- From: Sandra P Foubister <sandra@dcs.napier.ac.uk>
- Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 16:00:01 +0100 (BST)
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
A tutorial that may be of interest to list members is due to take place on 1st September 1998, in Sheffield, England... ...as part of the HCI'98 conference tutorials. Title: Inclusive design: special needs as mainstream HCI Tutor: Dr. Alison Crerar, Napier University, Edinburgh Details are given below, and may also be found at: http://www.dcs.napier.ac.uk/hci98/tutorials/am5.html The HCI'98 Web pages, which include booking details, are at: http://www.shu.ac.uk/hci98/ Sandra -- Dr. Sandra P. Foubister Tutorials chair for HCI'98 Napier University, Canal Court sandra@dcs.napier.ac.uk 42 Craiglockhart Avenue PHONE: +44 (0)131 455 5340 Edinburgh EH14 1LT FAX: +44 (0)131 455 5394 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inclusive design: special needs as mainstream HCI OBJECTIVES ========== The tutorial explores the practicalities and benefits of promoting Universal Access. The premise is that we are all *extra-ordinary users* with special needs depending on task, tools and context. Considering special needs as mainstream ultimately improves design for *all*. CONTENT ======= The tutorial will include: o information about causes of exclusion, legal obligations, existing hardware and software options for accessibility, useful agencies, centres of research; o historical and contemporary examples to illustrate the wider benefits of designing for special needs; o problem-solving tasks and the opportunity to take part in a focused discussion. AUDIENCE ======== o software designers and developers; o people with responsibility for the welfare of those with special needs; o HCI lecturers who wish to embrace this topic. No prior knowledge of disability and IT is assumed. TUTOR ===== Dr. Alison Crerar is Senior Lecturer in Computing and a member of the HCI Research Group at Napier University, Edinburgh. She has 15 years experience of developing applications for a range of special needs. Her innovative software for stroke victims "Microworld for Aphasia" was recognised by a British Computer Society IT Award in 1991.
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