2014 Enabled by Design-athon Lighting TalksWednesday, November 5 - from 5:30 PM to
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Contact: James Patrick Timony 202-727-1335 Sponsored by: United Cerebral Palsy
The 2014 Enabled by Design-athon brings together designers, technologists, engineers, students, people with a disability and disability service professionals to talk about new products or technologies that are more accessible, attractive and easier for everyone to use. The schedule for the Design-athon keynote, sponsor appreciation, networking and a round of exciting lightning talks is as follows: 05:30 PM Networking 06:00 PM Welcome by UCP President & CEO, Stephen Bennett UCP's President & CEO Stephen Bennett will welcome attendees and give recognition to this year's Design-athon sponsors. 06:15 PM Keynote Talk by Google Policy Counsel, Adrienne Biddings Adrienne Biddings, Policy Counsel for Google, Inc. in Washington, DC, will give an opening keynote talk. 06:25 PM Lightning Talks Lightning talks will feature: John P.S. Salmen, AIA, President of Universal Designers & Consultants, Inc. Brett Heising, CEO & Founder of BrettApproved Maria Town, Blogger at CP Shoes and others 07:30 PM Networking & Happy Hour Location TBD *This event is free and open to all registrants. *If you need accommodation including American Sign Language interpretation, please contact us as soon as possible. Our accommodation statement is here. To register, click here. *If you wish to participate in the 2-day Design-athon workshop at Google DC on Thurs-Fri, Nov. 6-7, please note that there is limited capacity. Registration and a $25 fee is required. For more information, contact Adaptive Technology Librarian James Patrick Timony at 202-727-1335. |
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