[Blindtlk] 2011 UIC Digital Accessibility Expo

[Steven Johnson]

2011 UIC Digital Accessibility Expo
 
The Office of the Chancellor, the Chancellor's Committee on the Status of
Persons with Disabilities, the Great Lakes ADA Center, the Disability
Resource Center and the Digital Accessibility Expo Committee at the
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) are excited to announce the
 
3rd Annual 2011 UIC Digital Accessibility Expo
on
Monday, April 11, 2011 
8:45 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. 
at the
UIC Forum
725 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, Illinois. 
 
Registration for the Expo is available online at http://dae.uic.edu
<http://dae.uic.edu/> 
 
This year's scheduled keynote speakers include Daniel Hubbell, Accessibility
Technical Evangelist for Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing division, and
Daniel Goldstein, Outside Counsel for the National Federation of the Blind.
 
The Digital Accessibility Expo focuses on improving the access to digital
materials for all people, including those with disabilities. Information and
instructional materials that are developed with accessibility in mind are
universally designed to improve access for everyone. The Digital
Accessibility Expo will offer a platform on current resources available that
promote accessible information technology and assistive technology. 
 
The exhibit hall will offer demonstrations on assistive technology and
accessible
information technology along with providing training opportunities on
developing and implementing accessible online information in an
organization.
 
The registration fee of $50 includes lunch, all exhibits, and presentations.
A reduced registration fee of $15 is available for students with a valid
student ID.
 
Digital Accessibility Expo Sponsors include:
UIC Office of the Chancellor
UIC Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Great Lakes ADA Center
Illinois Board of Higher Education
UIC Office for Access and Equity 
UIC Web Accessibility Committee 
AccessText Network
Alternative Media Access Center (AMAC)
Microcomputer Science Centre Inc.
MSF&W Accessibility Solutions
UIC University Library
UIC Institute of Disability and Human Development, Disability and Human
Development Department
UIC Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs
UIC Honors College

 
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