TV-AiD: IGNITE!
Join the Conversation on February 13
The TV-AiD IGNITE Summit is designed for accessibility professionals who want to learn from peers and leave with implementable ideas. Connect with regional colleagues who understand your challenges.
Conference Details
Dates:
Friday, February 13, 2026
Time:
Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m.
Summit ends at 3:00 p.m.
Location:
Morton Hall, room 293
The University of Alabama in Huntsville Campus
Registration Fee:
$15.00 per attendee
Learn from Peers
Real strategies from institutions like yours
Ask Questions
Direct access to presenters and experts
Take Action
Leave with practical next steps
Spotlight Presentations: Campus Leaders Share Their Journey
Creating and Sustaining an Effective Campus-wide Accessible Course Development Program
Jim Stachowiak
Accessible Technology Strategy and Operations Lead
Northwestern University
In two years, Northwestern has reduced accessibility errors on Canvas course sites by 87% across the university. This presentation will share the approach, partnerships, resources, and tools that produced this culture change around accessible course design and led to sustained success.
Show and Tell: Campfire Conversations
Dr. Michelle Green
Director, The Enhanced Teaching & Learning Center
Dawn Dunaway
Accessibility Specialist & Instructional Designer
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
UAH will kick off our Show and Tell conversations, after which you can choose a campfire or start your own campfire conversation.
Patriot Updates: Where Northwest Shoals Is—and Where We're Headed.
Dr. Christy Shepard
Dean of Instructional Technology and Information Systems
Dr. Shelby Luna
Director of Distance Education and Information Technology
Northwest Shoals Community College
This session takes a candid look at strategy shifts, campus updates, and continuous improvement in accessibility initiatives.
Designing Effective Self-Paced Digital Accessibility Training.
Charity Davenport
Instructional Technology Specialist (Accessibility)
Pellissippi State Community College
In this session, we will discover practical methods for creating engaging training that meets faculty where they are and scales across campus.
Spark Presentation: Fast, Focused, Actionable
20 Days of Title II Tips
Courtney Brock
Instructional Design Specialist Sr.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
This 10-minute spark session delivers bite-sized strategies. Learn how to communicate complex accessibility requirements in manageable, actionable ways that your campus can implement immediately.
Perfect for: Quick implementation strategies you can use the moment you return to campus
How to score a VPAT
Laura Hopkins
EIR Accessibility Coordinator
The University of Texas at Arlington
Watch how easy it is to score a VPAT using a scorecard. Feel free to ask questions about the rationale of the grade and score and how to customer the scorecard.
Lunch & Learn: Video Captioning Strategies
Bryan Collier will share how 3Play Media is developing innovative tools, solutions, and automated workflows to assist with accessibility mandates and growing content volume. Colleges and universities nationwide partner with 3Play Media to deliver innovative and reliable video accessibility at scale. Our intelligent workflows combine advanced AI, proprietary tooling, and human expertise to streamline workflows, optimize budgets, achieve compliance, and ensure every student can fully engage with content.
Captioning Solutions
Streamline your video accessibility workflow
Scalability
Build systems that grow with your needs
Sustainability
Create long-term accessibility practices
TableTalks: Where Connections Happen
Peer discussions
Conversations facilitating deeper understanding
Real-time Q&A
Ask the presenters your specific questions
Idea exchange
Share what's working at your institution
Network building
Form lasting connections with regional peers
Following each Spotlight presentation, we break into TableTalks. These peer exchanges happen while ideas are fresh, giving you time to reflect, ask questions, and share insights.
TableTalks create space for meaningful dialogue. Connect with colleagues facing similar challenges and leave with actionable strategies.
Join the Conversation on February 13
TV-AiD IGNITE is designed for accessibility professionals who want to learn from peers and leave with implementable ideas. Connect with regional colleagues who understand your challenges.
Learn from Peers
Real strategies from institutions like yours
Ask Questions
Direct access to presenters and experts
Take Action
Leave with practical next steps
REGISTER TODAY!
The Tennessee Valley Access in Design Summit is brought to you by The University of Alabama in Huntsville Enhanced Teaching & Learning Center.
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