Overview

June 30

Digital services have become the default delivery channel for important government transactions and programs — which makes ensuring accessibility more important than ever. Agencies learned during the pandemic that the ability to conduct business online or via mobile apps strengthens government resiliency and improves constituent satisfaction. As they expand these initiatives, state and local agencies must ensure digital services are available and usable for all residents.

On June 30, Government Technology will team with experts from Acquia for timely session on designing and implementing services that are faster, more secure and more accessible. You’ll learn valuable best practices for addressing common barriers and hear about new tools for supporting accessibility initiatives.

Speakers

Bill Rials — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

William (Bill) Rials, Ph.D., is a professor and associate director (department chair) of the Tulane University School of Professional Advancement IT and Cybersecurity Program. He focuses on continually delivering and updating the program curriculum based on innovative and emerging technologies. Before transitioning to academia and higher education, he had a diverse gov tech career delivering value to state agencies, local governments, and law enforcement agencies throughout the state of Mississippi.

Brenda Decker

Former CIO, State of Nebraska

Brenda Decker most recently spent five years with IBM as a Director for Global Government Industry services. Prior to IBM, Brenda served in Nebraska state government for 37 years, 10+ years as the state's chief information officer with responsibility for state government computing, telecommunications, public safety radio, and video conferencing. Her expertise leading, transforming and managing large IT organizations has created high-performing teams and partnered cross functional public and private organizations. Her work has garnered both local and national recognition for her contributions to government technology.

Tami Pearlstein

Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Acquia

Tami Pearlstein is a Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Acquia. Tami has a wide breadth of marketing experience in the digital customer experience industry, as well as IT with companies such as Turbonomic - an IBM company, and Drift. She is excited to continue to drive innovation in the digital experience space.

Webinar

Ensuring Accessibility: Making Digital Transformation Work for Everyone