At WID, we believe that accessibility is not just a feature but a fundamental right for all. We’re excited to support the 2024 M-Enabling Summit as a Supporting Organization! This annual event brings together Digital Accessibility policymakers and professionals to collaborate, ensuring everyone can access and enjoy the latest technologies, regardless of age or disability.
Throughout the event, past and present WID Board of Directors members and staff will be speaking at sessions. Also, WID CEO and Executive Director, Marcie Roth and WID Chief Program Officer, Dawn Skaggs will be hosting an all day IAAP workshop on Thursday. You can learn about the amazing line up by checking out the full schedule for the summit on the M-Enabling website. If you'd like to join us, you can register for the summit on M-Enabling's website. This is an event you won’t want to miss — we hope to see you there!
Tuesday, October 15
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM - Round Table | AI Ethics for Persons with Disabilities
Equitable and ethical use of AI technologies remains high on the agenda of advocates, technology companies, and policymakers participating in the M-Enabling Summit. The round table will provide fresh updates and perspectives from around the world and discuss solutions.
Moderator: Jutta Treviranus, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Inclusive Design Research Centre and Institute, OCAD University
Speakers:
- Neil Milliken, VP - Global Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion, Atos
- AnnMarie Killian, CEO, TDIforAccess, Inc.
- Caitlin Grogan, Group Product Manager, UI Systems, Sprout Social
- Ariana H. Aboulafia, Esq., Policy Counsel, Disability Rights in Technology, Center for Democracy & Technology
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM - Parallel Session - New Frontiers for Inclusive Transportation Technologies
Several areas of technology innovation are converging that can vastly improve the accessibility of transportation for persons with disabilities such as accessible digital mapping, spectrum optimization, AI applications and new features of autonomous vehicles. This session will review how those innovations enable new solutions, which stakeholders can support them and discuss ways to promote their adoption.
Session Chair: Zach Bastian, Manager, Strategic Alliances, Verizon
Speakers:
- Tom Pey, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Waymap
- Brandon Biggs, CEO and Co-Founder, XR Navigation
- Alan Hejl, CPACC, Founder and Lead Consultant, Spark Access
- CTIA (invited)
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM - Parallel Session - AI for Wearables
This session will examine how smart wearable devices available over the counter, such as watches, hearing aids, glasses, belts or headbands, fitness trackers, and even smart clothing, can customize users’ experiences, provide personalized support to persons with disabilities, and tailor assistance for greater independence. A discussion of the convergence of AI enabled apps for mobile and wearable devices will ensue.
Session Chair: Susan Mazrui, Director, Global Public Policy, AT&T
Speakers:
- Brian Scarpelli, Senior Global Policy Counsel, ACT-The App Association
- Chuck Eger, Sr. Director, North America, Mobile & Wireless Forum (MWF)
- Essilor-Luxotica (invited)
- Meta (invited)
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM - Parallel Session - Tech for Aging
Over the past few years, the adoption of technology by older persons has progressed exponentially, mainly due to the success of mobile devices. The session will explore opportunities and solutions for older adults and their intersectionality with digital accessibility.
Session Chair: Frances West, Founder, FrancesWestCo. (former WID Board Member)
Speakers:
- H.E. Ambassador Luis Gallegos, President, GIA Foundation; President of the Board of UNITAR; Honorary Chair of the Board of G3ict
- Kevin H Yoo, CEO and Co-Founder, Haptic
- Brianna Burrows, Digital Accessibility Manager, T-Mobile
Wednesday, October 16
4:00 PM - 5:50 PM - Parallel Session - The Future of Accessible Broadcasting (Thought-Leadership Session)
Presented by Bridge Multimedia & Infinite Access
What does the future hold for accessible broadcasting? This forward-looking panel will explore the innovative technologies and strategies poised to transform how media is made accessible to all audiences. The conversation will focus on broadcasting's potential to reach new heights of inclusivity, leveraging advancements to ensure that the media landscape of tomorrow is fully accessible, engaging, and adaptive to the needs of diverse audiences worldwide.
Session Chair: Jonathan Thurston, CEO, Infinite Access
Speakers:
- Matthew Kaplowitz, President and Chief Creative Officer, Bridge Multimedia
- Frances West, Founder, FrancesWestCo.
- Marcie Roth, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, World Institute on Disability (WID)
4:00 PM - 5:50 PM - Parallel Session - Moving Toward Sustained Accessibility and Inclusion in Media and Branding
Despite growing awareness and several examples of success, authentic representations of disability and accessible content in media and marketing remain largely absent from the mainstream. This is in sharp contrast to the needs and expectations of consumers with disabilities, who remain underserved and underrepresented in the way major brands advertise, produce digital content, and create media products. This session will provide an overview of the economic, legal, and rights-based imperatives that make the case for why brands and agencies must take greater strides to embed and mainstream disability inclusion and accessibility in their marketing and media efforts. It will also highlight best practices and resources brands can adopt to improve their performance now, as well as a path toward sustaining and scaling their efforts in the future.
Session Chair: Mark Walker, Head of Marketing and Portfolio, AbilityNet
Speakers:
- Stephane Leblois, Chief Community and Programmes Officer, Valuable 500
- Josh Loebner, Ph.D., Global Head of Inclusive Design, VML
- Singleton Beato, Global EVP, Chief DE&I Officer, McCann Worldgroup
- Zach Bastian, Manager, Strategic Alliances, Verizon
Thursday, October 17
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM - An IAAP Workshop - Disability-Inclusive Readiness & Risk Reduction in Crises and Threats
- 7:30 am – 8:00 am: Check-In
- 8:00 am – 3:00 pm: Workshop
Join the World Institute on Disabilities subject matter experts for a full-day workshop that promises to be a valuable investment of your time. The workshop will focus on case studies on how disasters and crises of all types and sizes disproportinately impact people with disabilities. Presenters will highlight how organizations can proactively address good practices around emergency response, public health, and other support systems in inherently and systemically inaccessible disasters, contributing to this disparity.
As a participant, you will learn about incorporating accessible technology and principles of inclusion and leveraging the expertise of disability-led organizations (DLOs) to support crafting company-wide effective emergency preparedness and resilience policies and practices. Presenters will highlight policies and practices essential to preserving the lives and independence of the world’s 1.3 billion people before, during, and after crises and disasters.
Furthermore, presenters will highlight the framework for effective emergency preparedness, emphasizing that effective emergency preparedness goes far beyond creating a kit or hosting a fire drill. The workshop will also explore topics such as:
- Comprehensive and essential components of disability-inclusive
- Accessible emergency preparedness
- Continuity/resumption of operations
- Workplace and community resilience planning
Experts will also dive into the roles and responsibilities of public, private, and personal actors and provide recommended considerations for integrating, applying, assessing, and improving preparedness and resilience plans.
The workshop is tailored to foster a dynamic learning environment where participants can learn from each other’s experiences and insights.
Visit M-Enabling's website to learn more about the all day IAAP workshops and to register for Disability-Inclusive Readiness & Risk Reduction in Crises and Threats with Marcie Roth and Dawn Skagg.
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