[blindlaw] Info Announcement: The Digital Accessibility Summit 2018-19

[Nightingale, Noel]

https://www.accessibility.legal/

The Digital Accessibility Summit 2018-19

Accessibility Lawsuits, How to Handle Them; How to Avoid Them: Understand your accessibility legal obligations and risk management options...with the best minds in the field

2018 East Event
Wednesday & Thursday December 5 & 6
American University
Washington College of Law Conference Center, Washington, DC

2019 West Event
Monday & Tuesday March 11 & 12
Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort, Anaheim, CA

Are we at risk of digital accessibility lawsuits getting out of control? Collectively, let's be part of the solution. As a field, we need to provide a forum for all sides to get together. This is the forum.

Speakers

East: Minh. N. Vu, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP; Mike Paciello, Open Access Technologies; Dr. Chris M. Law, Accessibility Track; Deepa Goraya, Pina D'Intino Cognizant & Aequum Global Access; Eve Hill, Brown, Goldstein & Levy LLP; Anne Marie Estevez, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; Dr. Jonathan Lazar, Towson University; Caroline Jackson, National Association of the Deaf; Robert Dinerstein, American University Washington College of Law; Gretchen Jacobs, US Access Board (Tentative)

West: Lainey Feingold, The Law office of Lainey Feingold; Jack McElaney, Microassist; Jared Smith, WebAIM; Timothy Elder, TRE Legal Practice; Dan Goldstein; Howard A. Rosenblum, National Association of the Deaf; Kristina M. Launey, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP; Joshua A. Stein, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.; Linda M. Dardarian Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho; Debra Ruh, Ruh Global Communications; Karen Peltz Strauss, FCC

The need for the Digital Accessibility Legal Summit

There are many plaintiffs who want to partner with site owners and technology providers to find solutions to accessibility problems, and many plaintiffs' lawyers who represent clients with disabilities seeking to enforce their civil rights; but... there's also a common perception that many lawsuits are unscrupulous, which negatively impacts the perception of all people with disabilities using the law to advance access.

There are many defendants who want to partner with people with disabilities and their communities to find solutions to problems, and many defense lawyers who seek a fair resolution of claims against their clients; but... there's a common perception that some companies feel they are being unjustly targeted for problems that are beyond their control and that some defense lawyers raise unscrupulous arguments.

There are accessibility professionals helping companies to create more inclusive organizational cultures, products and services; but... there's also a common message promoting one-off technical fixes as solutions.

There's conflicting viewpoints on what constitute best practices in our field. It's hard to find reliable, straight answers, and actionable guidance. So let's get together, provide a discussion forum, and debate best practices for plaintiffs, for defendants, and for accessibility professionals.


*        All sides together in one forum

*        The events are specifically focused on Digital Accessibility issues

*        Close access to subject matter experts

*        Curated content to provide you with actionable guidance

*        An easy investment choice: Each 8 hour day of content for about the price of 1 hour with a top legal expert

*        Attendees will receive a copy of the forthcoming publication

"Digital Accessibility Legal Update and Guidance 2018-19"

Agenda

East Day 1 (December 5, 9am-5pm)
Opening Keynote:  Deepa Goraya
Both Sides of The Story -Plaintiff and Defendant: Caroline Jackson & Anne Marie Estevez
Digital Accessibility and Legal Considerations for People with Cognitive Disabilities: 'Won't Get Fooled Again.'  Robert Dinerstein
Lunch & Learn -Group Discussions
Group A: Jonathan Lazar
Group B: Minh N. Vu & Eve Hill
Practice Update -Plaintiff Practice and Defendant Practice:  Eve Hill & Minh N. Vu
Resources for Practitioners -The Accessibility Switchboard information portal:  Chris M. Law
Evening -Social Mixer (with book signings)

East Day 2 (December 6, 9am-5pm)
Mini-Course -Organizational Risk Assessments and Risk Mitigation Tools:  Pina D'Intino & Chris M. Law
Lunch & Learn -Group Discussions
(Switch sessions from Day 1)
Regulatory Update:  Gretchen Jacobs
Digital accessibility and legal issues -Now, and the Future:  Jonathan Lazar
Closing Keynote:  Mike Paciello

West Day 1 (March 11, 9am-5pm)
Opening Keynote: Howard A. Rosenblum
Both Sides of The Story -Plaintiff and Defendant: Joshua Stein & Linda Dardarian
An Introduction to Organizational Standards for Inclusion: Dan Goldstein
Lunch & Learn -Group Discussions
Group A: Jack McElaney & Dan Goldstein
Group B: Tim Elder & Kristina Launey
Practice Update -Plaintiff Practice and Defendant Practice:  Kristina Launey & Tim Elder
Resources for Practitioners - The Legal Resource Landscape:  Jack McElaney
Evening -Social Mixer (with book signings)

West Day 2 (March 12, 9am-5pm)
Mini-Course -Does Digital Accessibility Law have to be a Hammer? Structured Negotiation and other Collaborative Tools:  Lainey Feingold
Lunch & Learn -Group Discussions
(Switch sessions from Day 1)
Regulatory Update: Karen Peltz Strauss
Digital accessibility and legal issues -Now, and the Future:  Jared Smith
Closing Keynote:  Debra Ruh

Notes:


*        This is the Preliminary Agenda. The agenda will be updated with timings of individual sessions soon.

*        The agenda and speakers are subject to change.

Registration

Each 8 hour day of content for about the price of 1 hour with a top legal expert.

2018 East Event
Two days: $1,200

2019 West Event
Two days: $1,200

Venue Information

2018 East Event

American University
Washington College of Law
Conference Center
4300 Nebraska Ave NW,
Washington, DC, 20016, USA.

Hotel Room block booking: Marriott Courtyard Bethesda Chevy Chase, 5520 Wisconsin Ave, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
The hotel is one metro stop from the College of Law event venue. Marriott Room rate is $229 from December 4th with this link.

2019 West Event

Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort
1855 South Harbor Boulevard,
Anaheim, CA, 92802, USA.

Sheraton room rate $125 throughout the whole week from March 10th with this link.

The Digital Accessibility Legal Forum 2018-19 is an Accessibility Track Event

Contact
info at accessibility.legal
+1-443-955-0955
 McLean, VA, USA