1. Time for a TechCheck— Assessing the Accessibility of Your Workplace Technology
September 24, 2015
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST
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Time for a TechCheck— Assessing the Accessibility of Your Workplace Technology
September 24, 2015
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST
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2. Logistics Audio is available via Adobe Connect and phone:
Dial in number:
Conference Code: #
Submit questions at any time during the presentation:
Type directly into the Q&A window your screen
follow along using #PEATworks
Captioning is available at:
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Logistics
Audio is also available over a phone line:
Dial in number:
Conference Code: #
Submit questions at any time during the presentation:
Type directly into the Q&A window on your screen
follow along using #PEATworks
Captioning is available at
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3. PEAT Strategic Partner & Subject Matter Expert
Your Host: Jim Tobias
PEAT Strategic Partner & Subject Matter Expert
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Jim Tobias
PEAT Strategic Partner & Subject Matter Expert
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4. Agenda Background on PEAT and TechCheck
Building a mature accessibility program
TechCheck walkthrough with Q&A
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Agenda
Background on PEAT and TechCheck
Building a mature accessibility program
TechCheck walkthrough with Q & A
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5. What is PEAT? Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology
Cooperative agreement funded by DoL’s Office of Disability Employment Policy
A multi-faceted initiative to advance the employment of people with disabilities through the development, adoption, and promotion of accessible technology
Solutions-oriented with a foundation in collaboration, dialogue, and action
{Graphic: PEAT Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology}
What is PEAT?
Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology
Cooperative agreement funded by DOL’s Office of Disability Employment Policy
A multi-faceted initiative to advance the employment people with disabilities through the development, adoption and promotion of accessible technology
Solutions-oriented with a foundation in collaboration, dialogue and action

6. Organizational Development
Why does PEAT focus on organizational development?
We conducted research, including case studies and interviews with leaders in accessibility
Technology is the easy part! (and others are doing it quite well); organizational challenges are difficult
Lots of hand-waving, not enough details
“Tools, not reports;” TechCheck is our first to be developed
{Graphic: PEAT Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology}
Organizational Development
Why does PEAT focus on organizational development?
We conducted research, including case studies and interviews with leaders in accessibility
Technology is the easy part! (and others are doing it quite well); organizational challenges are difficult
Lots of hand-waving, not enough details
“Tools, not reports;” TechCheck is our first to be developed

7. Please tell your story in the chat window
What’s the problem?
A company fixes some accessibility problems on its intranet. Six months later the intranet is re-designed, with new accessibility problems.
The CIO office implements a new, inaccessible job application platform the same week that an HR director attends a disability- themed job fair.
A new employee has to wait six weeks to get a sign language videoconferencing tool she needs, due to a network security misunderstanding.
No consistency, continuity, authority, or strategy
Ad hoc = high cost, low impact
{Graphic: PEAT Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology}
What’s the problem?
A company fixes some accessibility problems on its intranet. Six months later the intranet is re-designed, with new accessibility problems.
The CIO office implements a new, inaccessible job application platform the same week that an HR director attends a disability-themed job fair.
A new employee has to wait six weeks to get a sign language videoconferencing tool she needs, due to a network security misunderstanding.
No consistency, continuity, or strategy
Ad hoc = high cost, low impact
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Please tell your story in the chat window

8. PEAT’s TechCheck Tool Aimed at helping you move beyond ad hoc
Interactive, online tool created by PEAT to help employers assess technology accessibility practices
Takes ~10 minutes to complete
You receive a Readout, with links to PEAT resources
Full confidentiality; no required fields; only for Readout
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PEAT’s TechCheck Tool
Aimed at helping you move beyond ad hoc
Interactive, online tool—simple but powerful—created by PEAT to help employers assess technology accessibility practices
Takes ~10 minutes to complete
You receive a Readout, with links to PEAT resources
Full confidentiality; no required fields
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9. TechCheck Walkthrough
Please go to
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TechCheck Walkthrough
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11. Wrap-up TechCheck is a good start to:
Find your natural allies
Seek clear support from executives/leaders
Build small victories
Connect with your peers and share
Organizational accessibility is in a period of rapid growth across the board
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Wrap-up
TechCheck is a good start to:
Find your natural allies
Seek clear support from executives/leaders
Build small victories
Connect with your peers and share
Organizational accessibility is in a period of rapid growth across the board
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21. QUESTIONS?
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Questions?
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22. Thank You. info@PEATworks.org http://PEATworks.org/TechCheck
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Thank You.
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