Speakers
Dr. Fadlo Khuri
President of the American University of Beirut
Dr. Yousif Asfour
Chief Information Officer at the American University of Beirut
Maha Zouwayhed
IT Business Development Manager at the American University of Beirut
Humberto Insolera
Executive Committee European Disability Forum
Jeremy P. Seda
IT Accessibility Coordinator at North Idaho College
Myles Pilling
Council Member and Director British Assistive Technology Association
Chris Gaulin
Accessibility Advocate - #a11yTO Organizer
Rami Farran
IT Director at the American University of Beirut
Abeer Obeid
Instructional Design, AUB
Robin Christopherson MBE
Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet
Jennison Asuncion
Co-Founder, Global Accessibility Awareness Day & Engineering Manager, Accessibility LinkedIn
Toufic Sbeiti
Web Operations Manager at Canada Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Michael Cyr
Group Leader, Educause IT Accessibility Community Group University of Maine System
Samer Sfeir
Director at Proabled
Carrie-Ann Gibson
International Education Manager at Texthelp
Press Release
Summit 2022 Agenda
“Disability is not a brave struggle or ‘courage in the face of adversity.’ Disability is an art. It’s an ingenious way to live.” Neil Marcus
Day 1 - March 31ST
8:30 am – 9:00 am
OSB Maamari Auditorium
Welcome Coffee and Registration
9:00 am – 9:30 am
OSB Maamari Auditorium
Opening Session
By:
- Maha Zouwayhed, ABLE Organizer & Rami Farran, Director of IT Academic Services, AUB
- Dr. Fadlo Khuri, President, AUB
- Yousif Asfour, Chief Information Officer, AUB
- Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation
9:30 am – 10:30 am
OSB Maamari Auditorium
Plenary Session
Humberto Insolera, European Disability Forum (EDF) Executive Committee, EUD Former VP
"The Prophet" Play Performance, artistic Greeting
Acsauvel
10:30 am – 10:45 am
OSB Maamari Auditorium
Coffee Break
10:45 am – 12:15 am
OSB Maamari Auditorium
Leading Practices and Trends
By Samer Sfeir, Jeremy Seda and Chris Gaulin
Inclusion of Inclusion in Donor Programs - Creating Job Opportunities
By Samer Sfeir, Director, ProAbled
Flow With the Go: Proactively Addressing Accessibility
By Jeremy Seda, IT Accessibility Coordinator North Idaho College (NIC)
Building the Pillars of an Accessibility Community
By Chris Gaulin, Accessibility Advocate - Co-organizer #a11yTO
12:15 pm – 01:15 pm
OSB Maamari Auditorium
Lunch Break
01:15 pm – 02:45 pm
OSB Maamari Auditorium
Abled Experience & Success Stories
By Chadi Abi Fadel, CCE, AUB
Yara Koborssy, Education Specialist
Dima Antar, Graphic Designer
Innovations and Assistive Technologies
By Adam Spencer and Myles Pilling
Smart Future for the Disabled
By Myles Pilling, Council Member for The British Assistive Technology Association (BATA)
A Beautiful design can also be accessible
By Toufic Sbeiti
#A11YOttawa Co-Founder & Web Manager at the Government of
Canada
02:45 pm – 03:00 pm
OSB Maamari Auditorium
Coffee Break
03:15 pm – 04:15 pm
OSB Maamari Auditorium
New Outlooks
By Robin Christopherson and Micheal Cyr
From AI to Robots, from Apps to Wearables - Let's Design for Everyone !
By Robin Christopherson, MBE, Head of Digital Inclusion AbilityNet
EEAAP Equally Effective Alternate Access Plan Online Event
04:15 pm – 04:30 pm
OSB Maamari Auditorium
Day 1 Closing
Day 2 - April 1ST
8:30 am – 9:00 am
OSB Maamari Auditorium
Welcome Coffee and Registration
09:00 am – 09:15 am
OSB Maamari Auditorium
Welcome Back Note
Artistic Greeting
By Dalia Friefer and Tony Jadeon
Making Everything 1% Better, Towards an Inclusive Tomorrow
Moderator: Chris Gaulin,
- Dr. Anis Hroub, Education Dept
- Hala Raad, AUBMC
- Dr. Bassam Farah, OSB AUB
- Amer Makarem, Youth Blind Association
- Georges Saade Psychology Graduate, (AUB Student)
- Rami Farran, IT Academic Services Director perspective
Mada Innovation Program Ecosystem Innovation for Accessibility Chellenge Annoucement
Al-Dana Ahmed Al-Mohannadi , ICT Access Innovation Researcher, Mada Innovation Center, Qatar
09:15 am – 04:00 pm
Track 1 –Special Student Success
10:30 AM "Integrating Assistive Technology into Educational Settings - "Making the impossible possible"
By Myles Pilling, Council Member for The British Assistive (BATA)
11:30 AM "Tools and Techniques to Deliver Education for People with Hearing Challenges"
By Aya Al-Akkawi , Medical Audiology Science Programs (MAS), AUB
12:30 PM "Redefining Inclusion, Redesigning Learning"
By Carrie-Ann Gibson International Education Manager, Text Help, UK
2:15 PM Making Maths Accessible
By Sammy Lambert, Teaching & Learning Maths Specialist at Texthelp, UK
3:15 PM Delivering Teaching and Learning for Mentally Challenged Students
By Mona Maktabi, Program Director, Next Step Program
Track 2 - Governance and Regulations: governmental and institutional policies
10:30 AM Status and Challenges in Higher Education in Lebanon
Moderator: Rudy Shoushani, DXTalks, Founder
- Dr. Yousif Asfour, TechCare Representative
- Sumaya Al Majthoob, Social Affairs officer at ESCWA and Key Member in the ADIP Project
- Rabih Baalbaki, President at Lebanese Association for IT Professionals, Board Member at PCA, Edtech & Innovation at DT Network Lebanon
- Elie Ghoussoub, MSc., CPABE-II, Accessibility & Inclusion for People with Disabilities at DASS Solutions
- Ibrahim Abdalla - Executive board Member of the National Council on Disability in Lebanon
12:30 PM Accessibility Conformance Report (VPAT)
By Jeremy Seda, It Accessibility Coordinator, North Idaho College (NIC)
Track 3 - E-Accessibility
10:30 AM Video Accessibility
By Jeremy Seda, It Accessibility Coordinator, North Idaho College
(NIC)
11:30 AM Microsoft Office Accessibility & Digital Inclusion
By Tarek El Bacha, Managing Director, Tablet Academy MENA - Microsoft Global in Education Training Partner
12:30 PM Accessible Content Authoring: A Better Way to Do Things
By Abeer Obeid, Instructional Designer, AUB
2:15 Web Accessibility Standards and Inclusive Design Tips
- Jeremy Seda, It Accessibility Coordinator, North Idaho College (NIC)
- Chris Gaulin, Accessibility Advocate - Co-organizer #a11yTO
3:15 PM Alternative text to images
Moderator:Toufic Sbeity
Web Manager - PR team at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada / Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada
Track 4 - Independent Living
10:15 AM Inclusive Employment
By Samer Sfeir, Director, ProAbled
12:30 PM The Inclusion of Motor and Hearing Disabilities as Workforce in The Hospitality Domain
2:15 PM Opening Eyes to Vision Impairment: Turning a Challenge to a Possibility
3:15 PM Employability and Life After Graduation
Moderator:Dr. Edgard Barakat Consultant, ProAbled
- Charbel Daghfal, Wheel Chair
- Omar Saker, President, Lebanese Mountain Tracks
- Samer Tutunji, Founder, Eshmoun
- Laudy Hakim, Employment Program, Arcenciel
04:15 - 5:00 PM
OSB Maamari Auditorium
Closing Remarks: Roadmap to Digital Accessibility in Higher Education in Lebanon
Discussion and recommendations by the ABLE Advisory Board
- Moderated by: Maha Zouwayhed, ABLE Organiser, AUB
- Myles Pilling, Specialist SEND ICT Consultant & Assistive Technologist British Assistive Technology Association (BATA)
- Jennison Asuncion, Co-Founder, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Engineering Manager- Accessibility, LinkedIn
- Dr. Humberto Insolera, European Disability Forum - EDF Executive Committee, EUD Former vice-president
- Jeremy Seda, IT Accessibility Coordinator, North Idaho College (NIC)
- Chris Gaulin, Accessibility Advocate - Co-organizer #a11yTO
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