- From: <Andrew.Arch@visionaustralia.org.au>
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 11:33:39 +1000
- To: wai-events@w3.org
Dear Events Listing Manager, I am writing to ask if you could promote our Accessible Web Design Workshops on the WAI Events calendar at w3c/WAI/References/Events.html Conference: Web Accessibility Workshops URL: http://www.vicnet.net.au/disability/training/ Location: Melbourne, Australia Date: 21 September 2001 Submission Deadline: Conference: Web Accessibility Workshops URL: http://www.vicnet.net.au/disability/training/ Location: Canberra, Australia Date: 27 & 28 September 2001 Submission Deadline: Background: We are running workshops as follows: 21 September 2001 in Melbourne (Australia) at the State Library 27 September 2001 in Canberra (Australia) at the National Farmers Federation, Barton ACT 28 September 2001 in Canberra (Australia) at the Department of Family and Community Services Tuggeranong ACT Full details, including registration forms and cost details are available on http://www.vicnet.net.au/disability/training/ These half-day workshops provide participants with a thorough overview of accessibility issues in terms of Australian policy contexts and internationally recognised requirements, including the Online Council adoption of the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines. The NFF-based workshops will cover general accessibility issues and focus particularly on accessibility issues faced by people in rural and regional Australia. The Melbourne and FaCS workshops will look at accessibility issues for all Australians. The morning workshops provide the broad overview. They concentrate on the whys and wherefores of web accessibility, demonstrating the issues and solutions. The issues confronting users with particular needs will also be explored, including people from rural Australia, people with disabilities and older people. The afternoon workshops provide an in-depth look at particular accessibility issues, with an emphasis on techniques and assessment tools. Participants in all workshops will be able to see and hear how different sites appear to people using assistive technology and people facing bandwidth limitations. Relevant international guidelines will be distributed. We hope to run similar workshops in Brisbane and Perth in coming months. Details are on http://www.vicnet.net.au/disability/training/ Readers are welcome to give me a call if they would like further information. TAI, Andrew _________________________________ Dr Andrew Arch Manager, Internet Product Development Vision Australia Foundation Ph 613 9864 9222; Fax 613 9864 9210 Mobile 0438 755 565 http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ Member, Education & Outreach Working Group, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/
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