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TRACE Attended CSUN

March 10th, 2025
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CSUN, California State University, Northridge, hosts an assistive technology conference every year. This conference is one of the biggest accessibility conferences in the world, and is sponsored by various well-known companies like Amazon, CVS Health, Google, Microsoft, and Walmart.

Dr. Bern Jordan presented his work on accessible kiosks in a session called “Cross-Disability Access to Kiosks: Lessons Learned.” He explored self-service kiosks, and how accessibility techniques can be incorporated into smaller and newer kiosks. He also tabled with Raising the Floor, a non-profit organization that partners with research organizations to advocate for inclusion in digital technology.

TRACE’s founder, Gregg Vanderheiden also presented a technology from Raising the Floor that helps assistive technology users find the tools that are the best fit for them on various computers.