Meeting: November 19, 2008 Website Accessibility in the Real World
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Nov 17, 2008, 3:17:47 PM11/17/08
to Refresh Detroit
Where: Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan. We will be
meeting in Room 103 at the Morris Lawrence Building (map). Plenty of
free parking is available adjacent to the building.
When: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Speaker: Mary Donnelly, Senior User Experience Consultant at Evantage
Consulting and Cathy McAdam, ACSW
Abstract
Making the web usable for all visitors is the primary goal of creating
an accessible website. The W3C estimates that close to 20% of all
website visitors have some form of disability, whether cognitive,
visual, hearing, or physical. These disabilities affect how visitors
access a website, whether on a computer with assistive technology,
laptop, or cell phone.
Learn what website accessibility is, why it is important, and what you
as a web professional can do to provide a more accessible website for
all website visitors. See how a screen reader views a web page and
discover the different methods for testing website accessibility.
Mary Donnelly is a senior user experience consultant with Evantage
Consulting. Her extensive experience includes user needs analysis, low
and high fidelity prototyping, usability testing, research study
design, and heuristic evaluation and assessment.
At the March 2008 EKU Web Accessibility Conference, Mary presented “An
accessibility study of an online resource directory geared towards
people with disabilities and seniors.”
Mary is an HFI Certified Usability Analyst, a member of the Usability
Professionals’ Association, and the Society of Technical
Communication.
Cathy McAdam, ACSW, has 20 years experience in rehabilitation medicine
as a medical social worker at the Rehabilitation Institute of
Michigan.
In 1999, Cathy started her own company as a consultant focused on
advocacy for assistive technology, and provision of career development
services. She runs a tutor program for libraries for basic computer
skills for Greater Detroit Agency For The Blind and Visually Impaired.
She leads grants focused on assistive technology for people with
disabilities to drive systemic change that will permanently improve
access to assistive technology devices and services.
Please comment if you plan on attending. Thanks!
meeting in Room 103 at the Morris Lawrence Building (map). Plenty of
free parking is available adjacent to the building.
When: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Speaker: Mary Donnelly, Senior User Experience Consultant at Evantage
Consulting and Cathy McAdam, ACSW
Abstract
Making the web usable for all visitors is the primary goal of creating
an accessible website. The W3C estimates that close to 20% of all
website visitors have some form of disability, whether cognitive,
visual, hearing, or physical. These disabilities affect how visitors
access a website, whether on a computer with assistive technology,
laptop, or cell phone.
Learn what website accessibility is, why it is important, and what you
as a web professional can do to provide a more accessible website for
all website visitors. See how a screen reader views a web page and
discover the different methods for testing website accessibility.
Mary Donnelly is a senior user experience consultant with Evantage
Consulting. Her extensive experience includes user needs analysis, low
and high fidelity prototyping, usability testing, research study
design, and heuristic evaluation and assessment.
At the March 2008 EKU Web Accessibility Conference, Mary presented “An
accessibility study of an online resource directory geared towards
people with disabilities and seniors.”
Mary is an HFI Certified Usability Analyst, a member of the Usability
Professionals’ Association, and the Society of Technical
Communication.
Cathy McAdam, ACSW, has 20 years experience in rehabilitation medicine
as a medical social worker at the Rehabilitation Institute of
Michigan.
In 1999, Cathy started her own company as a consultant focused on
advocacy for assistive technology, and provision of career development
services. She runs a tutor program for libraries for basic computer
skills for Greater Detroit Agency For The Blind and Visually Impaired.
She leads grants focused on assistive technology for people with
disabilities to drive systemic change that will permanently improve
access to assistive technology devices and services.
Please comment if you plan on attending. Thanks!
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