension 2235

 

 

The NFB Inclusive Publishing Conference is supported by the State of
Maryland through the Nonvisual Accessibility Initiative (NVAI) grant
administered by the Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD), to support
the NFB Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access (CENA) in Education, Public
Information, and Commerce.