Author: Dennis

Web Accessibility News

Latest goings-on in the web accessibility community. Found all on a valuable resource, Twitter!

Ross and I are organizing a Usability (and Accessibility) Tweetup in Ann Arbor on Saturday evening, July 18th. Hope you can join us!

What: “Usability Tweetup”
When: 7pm, Saturday, July 18, 2009
Where: Ann Arbor Brewing Company in downtown Ann Arbor [Google map]
Why: To discuss web usability, web accessibility, Twitter; socialize; drink beer

5 Colleges named in NFB/ACB complaints to OCR & USDOJ are Case Western, U. of Virginia – Darden School of Bus, Pace U., Princeton & Reed College

NFB and ACB file complaints with Office for Civil Rights of US Dept of Ed and USDOJ against 5 Higher Ed Institutions

NFB and ACB file lawsuit vs. Arizona State U- Kindle DX program discriminates vs. the Blind – ADA and Rehab Act violations

12th Annual Accessing Higher Ground
Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference
10-14 November 2009
Westin Hotel in Westminster, Colorado, U.S.A.
IEEE Accessing the Future conference
20-21 July 2009
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
LinkedIn event page
Full Frontal JavaScript Conference
20 November 2009
One day; £100
Duke Of York’s Picturehouse; Preston Circus; Brighton, BN1 4NA

Other Accessible Twitter applications:

Tweete was created as an alternative to the mobile web and slandr mobile clients.
Twitstat Mobile
Slandr
Dabr

TwInbox – plug-in for Microsoft Outlook
Tweet s60: totally accessible Twitter mobile app for Nokia Series 60 devices (via @AbilityNet @BlindTwit)

Other issues:

roundup

#Petition: Allow Everyone Access to E-books (Amazon #Kindle 2) http://bit.ly/TTzhI

RT @mixolydian Archive of webinar on using #ARIA with #JAWS available http://tinyurl.com/mfbtky