Description
Join Mary Lou Mobley, National Disability Expert in the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, to hear a discussion regarding the changing legal landscape in the field of technology accessibility to people with disabilities, and hear some practical steps educational institutions and their vendors should take now, and to prepare for the future.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this presentation, learners will be able to:
- Understand what steps to take now to set your institution up for success in a changing legal landscape.
- Understand how to stay in compliance with Section 504 and Title II before any changes go into effect.
- Understand what will change for your institution when regulatory changes go into effect.
Presenter
Mary Lou Mobley is lead of OCR’s National Digital Access Team, and a recognized national expert the field. She graduated from Duke University in 1990 with a law degree and a Master’s in Philosophy. After clerking for a Federal judge, she joined the Federal government in Washington, DC, as a Trial Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section, where she earned numerous awards including the John Marshall Award for Distinguished Service and the Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Information Technology. In 2006, she moved to Denver and joined the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.