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SUMMARY:Accessibility & Inclusion Intensive — In-Person Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Earney Lasten and Howard Maxwell for a full-day\, in-p
 erson intensive drawing on the complete Connect2Teach curriculum in accessi
 bility and inclusion — the same training used in Aruba Airport's accessib
 ility accreditation work. 🌍 Across eight hours\, you'll get a working gr
 ounding in disability awareness\, inclusive customer service\, accessible d
 esign (physical and digital)\, destination accessibility measurement\, and 
 what it takes to work as an accessibility expert. This is a highlights day 
 across seven full course modules — anyone wanting to go deeper on any sin
 gle topic can access the complete courses at connect2teach.us. 🎓\n🎯 W
 hat You'll Learn\n\nDefine disability through the ICF framework and underst
 and diverse traveler needs\nApply person-first\, inclusive communication st
 rategies with customers of all abilities\nApply the POUR principles (Percei
 vable\, Operable\, Understandable\, Robust) to design and service\nUndersta
 nd core WCAG standards for accessible websites and digital content\nEvaluat
 e and measure the accessibility of a destination or business\nUnderstand th
 e growing accessible health & wellness tourism market\nDefine the role\, sk
 ills\, and diagnostic tools of an Accessibility Expert\nBuild a practical a
 ccessibility action plan for your own business\n\n🗓️ Program & Schedul
 e — September 12\, 2026\n\n\n\n⏰ Time\n📚 Topic\n🎤 Speaker\n\n\n\n
 \n8:00 – 8:15 am\n👋 Welcome & Course Overview\nLasten & Maxwell\n\n\n8
 :15 – 9:00 am\n🧩 Understanding Disability & the ICF Framework\nHoward 
 Maxwell\n\n\n9:00 – 9:45 am\n🤝 Customer Service for All — Communicat
 ion & Person-First Practice\nDr. Earney F. Lasten\, Ph.D.\n\n\n9:45 – 9:5
 5 am\n☕ Break\n—\n\n\n9:55 – 10:40 am\n🎨 Accessibility & Inclusive
  Design — POUR Principles\nHoward Maxwell\n\n\n10:40 – 11:25 am\n💻 W
 eb Design Accessibility — WCAG Essentials\nDr. Earney F. Lasten\, Ph.D.\n
 \n\n11:25 am – 12:10 pm\n📊 Analyzing & Measuring Destination/Business 
 Accessibility\nDr. Earney F. Lasten\, Ph.D.\n\n\n12:10 – 1:00 pm\n🍽️
  Lunch Break\n—\n\n\n1:00 – 1:45 pm\n🌴 Accessible Health & Wellness 
 Tourism\nDr. Earney F. Lasten\, Ph.D.\n\n\n1:45 – 2:30 pm\n🧭 Becoming 
 an Accessibility Expert — Roles & Diagnostic Tools\nHoward Maxwell\n\n\n2
 :30 – 2:40 pm\n☕ Break\n—\n\n\n2:40 – 3:30 pm\n📝 Applied Worksho
 p: Building Your Own Accessibility Action Plan\nLasten & Maxwell\n\n\n3:30 
 – 4:00 pm\n🎓 Certificates\, Q&A & Closing\nLasten & Maxwell\n\n\n\nThi
 s full-day workshop is a highlights sampler across seven full Connect2Teach
  courses. Each topic covered here has a complete\, longer-form course avail
 able at connect2teach.us for anyone who wants to go deeper.
LOCATION:Paradera 145-C\, Paradera\, Aruba (tentative)
DTSTAMP:20261008T022401Z
DTSTART:20261024T120000Z
DTEND:20261024T200000Z
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