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From: Isabel Holdsworth
Date: Jul 13, 2018 9:49AM


Hi Rob,

Please let me know if you get a Zoom conference going - I'd definitely
like to join.

Cheers, Lynn

On 29/06/2018, Marissa Goldsmith < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> There is a Accessibility Channel in the WordPress Slack that does bug
> scrubbing, I think every Monday morning. While it's not a "bounce ideas"
> kind of meeting, I always find it interesting to read through.
>
> Marissa
>
> Marissa Goldsmith
> www.marissagoldsmith.com
> 571-354-7746
> @mjgoldsmith
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 8:48 AM, Robert Fentress < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the info on the University of Illinois meeting, Greg! If you
>> have expressed an interest in a meeting using our Zoom instance, I'll be
>> reaching out to you privately to try to arrange an initial meeting to
>> figure out how to go about it exactly.
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 1:08 AM, Mohith BP < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Rob,
>> >
>> > It will be interesting to start one with Zoom.
>> >
>> > Thanks & Regards,
>> > Mohith B. P.
>> >
>> > On 6/28/18, Greg Jellin < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> > > Hi Rob,
>> > >
>> > > There is a great monthly meeting (2nd Tuesday) of accessibility peeps
>> > > taking place at the University of Illinois. They have it on site, but
>> > they
>> > > have a call in number for those of us calling in remotely. I think
>> > > they
>> > > also have a Skype for Business option, but I don't have access to
>> > > that.
>> > We
>> > > cover different topics each month and there are a lot of really smart
>> and
>> > > informed folks in there.
>> > >
>> > > You can find more information on their site at:
>> > > https://itaccessibility.illinois.edu/collaborate/explore
>> > >
>> > > It would be great to have more of this type of thing so I'd be
>> interested
>> > > in participating if you set up group.
>> > >
>> > > Greg
>> > >
>> > > Greg Jellin
>> > > Web Accessibility Specialist
>> > > Web & Digital Communications
>> > >
>> > > University of San Francisco
>> > > <EMAIL REMOVED> | usfca.edu
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 11:09 AM, Tim Harshbarger <
>> > > <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Personally, I think that would be fun and interesting. Looking at
>> > >> designs
>> > >> and trying to figure out how many different ways there might be to
>> make
>> > >> it
>> > >> accessible and figuring out what approach might be optimal is
>> something
>> > I
>> > >> enjoy doing quite a lot.
>> > >> -----Original Message-----
>> > >> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
>> > >> Behalf Of Robert Fentress
>> > >> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 12:03 PM
>> > >> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> > >> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [WebAIM] Regular Web Conferencing Session for
>> > >> Accessibility Professionals?
>> > >>
>> > >> Anybody know of a group of accessibility professionals that gets
>> > together
>> > >> regularly using something like Zoom, where they can share designs
>> > >> and
>> > >> bounce ideas off one another? If there isn't something going
>> > >> already,
>> > >> then, if folks think that would be worthwhile, maybe I could set
>> > >> something
>> > >> up with our instance of Zoom. What do you think?
>> > >>
>> > >> Best,
>> > >> Rob
>> > >>
>> > >> --
>> > >> *Rob Fentress*
>> > >> *Web Accessibility Solutions Designer*
>> > >> Accessible Technologies at Virginia Tech
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>>
>> --
>> *Rob Fentress*
>> *Web Accessibility Solutions Designer*
>> Accessible Technologies at Virginia Tech
>> Electronic Business Card (vCard)
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>> >> >> >> >>
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