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Conference Registration & Help Desk Support volunteers needed!
We are looking for energetic people who are enthusiastic about ensuring a positive guest experience through their very first touch-point, event registration.
John Slatin AccessU is a four day hybrid conference where tech professionals, content creators, policymakers, and advocates come together for deep learning in accessible digital design. The conference will be held May 12-15, 2025. Participants will be attending virtually from all over the word or in person at the beautiful St. Edward’s University campus in Austin, Texas.
Registration duties include:
- Welcome attendees upon arrival.
- Use the computer to look up their registration on the conference platform.
- Provide attendees with their name badges.
- Provide attendees with conference details and walk them to their designated location.
- Assist attendees with breakout selections.
- Act as a liaison between St. Edward's University and the attendee to ensure a positive experience
- Answer general event-related questions.
- Ensure attendees are aware of preferred conference COVID protocols.
All volunteers are expected to:
- Attend Mandatory Volunteer Orientation and Training
- Accept invitations to join AccessU Slack Workspace and Volunteer Channels
- Communicate via Slack, Text or Email as needed prior to and during the conference
- Work on average 5 hours per day they are scheduled
All volunteers will receive the following:
- Knowbility t-shirt to keep and wear while volunteering at AccessU 2025
- Volunteers who work a half-day shift (4 hrs) can spend the rest of the day attending classes at the AccessU Conference. Anyone who volunteers for a full-day shift (8 hrs) can come back the next day and attend activities including; workshops, classes, keynotes, or social activities for free!
You can register to volunteer through the AccessU 2025 Volunteer Application (https://forms.gle/QQ3A1J4jZPRA3RY58) .
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at volunteer@knowbility.org or teenya@knowbility.org.
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About Knowbility
Location:
PO BOX 10064, Austin, TX 78766, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to create an inclusive digital world for people with disabilities. We work to raise awareness and skills that foster digital equity and inclusion for people with disabilities.
Description
Knowbility, Inc. is a nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas and an award-winning leader in accessible information technology. Our goal is to create a barrier-free world of information technology so that people with disabilities can fully participate in the business, educational and cultural marketplace.
Knowbility provides advocacy, education, and training in pursuit of the mission of equal access to digital technology. Knowbility is a leader in ensuring equal access to the communications tools that are required for all people to access education, employment, and social opportunities. Assistive technologies and workforce needs have created unprecedented potential for people with disabilities to live independently. This potential can only be realized, however, as the technology is made fully accessible to people who use assistive technology or adaptive strategies when they access the web. Knowbility's programs are innovative, entrepreneurial efforts to raise awareness and leverage community resources to deliver training, education, and employment opportunity to youth and adults with disabilities.
Learn more about Knowbility.
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WHERE
3001 South Congress AvenueAustin, TX 78704
DATE POSTED
January 26, 2025
SKILLS
- Public Relations
- Customer Service
- Basic Computer Skills
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- Volunteer training will take place virtually. Shifts are at least 4 hours per day.