Second Annual Accessibility Awareness Week - Nationwide Digital Accessibility Center

Event

Leading our industry in accessibility is critical to achieving our mission and vision as a company. That’s why we’re so excited to invite you to join us for our second annual Accessibility Awareness Celebration. This event was streamed on Oct. 19, 21 and 23. Watch the videos to be inspired, learn from experts and have a chance to win training and wellness coaching sessions.

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Together we’ll learn from experts such as Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer for Microsoft; Bert Floyd, Senior IT Manager Assistive Technologies at TD Bank; and Tanner Gers, American Foundation for the Blind and Paralympian World Championship team member, Parapan American gold medalist and national champion in track cycling.
We’ll be inspired by our own Bettina Dolinsek, Nationwider and the first blind CrossFit trainer in the US, as well as many other Nationwide associates and leaders.
We are giving away personal training and wellness coaching sessions with Tanner Gers! Fifty associates can win “Absolutely Lean” during our “Let’s Get Moving Challenge” session.
And you’ll have the chance to see demos of new tools that you can use in your day-to-day work to improve accessibility for our associates, customers and partners.

Please share this unique opportunity with your co-workers and encourage them to do their part to ensure we deliver extraordinary care for the millions of Americans with accessibility needs.

Schedule

Time	Event
1:00 - 1:15 P.M. EST	Opening Remarks by Michael Carrel, SVP, CTO - Marketing & Enterprise Growth Solutions, Lori Rennie, VP Billing & Payment COE, Tiffany Grinstead, VP Agency Marketing and Diversabilities ARG sponsor Moderator: Inggrie Moore
1:15 - 1:45 P.M. EST	Keynote Guest Speaker Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft
1:45 - 2:00 P.M. EST	Q&A with Jenny, Michael, Lori and Tiffany
2:15 - 2:45 P.M. EST	Demo of Tools, Assistive Technologies and Q&A with Chad Wolfe and Kevin Ackley
3:00 - 3:30 P.M. EST	Demo of Digital Accessibility Center and accessibility features in Microsoft products with Jared George

Watch video

Time	Event
1:00 - 2:00 P.M. EST	Inclusive Culture Begins with Us by Bert Floyd, TD Bank Senior IT Manager Assistive Technologies Moderator: Sreeni Gorantla
2:00 - 2:20 P.M. EST	Quick Demo of Color Contrast Analyzer and Bolt how to be inclusive by considering using good color choices with Kevin Hien
2:30 - 3:30 P.M. EST	Accessing Your Inner Superhero by Tanner Gers, American Foundation for the Blind Moderator: Demond Saunders
3:30 - 4:00 P.M. EST	Let’s Get Moving! Quick workout demo and Q&A session with Bettina Dolinsek, 1st blind CrossFit trainer in the US and Tanner Gers US Paralympian, World Championship team member, Para Pan American gold medalist, and national champion in track cycling Fifty associates can win “Absolutely Lean” wellness coaching sessions Moderator: Travis Goodwin

Watch video

Time	Event
12:00 - 12:50 P.M. EST 12:50 - 1:00 P.M. EST	Increasing Access and Opportunity Panel Discussion with Doug Sharp from Lettuce Work, Ashlee Leslie from OSU, Brian Bell and Walaa Waeda from Nationwide. Moderator: Tiffany Grinstead Inclusion Speech by Jason Turner, Nationwide OSU TOPS Intern
1:00 - 1:45 P.M. EST	Let’s Learn More about the Deaf Culture and Deaf Service Center by John Moore Moderator: Brian Bell
1:45 - 2:00 P.M. EST	Let’s Learn Basic American Sign Language (ASL) by a DSC instructor
2:00 - 2:15 P.M. EST	Closing Remarks by Angela Bretz, VP Diversity and Inclusion and Chetan Kandhari, SVP, Chief Innovation and Digital Officer
2:15 - 2:25 P.M. EST	Announcement of Lean Challenge Giveaway Winners and Entertainment