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From: Shawn Lawton Henry
Date: Jul 7, 2003 10:34AM

Web Accessibility Training and Exchange, 18 July 2003, Palo Alto
California USA

Are you interested in learning more about making the Web accessible for
people with disabilities? Come join the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
(WAI) for a Web Accessibility Training and Exchange on Friday 18 July
2003, at HP's Spyglass Auditorium in Palo Alto, California USA. This
session is open to all, as long as space permits. There is no
registration fee; however, pre-registration by 11 July is required.

The day will include presentations on "Web Accessibility: The Basics and
the Latest" and "Evaluating Web Sites for Accessibility", as well as an
exchange of information among individuals and organizations involved in
promoting Web accessibility. Presenters will include Shawn Henry, WAI
Outreach Coordinator, and Wendy Chisholm, Co-editor of Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0 and 2.0. The training is hosted by
Hewlett-Packard with additional support from Wells Fargo. Detailed
information and required pre-registration is available:

Web Accessibility Training and Exchange 18 July 2003
http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/2003/0718-training.html

For those interested in more detail on Web Accessibility training, there
are two additional W3C/WAI meetings on preceding days, with specific
participation criteria for each. On Wednesday 16 July there will be a
meeting of the Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG), with a
partial focus on training materials. On Thursday 17 July there will be
an exchange of training demonstrations and approaches among experienced
Web accessibility trainers:

Best Practices Training Exchange 17 July 2003,
http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/2003/07-wai-training.html

Please note that there are specific criteria for participation in the
Wednesday and Thursday session, while the Friday session is open
registration. Please consult the agenda and registration pages for
additional details.

Best regards,

~Shawn




Shawn Lawton Henry
UIAccess.com | W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
(WAI)
e-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED> | e-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED>
phone: +1.608.243.1089 | phone: +1.617.253.8788
about: www.uiaccess.com/profile.html | about: www.w3.org/People/Shawn/




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