POST-CONFERENCE SESSION - PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

Digital accessibility is an essential part of how public sector organizations manage risk, modernize services, adopt new technologies, and build trust with the people they serve. This two-part post-conference workshop will include practical lessons that agencies can apply to strengthen their programs.

Part 1: The DOJ Deadline Moved—but Not the Risk

This session will explore how agencies can manage digital accessibility as an ongoing operational and enterprise risk rather than a one-time compliance project. Attendees will learn practical ways to establish ownership, prioritize accessibility risks, strengthen procurement and publishing controls, improve monitoring and remediation, and build accessibility into broader modernization and service delivery efforts.

Part 2: Microsoft Copilot Adoption with Accessibility as a Core Principle

This session will share practical lessons from developing an accessibility-centered approach to Microsoft Copilot adoption. Attendees will learn how to incorporate accessibility into AI adoption strategies, use participant feedback to improve implementation, and identify accessibility considerations earlier in the technology lifecycle.

Part 3: Accessible eLearning in Practice: Uniting Texas State Accessibility Standards with Rapid Online Course Development
 

In this interactive session, we'll discuss and apply strategies to enable online training to comply with Texas state accessibility standards while ensuring learner engagement and effective training outcomes. Attendees will leave with a roadmap for making the decisions necessary to create training that is both accessible and engaging, hands-on experience transforming informative content into an accessible learner experience, and strategies for incorporating accessibility throughout the training course development process, from inception and deployment through ongoing maintenance.