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From: Jennifer Sutton
Date: Jul 19, 2011 9:33AM

Hello:

Fyi. Please forgive any duplication.
Jennifer

>From: "Swanson, Jessica L." < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>To: "' <EMAIL REMOVED> '" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:26:00 +0000
>Subject: Web Accessibility Workshop at the Kennedy Center's LEAD Conference!
>
>There's still time to register for this full-day workshop on web
>accessibility! Registration is only $80 - don't miss out on this
>incredible value!
>
>Join us on August 17 at the Kentucky Center in Louisville, KY to
>learn the skills you need to bring web content to more people. To
>register, visit
>www.kennedy-center.org/accessibility/education/lead/conference.html
>
>Web Accessibility for IT Professionals
>Presented by Sharron Rush, Executive Director of Knowbility
>
>A Pre-Conference Workshop at the Kennedy Center's Leadership
>Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) Conference Wednesday, August
>17 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
>At the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville, KY
>
>Registration fee: $80 per person
>
>The power of the web is in how we are all able to inform and to be
>informed by others. The potential for unrestricted information
>exchange is what makes the Internet transformational. Can you
>envision people working, learning, or socializing today without
>access to online resources? For people with disabilities however,
>vast regions of the web are still inaccessible, and this fact
>undermines the very nature of the Internet not just for them, but
>for all of us. Legislative mandates and recent court decisions
>increasingly support the civil rights view of equal access to
>information technology. Smart businesses, government agencies and
>nonprofit organizations are jumping on the accessibility bandwagon -
>and finding unexpected benefits.
>
>Take this workshop to learn the basics of accessible design - the
>who, what, why and how. It is Accessibility 101, the survey course
>that defines the accessibility landscape and gives you resources for
>a later, deeper dive. Here's what we have planned:
>
>Section 1.
>Disability issues / Laying a foundation
>Overview of web accessibility US and International Law Relating to
>web accessibility Standards - what are they, how do they relate, how
>to develop internet policies, procedures based on legal mandates
>
>Section 2.
>Concepts in web accessibility
>Who are your users Experience the Problem - Demonstration and/or use
>of assistive technology
>
>Section 3.
> Accessibility for electronic documents [How-To session]
>Word processing, spreadsheet and presentation documents Adobe PDF
>documents Google docs
>
>Lunch - boxed lunches will be provided for workshop registrants.
>
>Section 4.
>Correct Mark-up / Semantic, structured HTML
>The Art of ALT - alternatives to graphic content Accessible HTML
>Structures (Tables, Forms, Navigation)
>
>Section 5:
>Progressive Enhancement
>
>Section 6:
>Testing and Validation
>
>Section 7:
>Integrating accessibility into the workflow
>Wrap up with resources for further study.
>
>Most of the costs have been underwritten by sponsor
>participation. This is a great value, take advantage and register today.
>
>About Knowbility: www.knowbility.org
>About Sharron Rush: www.knowbility.org/v/staff-detail/Sharron-Rush/3d/
>
>For more information about this workshop and to register:
>Web: www.kennedy-center.org/accessibility/education/lead/conference.html
>Email: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>Phone: (202) 416-8727 (voice/relay)
>
>