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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: May 2, 2016 8:50AM

I would say "Access U" is a good conference to start (CSUN is a bit
overwhelming and not necessarily geared towards beginners, I have
never been to AHG unfortunately).
Deque University has a selection of very good accessibility courses
(yes, I work for them, but my objective assessment is that they are
great).
http://dequeuniversity.com
This list has always been a great resource, and I am sure the WebAIM
training mentioned previously is great.
There is also the Accessible University page hosted by U of W.
For W3C resources:
You can start by Googling things such as WCAG EASY checks or WCAG tutorials.

I started out not knowing much, but with help from experience, Access
U and people from this list I got good enough to join Deque, and have
received a lot of training and experience since.
Good luck!
-B


On 5/2/16, Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC)
< <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> There are three great accessibility related conferences.
>
> John Slatin AccessU hosted by Knowbility and held each May in Austin Texas.
> http://www.knowbility.org/v/john-slatin-accessu/
>
> Accessing Higher Ground will be held in November
> http://accessinghigherground.org/
>
> CSUN is held each spring http://www.csun.edu/cod/conference
>
> Also I believe that Deque, Paciello Group and others offer accessibility
> training. And there are a lot of really good on-line resources and blogs.
>
> And of course this forum has always been a great resource for getting
> answers to questions and learning about accessibility.
>
> As far as how to get into the field, it kind of depends upon what you do
> now. If you are a developer you can make sure to add accessibility into the
> work that you are currently doing - become the go-to person for
> accessibility in your office. If you are more of a tester or designer start
> applying accessibility to that work. Once you have had a chance to put your
> skills into practice look for opportunities that are more accessibility
> focused. Most institutes of higher learning and government agencies now have
> dedicated accessibility specialists and/or accessibility coordinators.
>
> I started out as a volunteer with Knowbility and was lucky enough to have
> some great mentors in the field. People like John Slatin, Jim Alan, Jim
> Thatcher, Sharon Rush and Glenda Sims. If you have people in your
> professional circle who have accessibility knowledge work with them.
> Everyone I have met in this field seems to be very willing to share what
> they know.
>
> Mike Moore
> Accessibility Coordinator
> Texas Health and Human Services Commission
> Civil Rights Office
> (512) 438-3431 (Office)
>
>