The Web Industry Professionals Association is running an accessibility seminar, with a great line-up of experts:
Version 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) is about to be released, introducing some changes in the recommendations for website accessibility. WIPA is presenting this half-day seminar to help the web community understand WCAG 2.0 and prepare sites with improved accessibility.
Roger Hudson will provide an overview of WCAG 2.0 and the compliance process. He will describe the practical differences to WCAG 1.0 and the benefits to be gained by adopting WCAG 2.0. An important change with WCAG 2.0 is the move to technology neutrality and the introduction of the concept of "Accessibility Supported Technologies". Although there are no indications at this stage which technologies are "Accessibility Supported", it is expected that only those technologies that are nominated will be able to be used to satisfy WCAG 2.0 Success Criteria.
Andrew Spaulding from Adobe will talk about the importance of making Flash accessible and how this is relatively easy to do.
Andrew Downie from the Centre for Learning Innovation within the NSW Department of Education and Training will demonstrate how to make accessible PDFs that can bring benefits to screen reader users.
Andrew Downie will also demonstrate how screen reader users can access and use well made Flash and PDF material.
Dates and locations:
- Canberra : Monday 10 November, 1.00pm - 5.00 pm
- Sydney : Wednesday 12 November, 1.00 - 5.00pm
Vision Australia and WIPA will also be putting on a similar seminar in Melbourne during November.
Cost: $100 or $70 for WIPA members.
Bookings: Online bookings will be available soon [on the WIPA website]
