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Event Date:
Monday, March 20, 2017
Event Date:
08:00 - 17:00
Event Location:
David InterContinental
12 Kaufman Street, Tel Aviv
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Access Israel 2017

Access Israel's 5th International Convention focusing on Accessibility for All in the Digital Era

Registration is closed.
 
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Agenda

08:00

Access Israel

08:00

Coffee and Registration

09:00

Opening remarks
Avrem Torem

09:20

Future Life in a Technology Accessible World
Yanki Margalit

09:40

Winning the Challenge: How to make Israel technologically Accessible
Yuval  Wagner

10:00

The Accessible Technological Viewpoint of Smart Cities
James  Thurston

10:20

The Challenge and Commitment of Accessibility in a Leading Organization
Ari Pinto

10:40

The Future of Accessibility – What to Expect
Hector Minto

11:15

Coffee Break

11:35

Leading Global Organizations in the Field of Accessible Technology
Adi Soffer Teeni

12:25

Uncovering New Regulatory Standards in Website Accessibility
lisa Seeman

13:15

Panel - Accessible services in the digital age
Victor Calise
Yael  Kakun
Netta  Rotman

14:15

The Simcha Lustig Access Israel Accessibility Award

14:45

Lunch and Exhibition

Speakers

Yuval  Wagner
Yuval Wagner
President and Founder
ACCESS ISRAEL 2017
Yanki Margalit
Yanki Margalit
Entrepreneur
James  Thurston
James Thurston
Vice President Global Strategy and Development G3ICT
lisa Seeman
lisa Seeman
WCAG2.1 Task Force Facilitator at the W3C, Accessibility Researcher at IBM, Co-founder at Athena ICT
Avrem Torem
Avrem Torem
Commissioner for equal rights for persons with Disabilities, Ministry of justice
Ari Pinto
Ari Pinto
CEO
BANK HAPOALIM
Hector Minto
Hector Minto
Senior Technology Evangelist,
Microsoft
Adi Soffer Teeni
Adi Soffer Teeni
CEO
Facebook Israel
Victor Calise
Victor Calise
Commissioner for People of Disabilities, New York City
Ricardo  Garcia Bahamonde
Ricardo Garcia Bahamonde
Strategic Development Director
AMAC
Alan  T. Brown
Alan T. Brown
Director of Public Impact at Christopher and dana Reeve Foundation
Yael  Kakun
Yael Kakun
Executive Director, The Institute for the Advancement of Deaf Persons in Israel
Netta  Rotman
Netta Rotman
Head of Accessibility Counseling Department
Liora  Shechter
Liora Shechter
CIO at Tel Aviv Muncipality
Netta  Rotman
Netta Rotman
Accessibility Counseling Department
Yael  Neeman
Yael Neeman
Service Manager, Assuta
Shaula  Haitner
Shaula Haitner
Lecturer at Shenkar and Chairman of the accessibility committee, Standards Institution of Israel
Michal Shik-Hartuv, Adv.
Michal Shik-Hartuv, Adv.
Head of the Legal Department, Access Israel
 Shmuel Naaman Adv.
Shmuel Naaman Adv.
Co-Founder& CEO, Philosoft Mobile
 Sigal Zach
Sigal Zach
website accessibility lecturer and consultant, A2Z
Efrat Ben itzhak leibovich
Efrat Ben itzhak leibovich
Accessible Information and Events Center
Guy Spigelman
Guy Spigelman
CEO PresenTense Israel
Yael  Elstein
Yael Elstein
Head of Technology Consulting Center, Beit Issie Shapiro
Ziv  Dagan
Ziv Dagan
Head of public accessibility and aids for the hearing impaired Sanova Israel

Accessibility Arrangements

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Access Israel 2017 Convention is accessible to people with all kinds of disabilities.

Please state whether you require an accessibility arrangement when filling out the registration form.

The Convention will take place at David Intercontinental hotel, Tel Aviv.

The venue is equipped with accessible parking, access routes, accessible toilets, elevators and signage.

The Convention itself will feature transcription and sign language translation for the hearing impaired, visual description for the visually impaired, conference agenda in simplified language.

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