April 19-20, 2013 – AFB Leadership Conference 2013
Chicago, IL
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Session PC 102
Title: Forum on Inclusive Technology Solutions in the Workplace and Life
Speaker: Chieko Asakawa, Ph.D., IBM Fellow, IBM Research–Tokyo; Hiro Takagi, IBM Manager of Accessibility Research-Tokyo; Peter Fay, IBM Advocacy and Outreach Manager; Darren Burton, Project Manager, Technical Evaluation Services, AFB; and Lee Huffman, AccessWorld and Technology Information Editor, AFB
Description: Come and learn about the exciting research going on at IBM to assist blind and low vision users to be successful in the workplace and in society. You will also hear about IBM's Inclusive Social Business offerings that are making technology accessible to everyone.
Session PC 204
Title: Inclusive Technology Solutions Showcase
Speakers: Chieko Asakawa, Ph.D., IBM Fellow, IBM Research–Tokyo; Hiro Takagi, IBM Manager of Accessibility Research-Tokyo; Peter Fay, IBM Advocacy and Outreach Manager; Darren Burton, Project Manager, Technical Evaluation Services; Lee Huffman, AccessWorld and Technology Information Editor; and Joe Strechay, Program Manager, CareerConnect, American Foundation for the Blind
Description: This session will feature live demonstrations from the global labs of IBM Research. See how the latest innovations from IBM are making videos accessible for blind and deaf users, and learn about a mobile app for accessible transportation and an automated solution for creating eBooks, and more.
Friday, April 19, 2013, 8:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m.
Keynote Speaker: Chieko Asakawa, Ph.D., IBM Fellow, IBM Research–Tokyo
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Session 105
June 27 - 30, 2013 Hearing Loss Association of America Convention 2013
Portland, Oregon