W4A 2017 Call for Participation

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to participate in the W4A 2017 conference in Perth, Australia! Please see the details below.

The 14th International Web for All Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility
W4A 2017 (#w4a2017), co-located with the 26th International World Wide Web Conference
WWW 2017, will take place in Perth, Western Australia on April 2-4, at the Perth Convention Centre in the Perth city centre.

CONFERENCE THEME
“The Future of Accessible Work”

FULL PROGRAM
Full Program available at: http://www.w4a.info/2016/2017/program/ 

REGISTRATION, FEES AND ACCOMMODATION
Registration: https://eecw.eventsair.com/www2017/w4aregistration/Site/Register
Fees: 
 Students $490AUD (~286.85 USD and 269.64 Euro at today’s rates)
 Regular $800AUD (~588.60 USD and 553.11 Euro)
Accommodation: http://www.www2017.com.au/about/accommodation.php

KEYNOTES
http://www.w4a.info/2016/2017/keynotes/
- Alastair McEwin (Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner) 
- Kevin Carey ( Member of the Executive Committee of ICEVI and the Chair of the World Blind Union Technology Committee and of the World Braille Council. He is Chair of the Royal National Institute of Blind people and recently chaired the development of its revolutionary policy for Children, Young People, Their Families, Carers and Educators.)  
- David Masters (Corporate Affairs Manager at Microsoft Australia) “Microsoft’s Journey Toward Inclusion”
- William Loughborough After-Dinner Talk delivered by Dr Scott Hollier, on “Technology, Education and Access: author “A Fair Go’ for People with Disabilities”..

SPECIAL EVENTS
WWW/W4A Accessibility Hack (at Bankwest Place Podium, Perth)
http://www.w4a.info/2016/2017/hackathon/

We are pleased to announce that this year there will be a Poster Competition.  Please see details at http://www.w4a.info/2016/2017/submissions/poster-competition/. Posters will be welcome from attendees, please ensure that you signify your intention to submit a poster to Dr Luz Rello (gc2017@w4a.info).  You are welcome to submit an electronic poster in addition to the physical poster.  Prizes will be awarded!

PROGRAM (at a glance)

SUNDAY
- Keynote - Alastair McEwin, Disability Discrimination Commissioner for Australia “Working together: technology as the foundation for better employment outcomes for people with disability”
- Presentation of papers
- W4A Dinner at Kailis Trigg Island - transportation by bus and accessible taxi from the convention centre. William Loughborough After-Dinner address by Dr Scott Hollier, author, researcher and  and accessibility professional

MONDAY
- Keynote - David Masters,Corporate Affairs Manager at Microsoft Australia  “Microsoft’s Journey Toward Inclusion”
- Presentation of papers
- Accessibility Hack - sponsored by Bankwest and held at their premises which are a 5 minute walk from the Convention Centre.  http://www.w4a.info/2016/2017/hackathon/ 
- WWW Welcome Dinner - tickets included if you have a pass valid for Monday

TUESDAY
- Keynote - Kevin Carey, Chair of the Royal National Institute of Blind people “Employment in the digital age for people with Impairment”
- Poster competition throughout the day - view and vote in your breaks
- Presentation of papers
- Closing awards in the afternoon - includes awards for Accessibility Hack and Poster competition

SUPPORTERS & SPONSORS
This year W4A is endorsed by the IW3C2 in cooperation with the ACM and its Special Interest Groups SIGACCESS, SIGCHI and SIGWEB. The general conference is supported by Google, IBM, and Intuit. The Web Accessibility Challenge is sponsored by The Paciello Group, and the Student Awards are sponsored by Google, and Intuit. Support has also been provided by CaptiVoice.com, Ability Magazine, OpenConf, Web Key IT and ATutorSpaces. The Accessibility Hack has been sponsored by Bankwest, supported by Microsoft Australia.