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Hans
What are your top accessibility issues w/in LinkedIn Groups itself?
I attended an accessibility conference recently to learn more about the topic and in particular to learn what I should improve about the ...
Peter
Help the Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD) as a "user/expert"
Interesting opportunity to help out with research at the Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD) in Boston.
A call for User/Experts - make a difference and earn a stipend for... humancentereddesign.org
The Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD) is creating a new User/Expert Lab in our Boston headquarters and is currently seeking to recruit user/experts to be part of our participant database and on-call for design research...
Kathleen
In case you missed it, here are the slides from last night's meeting: Usability Testing with People with Disabilities. Presented by...
Learn best practices, tips and tricks to usability testing with people with disabilities.
Usability Testing for People w/ Disabilities slideshare.net
Learn best practices, tips and tricks to usability testing with people with disabilities. Learn best practices, tips and tricks to usability testing with people with disabilities.
Peter
Recommended Web accessibility tools
I have been away from this for a bit so I thought I would check in with the local experts here...
I am wondering what web accessibility ...
Kathleen
- WAI-ARIA 101
- PDF Accessibility
- Mobile Accessibility
- HTML5 « your vote
Kathleen
Dates for the Boston A11y Roundtable - Mark your calendar
Location: Microsoft Nerd Center; http://microsoftcambridge.com/About/Directions/tabid/89/Default.aspxTime: 6:30 – 8:30 ...
Peter
Looking for recommendations for recruiting people with disabilities in the greater Boston area
Hi,
I will be conducting an accessibility test of electronic voting machines at Bentley University in Waltham early next year (dates ...
Kathleen
This month, our roundtable discussion will be about the latest developments in accessibility. The meeting will take place in the Attucks room of the Microsoft Nerd Center (1 Memorial Dr.,...
Suzanne
AODA: Who let the dogs out? Saying 'yes' to all service animals blog.firstreference.com
You may have read the recent story about a blind rowing champ who was asked to leave the premises of ...
Nora
Accessibility Focus Group at the Museum of Science
Please distribute far and wide! Thank you!
Do You Enjoy Museums?
Help the Museum of Science, Boston become a place that is ...
Tole
Penn State Demonstrates Its Award-Winning Closed Captioning Workflow www3.gotomeeting.com
In July, 2011, Penn State University together with 3Play Media won the Campus Technology Innovators Award for developing an open source system that dramatically simplifies the process of making media files accessible and...
Kathleen
Boston Accessibility Unconference events.linkedin.com
See who's attending Boston Accessibility Unconference on LinkedIn Events. Join developers, designers, user experience professionals, end\-users with disabilities, and others to share and learn about all aspects of technology...
Jennison
Kathleen
Peter
Has anyone used the AccessWorks Testing Portal?
This seems like a good way to include people with disabilities in usability testing.
AccessWorks Testing Portal knowbility.org
Connecting Business to Users with Disabilities - The most loyal customers in the world! Knowbility and Loop in Melbourne, Australia have created an extensive database of web users with disabilities who use their own assistive...
Kathleen
Boston A11y Roundtable events.linkedin.com
See who's attending Boston A11y Roundtable on LinkedIn Events. It is time for another Boston a11y roundtable networking event! This is a great way to network and have an open discussion with people interested in accessibility.
Kathleen
Are you interested in attending the May Boston a11y event? If yes, help us figure out when and where the best place is to meet.
1. What day of the week is better for you? Tues., Wed or Thurs.
2. What time is best? 5:30pm, 6pm or 6:30pm
3. Where would you ...
Kathleen
It is time for another Boston a11y roundtable networking event! Let us know if you are interested in attending.
This is a great way to network and have an open discussion with people
interested in accessibility. We are in the process of getting ...
Kathleen
The 2012 CSUN Conference will be held in San Diego, CA between February 27- March 3, 2012 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel. The General Sessions Schedule for the 27th Annual International Technology and Persons with...
Kathleen
A11yBos meetup.com
Kathy Wahlbin will give a presentation on usability testing with people with disabilities. A site might be technically accessible (or not) but that doesn't necessarily meant that it is usable...
