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Web Accessibility: Myths, Facts, Opportunities (Philadelphia, PA, USA)

Please join PhillyCHI for an enlightening discussion about the facts of web accessibility and Section 508 compliance, as well as practical advice on creating accessible websites without sacrificing design.

Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008
Time: 6 - 8PM * Social time & networking 6 - 6:30PM *
Location: Hunt Room, Hamilton Hall, University of the Arts
320 South Broad Street (Broad and Pine Streets)
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Directions: http://www.uarts.edu/admission/directions.html
Parking Locator: http://www.philapark.org/parkinglocator/parking_locator.aspx
RSVP: phillychi@gmail.com

About the Presentation
A California federal judge’s recent decision not to dismiss a discrimination case against retailer Target Corp has possibly opened to the door to future Internet-related Americans with Disabilities Act claims. The ruling, believed to be the first indicating that the ADA can apply to the Internet, brings to light issues surrounding web accessibility and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

In this presentation, Kel Smith will speak about the concept of barrier-free user experience, describe the practical benefits of compliance, explore the legal and technical history of accessibility, and offer advice to those who want to design attractive websites that meet the needs of all users.

About the Speaker
Kel Smith is a conceptual technologist specializing in the design and usability of digital experiences, with stints at such companies as GlaxoSmithKline and Yellowbook. His strong interest in web accessibility has resulted in published articles, lectures and seminars; his piece titled “The Missing Link” appeared in The Practical Lawyer and Experience Magazine, and he was recently interviewed by Bill Cullifer for the WOW Technology Minute series.

In February 2008, Kel launched Anikto LLC to promote accessibility tactics across multiple disciplines and markets. He is currently the Director of Design and Development for Tandem Learning, a company specializing in highly-interactive, multimedia training experiences. Kel lives just outside of Philadelphia with his very, very patient wife.

See PhillyCHI for more information.

Posted in ACM SIGCHI | Calendar | Local meeting | Philadelphia, PA, USA
Tags: Accessibility | phillychi | section 508 | Usability
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Across Cultures from NFB / ONF: Connect to Canada’s Diversity through film : User Centered Design in Multicultural Context

Across Cultures, the most recent Website of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). In collaboration with Ideactif Conseil.

D’une culture à l’autre de l’ONF : Un design centré utilisateur en contexte multiculturel.

Le plus récent site Web de l’Office national du film du Canada (ONF) portant sur la diversité culturelle au Canada. En collaboration avec Idéactif Conseil.

Voici un aperçu de la conférence que j’ai présenté dans le cadre d’Intracom 2008, 8e conférence internationale de l’Association des professionnels professionnels en intranet, Internet et extranet (API).

Les ingrédients clés de la démarche ont été dévoilés et illustrés lors de cette présentation du making-of de la création du plus récent site Web de l’ONF portant sur la diversité culturelle au Canada. Un site qui retrace une histoire étonnante à travers des documents d’archives vidéos, audios et photos des années 40 à aujourd’hui, ainsi que des entrevues et vox populi spécialement conçus pour ce site.

Utilisabilité, accessibilité, standards Web, respect des normes et standards ouverts, SEO, et mesure sont au rendez-vous.

Vous pouvez consulter ci-dessous le fichier powerpoint de ma présentation. Il ne rend compte évidemment que d’une partie de ma communication, mais ça donne tout de même un bon aperçu.

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Posted in Conference | Locales | Montreal, QC, Canada
Tags: Accessibility | Canada | conference | Evaluation | Film | Internet | Measure | Multicultural | norms | SEO | UCD | upa | Usability | user experience | Web standards
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UPA’s Quebec Chapter “Utilisabilité Québec” (Montréal+) will be at Intracom 2008

Dans le cadre de la 8e conférence internationale Intracom Québec 2008, présentée par l’Association des professionnels en intranet, Internet et extranet (API), plusieurs membres de notre regroupement de professionnels en utilisabilité - Utilisabilité Québec - présenteront une conférence ou une étude de cas, participeront à un panel, ou tiendront une clinique d’évaluation. Cet événement, devenu incontournable au Québec, est susceptible d’intéresser les professionnels - et les non spécialistes intéressés au domaine - de l’expérience utilisateur, incluant l’ergonomie cognitive et l’utilisabilité, ainsi que les gestionnaires et développeurs Internet en général.

J’y présenterai l’étude de cas D’une culture à l’autre de l’ONF : Un design centré utilisateur en contexte multiculturel, dans la piste «Communication et société», en continuité avec la conférence d’ouverture du renommé Aaron Marcus, Le design Web lié aux expériences multiculturelles.

Je participerai également au panel Amélioration de la qualité des réalisations Web, en compagnie de 4 autres panelistes : Benoit Piette de W3Québec, Jean-François Renaud d’Adviso, Guillaume Séguin d’Okiok et Samuel Lavoie de NVI Solution.

D’autres membres d’Utilisabilité Québec y participeront :

La Clinique d’évaluation en ergonomie et en accessibilité en direct, avec Julie Saulnier et Alain Robillard-Bastien d’Utilisabilité Québec et Denis Boudreau d’Accessibilité Web

La conférence Les séniors sont-ils devenus technos ?, Utilisabilité Québec et Impact Recherche dévoilent les résultats d’une vaste étude sur l’utilisation d’Internet par les personnes de plus de 50 ans, avec Stéphanie Le Rouzic et Sandrine Prom Tep d’Utilisabilité Québec

Utilisabilité Québec accueillera également les quelques 300 participants à leur kiosque afin de les informer, échanger avec eux et répondre à leurs questions.

Au plaisir de vous y rencontrer les 29-30 avril et 1er mai au Centre des congrès de la ville de Québec.

Posted in Conference | Montreal, QC, Canada
Tags: Accessibility | Internet | Intranet | norms | upa | Usability | user experience | Web 2.0 | Web standards
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TechShare India 2008 (New Delhi, India)

Techshare India, 2008 – Breaking the Barriers is the first accessibility conference and exhibition in India that will highlight the needs of people with disabilities. It will showcase the role of technology in the lives of people with disabilities, looking not just at web accessibility but also software accessibility, and accessibility on the move for mobiles and PDAs. In addition, Techshare India will also highlight the importance of implementing accessibility standards and complying to different accessibility laws.

Posted in Calendar | Conference | Delhi, India
Tags: Accessibility
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ATIA Leadership Forum on Accessibility (Orlando, FL, USA)

The ATIA Leadership Forum on Accessibility is a two-day event designed specifically to help large corporations, government agencies and educational institutions derive business value through accessibility. Hear the business case for providing accessible solutions for your employees and clients with case studies from major corporations, government agencies and educational institutions. See the latest technology from more than 100 leading assistive technology manufacturers and service providers.

Sessions of interest to user experience professionals include:

• Business Dialogue: Sponsored By Government to Enhance the Employment of People with Disabilities Through Universal Design and Accessible Technology
• eLearning Accessibility — Beyond Disability to Flexibility
• Accessible IT for Employment Systems: Case Study — Highmark
• Accessibility with Interactive Forms: Case Study — SAP
• Making Accessibility Part of Open Source Applications: Lessons Learned from the Sakai and LON-CAPA CMS Projects

Held in conjunction with the ATIA 2008 annual conference.

Posted in Calendar
Tags: Accessibility
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Free Accessibility Report from Nielsen Norman Group

NNG, as a holiday gift, is offering a free report on accessibility which can be downloaded from their site.

According to the summary, the report contains:

• Results of usability tests of 19 websites with users with several different types of disabilities who are using a range of assistive technology:
  • blind users using screen readers
  • blind users using Braille readers
  • low-vision users using screen magnifiers
  • motor-impaired users
• Test data collected mainly in the United States, with some additional studies in Japan to ensure the international applicability of the recommendations
  • A total of 104 users participated in the usability studies:
  • 84 users with disabilities
  • 20 non-disabled users who served as a control group
• 75 detailed design guidelines

Good reading and happy holidays to everyone!

Posted in Announcements | NN/g
Tags: Accessibility | report
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