UARC Presentations

Accessibility | Accessibility & Usability | Usability | User-Centered Design | Other

UARC offers full-day workshops, half-day workshops, and stand-alone presentations on a variety of topics, including user-centered design, developing accessible websites, WCAG 2.0 and Section 508 evaluation and design, retrofitting websites for accessibility, ARIA and accessible AJAX, and more.

For a list of research presentations, see the Conference and Research Presentations section on the Research Publications page.

Accessibility

  • Elledge, M. S., & Pierce, G. L. (2011, August 5). Accessibility workshop. Workshop presented to Western Michigan University faculty and staff, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2010, December 1). Content Management Systems and Accessibility. Presented at the Michigan State University Web Development CAFE, East Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2009, February 23). Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Demonstration. Presented to EBSP Technical Team, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2009, February 17). Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Demonstration. Presented to Kuali Research Administration Group, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2008, November 20). Accessibility overview & workshop. Presented at the Fluid Summit Meeting, Berkeley, CA.
  • Elledge, M. S., & Swierenga, S. J. (2008, October 29). Website accessibility workshop. Workshop presented to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resources Management Gateway Project, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2008, June 17). MSU IT accessibility update. Presented at CIC IT Accessibility/Usability Group Conference, East Lansing, MI.
  • Swierenga, S. J. (2008, May 6). Accessibility overview – Websites and course materials. Presented at the 2008 Michigan State University Faculty Seminars in Instructional Technology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
  • Swierenga, S. J. (2008, March 24). Best practices in web accessibility design and evaluation. Presented to President's Advisory Committee on Disability Issues, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2007, November 1). Moodle accessibility workshop. Presented at the Fluid Project, York University, Toronto, Ontario.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2007, November 1). Web accessibility: Why it's important, what to look for and how to do it. Presented at the Fluid Project, York University, Toronto, Ontario.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2007, October 31). Accessibility workshop & site review. Presented at [REDACTED], Ann Arbor, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S., & Clark, C. (2006, December 8). Sakai U-Camp: Accessibility. Presented at the Sakai Conference, Atlanta, GA.
  • Elledge, M. S., & Silverio, G. (2006, December 8). Sakai update and JAWS tutorial. Presented at the Sakai Conference, Atlanta, GA.
  • Elledge, M. S., Diehl, A., & Swierenga, S. J. (2006, July 19). Sakai update and JAWS tutorial. Presented at the Sakai Conference, Atlanta, GA.
  • Elledge, M. S., & Silverio, G. (2006, May 16). Sakai accessibility: 2.2 and beyond. Presented at the Sakai Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Accessibility Evaluation

  • Pierce, G. L. (2010, May 26). Evaluating website accessibility. Talk presented at the State of Michigan User Experience Awareness Day, Lansing, MI.
  • Swierenga, S. J. (2010, May). AccessU Usability Track: Accessibility Inspections. Presented at AccessU, Austin, TX.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2008, December 17). Evaluating Website Accessibility. Presented at Michigan State University Faculty Seminar, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Accessibility Policy and Strategy

  • Elledge, M. S. (2011, June 13). MSU Accessibility Update. Presented at the CIC IT Accessibility Conference, Madison, WI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2010, January 7). Retrofitting websites: MSU Accessibility Policy. Presented at Michigan State University Faculty Forum, East Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2010, January 6). Evaluating websites: MSU Accessibility Policy. Presented at Michigan State University Faculty Forum, East Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2009, May 13). Retrofitting websites: MSU Accessibility Policy. Presented at Michigan State University Faculty Forum, East Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2009, May 13). Evaluating websites: MSU Accessibility Policy. Presented at Michigan State University Faculty Forum, East Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2008, September 12). Evaluating websites: MSU Accessibility Policy. Presented at Michigan State University Faculty Forum, East Lansing, MI.
  • Swierenga, S. J. (2007, July). Corporate Web accessibility implementation strategies. Presented at the Usability and Accessibility for the Web International Seminar, University of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
  • Swierenga, S. J. & Walker, J. L. (2005, June). Implementing a corporate web accessibility compliance program. Presented at the Usability Professionals' Association Conference, Montreal, Quebec.
  • Swierenga, S. J., & Walker, J. L. (2004, October). Corporate web accessibility implementation strategies. Tutorial presented at the Second Annual Usability & Accessibility Conference, East Lansing, MI.
  • Swierenga, S. J. (2004, June). Implementing a corporate web accessibility compliance program. Tutorial presented at the Usability Professionals’ Association 2004 Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Accessible Design

  • Elledge, M. S. (2011, April 13). Accessible Website Design. Class lecture presented to School of Information 539: Building Complex Web Sites, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2010, October 1). Accessible Website Design. Class lecture presented to School of Information 539: Building Complex Web Sites, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2009, September 28). Accessible Website Design. Class lecture presented to School of Information 539: Building Complex Web Sites, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
  • Swierenga, S. J. (2008, October 7). Accessible Web Design – Do's and Don'ts. Presented at the 2008 Treasury Disability and IT Accessibility Summit, Washington, DC.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2007, June 13). Accessible design and development. Presented at the Sakai Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2007, June 13). Making accessibility part of the design process. Presented at the Sakai Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Retrofitting Websites for Accessibility

  • Elledge, M. S., & Pierce, G. L. (2010, May). Retrofitting websites for accessibility. Presented at AccessU, Austin, TX.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2008, December 17). Retrofitting non-compliant websites. Presented at Michigan State University Faculty Seminar, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Section 508 Accessibility

  • Walker, J. L., Anders, S. H., & Swierenga, S. J. (2004, October 13). Developing an effective Section 508 web accessibility compliance program. Presented at the Michigan State University Fall Extension Conference, East Lansing, MI.
  • Walker, J. L., Anders, S. H., & Swierenga, S. J. (2004, September). Developing an effective Section 508 web accessibility compliance program. Presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 48th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

WCAG 2.0, ARIA, and AJAX Accessibility

  • Elledge, M. S., & Pierce, G. L. (2010, July). Accessibility evaluation in the 2.0 World. Workshop conducted at Internet User Experience 2010, Ann Arbor, MI.
  • Pierce, G. L., & Elledge, M. S. (2010, May). Where do we go from here? WCAG 2.0, ARIA and Accessible AJAX. Presented at AccessU, Austin, TX.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2010, March 2). Making the leap, Part II: 2.0 Evaluation. Presented to University of Michigan Web Developers Group, Ann Arbor, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2009, November 12). Introduction to WAI-ARIA 1.0. Talk presented at the 5th Annual World Usability Day, East Lansing, MI.
  • Pierce, G. L. (2009, November 12). WCAG 2.0: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. Talk presented at the 5th Annual World Usability Day, East Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2009, August 4). Making the Leap to WCAG 2.0. Talk presented to University of Michigan Webmasters, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Elledge, M. S. (2008, August 4). Making the leap, Part I: Understanding WCAG 2.0. Presented to University of Michigan Web Developers Group, Ann Arbor, MI.

Accessibility & Usability

  • Swierenga, S. J. (2010, May). AccessU Usability Track: Integrating Accessibility into Usability Practice. Presented at AccessU, Austin, TX.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2008, July 29). An introduction to web usability and accessibility. Presented at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2008, April 23). Web accessibility standards in the user-centered design process. Presented at Michigan State University IT Conference, East Lansing, MI.
  • Swierenga, S. J. (2007, February 7). Usability and accessibility overview. Presented to the Michigan State University Administrative Data Group, East Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2006, April 24). What usability and accessibility can mean to you. Presented at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Usability

  • Swierenga, S. J. (2010, May 26). Panel Discussion: High Usability and Quality User Experience as a Strategic Goal. Talk presented at the State of Michigan User Experience Awareness Day, Lansing, MI.
  • Swierenga, S. J. (2008, October 28). User experience techniques workshop. Workshop presented for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resources Management Gateway Project, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
  • Quesenbery, W., & Swierenga, S. J. (2007, September 27). Creating citizen-centered websites: Improving and testing the user experience. Workshop conducted at the Citizen-Centered Government Web Sites: The User Experience, E-Democracy and Web. 2.0, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Elledge, M. S., & Swierenga, S. J. (2007, May 22). Usability methods workshop. Presented to [REDACTED], East Lansing, MI.
  • Swierenga, S. J. (2005, April 14). A user-centered design approach to the web development life cycle. Presented to the Michigan State University MULTI for Deans, Directors, and Chairs, East Lansing, MI.
  • Swierenga, S. J. (2005, February 15). User-centered design services for MSU web teams. Presented to the Michigan State University Webmasters Group, East Lansing, MI.

User-Centered Design

  • Elledge, M. S., Swierenga, S. J., Hernandez, B, & Scott, J. (2010, May 26). User Centered Design (UCD): Usability Research. Talk presented at the State of Michigan User Experience Awareness Day, Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S., & Hernandez, B. (2010, May). Overview of UCD methods: Initiation, planning & requirements. Talk presented at the State of Michigan User Experience Awareness Day, Lansing, MI.
  • Ayala, E., Kaplan, J., Parrish, J., Swierenga, S. J., & Guenther, B. (2009, November 20). Universal design: Making teaching, technology, and physical spaces accessible to and by everyone. Panel presentation at the Michigan State University Accessibility Learning Institute, East Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S., & Swierenga, S. J. (2009, April 8). A user-centered design approach to the web development life cycle. Presented at Michigan State University Outreach and Engagement Brown Bag, East Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S. (2009, February 11). User Centered Design: Definitions, best practices and techniques. Presented to [REDACTED], East Lansing, MI.

Other

  • Swierenga, S. J., & Scott, J. (2010, May 26). Writing for the Web. Talk presented at the State of Michigan User Experience Awareness Day, Lansing, MI.
  • Paulo, S., Puzzoli, A., & Swierenga, S. J. (2009, November 12). Assistive Technology Expo. Presented at the 5th Annual World Usability Day, East Lansing, MI.
  • Elledge, M. S., & Swierenga, S. J. (2007, November 9). Best practices in diversity: The UAC model. Presented at the 2007 Michigan State University Best Practices Conference, East Lansing, MI.