Welcome to John Slatin AccessU 2024!
AccessU 2024 Attendee Guide
John Slatin AccessU is one of the highlights of our year. We reconnect to our origins, making the digital world more inclusive for people with disabilities. We recommit to our mission through a hands-on training conference dedicated to improving digital accessibility, awareness, and skills.
We gather as a community sharing knowledge, insights, and fellowship. And we have a lot of fun along the way!
Class Schedule
The full Schedule of Classes and events is posted (always subject to change but kept current. ). Schedule details are available in spreadsheet format and posted for download from the Schedule page .
Connecting via Zoom
Our virtual conference platform is on Zoom Events. All registered attendees will be sent an email from noreply-zoomevents@zoom.us saying you are registered, please check your spam folder if you don't find this. This will be sent closer to the event.
Once you activate the 'Agree and Join' control, you will then login to Zoom. Make sure you log in with the email address stated on the Zoom Events email. If you need to log in with a different email address please let us know and we can change it.
Once in Zoom Events, use the 'Join The Lobby' control. All upcoming talks are listed in the Sessions tab - found at the top right hand side. You can browse all sessions and even bookmark them to return to later. Once a session has been bookmarked, you'll be ablke to find it in a calendar view in the Itinerary.
When a session has started, a 'Join' button will appear. Activate this to join the session.
Sometimes Zoom has issues with workplace security, if you think your work email may be blocking Zoom then please let us know your personal email and we'll amend this.
Any issues please just reach out on the Help channel of the Slack or send email to accessu@knowbility.org.
Transportation
A free shuttle will run daily from the conference hotels to St. Edward's University. The shuttle stops at all three hotels. Schedule is subject to change based on requests and level of use, so check in daily.
May 13 - May 16 (MORNING)
- Pick-up time: 7:30 AM
- Stop 1: Hyatt Regency Austin, 208 Barton Springs Rd.
- Stop 2: Hyatt Place Austin Downtown, 211 E. 3rd St.
- Stop 3: Wyndham Garden Austin, 3401 S. 1-25 Frontage Rd.
- Stop 4: St. Edward's Campus, 3001 S. Congress Ave.
- Pick-up time: 8:40 AM
- Stop 1: Hyatt Regency Austin, 208 Barton Springs Rd.
- Stop 2: Hyatt Place Austin Downtown, 211 E. 3rd St.
- Stop 3: Wyndham Garden Austin, 3401 S. 1-25 Frontage Rd.
- Stop 4: St. Edward's Campus, 3001 S. Congress Ave.
May 13 - May 15 (AFTERNOON)
- Pick-up: 4:30 PM
- Stop 1: St. Edward's Campus, 3001 S. Congress Ave.
- Stop 2: Wyndham Garden Austin, 3401 S. 1-25 Frontage Rd.
- Stop 3: Hyatt Place Austin Downtown, 211 E. 3rd St.
- Stop 4: Hyatt Regency Austin, 208 Barton Springs Rd.
May 16 (AFTERNOON)
- Pick-up: 3:30 PM
- Stop 1: St. Edward's Campus, 3001 S. Congress Ave.
- Stop 2: Wyndham Garden Austin, 3401 S. 1-25 Frontage Rd.
- Stop 3: Hyatt Place Austin Downtown, 211 E. 3rd St.
- Stop 4: Hyatt Regency Austin, 208 Barton Springs Rd.
Parking at St. Edward's
If you are parking a vehicle at St. Edward’s University you must register your vehicle (claim code: ACCESS, or ask at registration). There is no charge but you must be registered to avoid a ticket. You may park in Standard (green) or Economy (yellow) lots - in order of proximity: lots L, K, J, W, H, E, D. Access the Parking Map (PDF) or Interactive Campus Map.
Zoom Events & Slack
Zoom Events will be our conference hybrid platform for all sessions and events for AccessU 2023. Slack will be used as an additional method of communication and for networking. We will have a Zoom Events & Slack page for more information on how to utilize these tools and make the most of your AccessU experience.
Learning Center
All sessions will be recorded and made available for your viewing for approximately 100 days after the conference in our Learning Center. We will provide accompanying materials and ensure they have been remediated for accessibility.
If you did not receive your log-in credentials for the Learning Center please email accessu@knowbility.org. (Credentials will be emailed closer to the event).
Hotel Accommodations
Knowbility has secured a limited number of rooms at three Austin hotels, chosen for proxitmity and to meet a range of budgets. Rooms are available at a discounted rate for Sunday, May 12 - Friday May 17, 2024. Visit the Hotel and Transportation page for details and links to reserve your room.
Accessibility
Knowbility is committed to providing accessible experiences and accommodations. Knowbility will be providing live captioning and ASL interpretation for all plenary events, such as keynotes.
Auto-captions will be available to all Deep Dive and general sessions through Zoom Events. Live-captioning, ASL interpretation services, and other accessibility needs are gladly provided by request.
Requests should be made during registration and at least 5 days prior to the event.
If you have any questions, please contact us at accessu@knowbility.org.
Questions
Still have questions? - email us at accessu@knowbility.org.
Thank you for joining our annual AccessU conference and for all you do to support our shared mission of making the digital world more accessible and inclusive for all.
