How TAPED Creates Fully Accessible Conferences for 700 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Attendees
Join us on November 1, 2024, for a webinar exploring how the Texas Association of Parents and Educators of the Deaf (TAPED) creates fully accessible conference experiences for 600-700 deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind attendees.
When every schedule change and networking opportunity requires intentional accessibility planning, the right technology can transform how your team serves participants. Learn how TAPED eliminated printed programs, freed volunteers from wayfinding duties, and ensured real-time communication access for all — using mobile technology as the backbone of their biennial conference.
**What You'll Learn**
In this 38-minute webinar, you'll discover practical strategies for creating accessible conference experiences, including:
- Providing sign language interpretation and real-time captioning at scale across 12 breakout session strands
- Selecting a mobile app platform that volunteer committees (with full-time day jobs) can build without technical expertise
- Embedding YouTube videos with sign language interpretation and captioning directly in the app
- Using push notifications to deliver real-time updates to visual communicators
- Implementing remote captioning via iPad/Zoom to provide respectful, less visible accommodations
- Pairing high-tech solutions with low-tech backups like enlarged font and braille materials
- Driving app adoption by making presentation materials exclusively available through mobile
- Beginning your planning process by identifying possible barriers attendees could experience
**Who Should Attend**
- Conference organizers serving deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind communities
- Event planners committed to creating fully accessible experiences for disability communities
- Association leaders managing volunteer-run conferences with limited technical expertise
- Accessibility coordinators seeking practical implementation strategies beyond compliance checklists
- Event professionals serving low-incidence disability populations requiring specialized accommodations
**Featured Speaker**
Dr. Marina McCormick serves as President of TAPED and Region 4 Education Service Center Program Coordinator for the regional day school program for the deaf in Houston, Texas. She also volunteers as chairperson for TAPED's biennial Statewide Conference for the Education of the Deaf planning committee, overseeing one of the largest conferences of its kind in the United States.
Register now to learn how TAPED freed their volunteer committee, reduced printing costs, connected a geographically scattered community across Texas, and maintained equitable communication access for 900+ attendees at peak conference size.
When every schedule change and networking opportunity requires intentional accessibility planning, the right technology can transform how your team serves participants. Learn how TAPED eliminated printed programs, freed volunteers from wayfinding duties, and ensured real-time communication access for all — using mobile technology as the backbone of their biennial conference.
**What You'll Learn**
In this 38-minute webinar, you'll discover practical strategies for creating accessible conference experiences, including:
- Providing sign language interpretation and real-time captioning at scale across 12 breakout session strands
- Selecting a mobile app platform that volunteer committees (with full-time day jobs) can build without technical expertise
- Embedding YouTube videos with sign language interpretation and captioning directly in the app
- Using push notifications to deliver real-time updates to visual communicators
- Implementing remote captioning via iPad/Zoom to provide respectful, less visible accommodations
- Pairing high-tech solutions with low-tech backups like enlarged font and braille materials
- Driving app adoption by making presentation materials exclusively available through mobile
- Beginning your planning process by identifying possible barriers attendees could experience
**Who Should Attend**
- Conference organizers serving deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind communities
- Event planners committed to creating fully accessible experiences for disability communities
- Association leaders managing volunteer-run conferences with limited technical expertise
- Accessibility coordinators seeking practical implementation strategies beyond compliance checklists
- Event professionals serving low-incidence disability populations requiring specialized accommodations
**Featured Speaker**
Dr. Marina McCormick serves as President of TAPED and Region 4 Education Service Center Program Coordinator for the regional day school program for the deaf in Houston, Texas. She also volunteers as chairperson for TAPED's biennial Statewide Conference for the Education of the Deaf planning committee, overseeing one of the largest conferences of its kind in the United States.
Register now to learn how TAPED freed their volunteer committee, reduced printing costs, connected a geographically scattered community across Texas, and maintained equitable communication access for 900+ attendees at peak conference size.
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