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Melody Clark

Communications Specialist

Technology & Social Change (TASCHA)

tascha.uw.edu

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Subject: [dub] Join the Tech Policy Lab this Friday for Accommodating Technology - 25 Years after the Americans with Disabilities Act

Join us for a roundtable discussion on accessibility and technology this Friday, May 29^th, from 1:00-4:00 pm with UW professors, students, and community advocates. For questions contact Emily McReynolds, Tech Policy Lab Program Director, emcr@uw.edu.

Accommodating Technology: 25 Years after the Americans with Disabilities Act

May 29, 2015

Kane Hall 225 (Walker-Ames Room)

Friday, May 29

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). While there have been incredible advances in technology over the past quarter century, new technologies also regularly surface issues of accessibility. Join the University of Washington’s Tech Policy Lab for an afternoon roundtable discussion about current accessibility efforts, new technologies’ accessibility, and individual choice in the use of assistive technologies. We plan to explore topics such as: how emerging technologies like augmented reality can be assistive as well as present challenges for accessibility; efforts to crowdsource location accessibility information; and the cultural implications of assistive technologies that individuals may not wish to use, like neuroprosthetics and robotic augmentation.

Program:

1:00 pm Welcome and Introductions

1:15 pm Emerging Technologies: Accessibility Opportunities and Challenges

2:00 pm Current UW accessibility project demos

2:45 pm Individual choice in the use of assistive technologies (cochlear implants, neuroprosthetics, robotic augmentation etc.)

3:45 pm Wrap-up

Please RSVP to emcr@uw.edu if you are able to attend.