- From: Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 09:58:57 -0400
- To: WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Dear WAI Interest Group Participants: Please note that registration is still open, through 11 July, for the 18 July 2003 Web Accessibility Training and Exchange in Palo Alto, California. In addition, note that registration is open only through 9 July for the 16 July 2003 Education and Outreach Working Group Meeting and the 17 July 2003 Best Practices Training Exchange. More information about all three of these sessions is available at the addresses listed below. Please feel free to circulate this message, avoiding cross-postings where possible. Regards, - Judy ----------------------------- Web Accessibility Training and Exchange, 18 July 2003, Palo Alto California USA Interested in learning more about making the Web accessible for people with disabilities? Join the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) for a Web Accessibility Training and Exchange on Friday 18 July 2003, at HP's Spyglass Auditorium in Palo Alto, California USA. This session is open to all, as long as space permits, though pre-registration is required. The day will include presentations on "Web Accessibility: The Basics and the Latest" and "Evaluating Web Sites for Accessibility" as well as an exchange of information among individuals and organizations involved in promoting Web accessibility, and a discussion about additional training opportunities in the area of Web accessibility. Presenters will include Shawn Henry, WAI Outreach Coordinator, and Wendy Chisholm, Co-editor of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 and 2.0. The training is hosted by Hewlett-Packard with additional support from Wells Fargo. Detailed information and required preregistration is available: Web Accessibility Training and Exchange 18 July 2003 http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/2003/0718-training.html For those interested in more detail on Web Accessibility training, there are two additional W3C/WAI meetings on preceding days, with specific participation criteria for each. On Wednesday 16 July there will be a meeting of the Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG), with a partial focus on training materials. On Thursday 17 July there will be an exchange of training demonstrations and approaches among experienced Web accessibility trainers: Education and Outreach Working Group Meeting 16 July 2003 http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/2003/07-eowg-agenda.html Best Practices Training Exchange 17 July 2003 http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/2003/07-wai-training.html Please note that there are specific criteria for participation in the Wednesday and Thursday session, while the Friday session is open registration. Please consult the agenda and registration pages for additional detail. ### -- Judy Brewer +1.617.258.9741 http://www.w3.org/WAI Director, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) MIT/LCS Room NE43-355, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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