Date: 12-Nov-08
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Accessibility

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 afternoon 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. He will outline the move to technology neutrality and the introduction of the concept of "Accessibility Supported Technologies".
• Simon Reid 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.

Sydney: Wednesday 12 November, 2008
Time: 1.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Location: Corinthian Room, SMC Conference Centre,
66 Goulburn Street, Sydney (Cnr Castlereagh)

Afternoon tea will be provided.

Cost

$100
$70 for WIPA Members