[Nfb-web] Accessibility Day

[Milton Ota]

the Web Accessibility Day
 
September 22nd, 2009  
 
NFB logo
Maryland Technology Assistance Program logo 
 
The Maryland Technology Assistance Program and the National Federation of
the Blind Jernigan Institute team up on September 22nd to present a
day-long,
in-depth look at how to create accessible web content that complies with
Federal and State regulations.  The conference will feature:
 
list of 6 items
. Training in how to use web evaluation tools 
. Creating accessible PDF's (portable document format) 
. How to liven up your website with graphical content and make it accessible

. Side-by-side evaluations of web content creation and evaluation tools so
participants can decide what works best for them 
. Opportunities to network with developers, vendors, web accessibility
consultants and experts in non-visual access technology 
. Vendors will present their products during session breaks, and
participants will have to oppotunity to learn more about their services 
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Our keynote speaker will be 
Shawn Lawton Henry,
Outreach Coordinator for the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
 
Session topics will include:
 
list of 8 items
. New developments in Access Technology 
. Accessibility regulation and standards (e.g. Section 508 and WCAG)  
. PDF Tagging and Accessibility 
. Media applications - including Flash 
. Web Authoring Packages--Activating Accessibility Features and Using them 
. Web Accessibility validation tools 
. DHTML (Java, Ajax, ARIA, Web 2.0) 
. Captioning Solutions 
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We hope you can join us for this exciting event! The training will take
place at:
National Center for the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
 
Registrations must be submitted by August 31st, 2009. Space is limited.
 
Register now (payment by credit card)
 
Register now (payment by check)
 
Support for the Web Accessibility Training Day is provided by the State of
Maryland Deparment of Information Technology.
 
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For further information please contact Clara Van Gerven at 410-659-9314
ext.2410 or at 
cvangerven at nfb.org.