Don Torrez
Accessibility is about people
Overland Park, Kansas, United States
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Don Torrez has worked with more than 350 local governments to better understand web accessibility and how to best comply with law and guidelines. Don has worked through accessibility issues with the Department of Justice, the Office of Civil Rights, the Department of Homeland Security, and various lawsuits.
Don is a Certified Accessibility Coordinator with the ADA and has written training curriculum on Web Accessibility and speaks out for greater awareness in electronic disability issues. His vision is to remove the fear and confusion from this issue.
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Accessibility Compliance on Government Websites
Web accessibility is the law. Governments are being sued, fined, and exposed for being inaccessible. But what are the laws? How do I know if my website is accessible? How can I ensure people with disabilities can use my website?
In this session, we will unpack what web accessibility means for local government, what the rules are, and how you can ensure that you are not only compliant, but that you have an accessible website that works for everyone, regardless of ability. We will discuss how to use your website to ensure equity for people who have a disability.
Solving Document Accessibility in Municipal Government
The last frontier in web accessibility for governments is our documents. Most documents are not accessible to assistive technology. We will address why this is important and how you can solve the problem.
Accessibility Compliance on Government Websites
In this session, we will review a non-technical guide to strategic accessibility: What's new in accessibility? How can you reach disabled residence? How do you justify resources to your leaders? How can you avoid lawsuits?
2023 GOVIT Symposium Sessionize Event
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