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Speaking on “Twitter and Web Accessibility” at AHG

Post author By Dennis
Post date August 3, 2009
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Web Axe host Dennis Lembree will be speaking on “Twitter and Web Accessibility” at the 12th Annual Accessing Higher Ground conference in Colorado this mid-November.

The conference is November 10 thru 14. The labs are scheduled for a Tuesday and Wednesday, then the main conference is Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. (One day longer than last year!) Dennis is scheduled to speak on Thursday at 9:15am.

The keynote speaker is T.V. Raman, Research Scientist, Google, Inc. Dolphin Computer Access, LTD will sponsor one of the conference computer labs. They will also present 2 hand-on sessions on alternate format conversion.

The location of the conference is the Westin Hotel in Westminster, which is about 30 miles from the Denver International Airport (DEN). The hotel, or resort I should say, looks very nice!

You may register here. The shortened URL is tinyurl.com/ahg2009. Hope to see you there!

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Podcast #72: Twitter Accessibility, Events, and News

Post author By Dennis
Post date June 22, 2009
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Download Web Axe Episode 72 (Twitter Accessibility, Events, and News)

Chatter

Feedback for new Web Axe theme song?
Opera 10 beta
Where are the headings?
AudioBoo “A Eulogy For IE6” by Paul Boag.
Web Axe-Refresh Detroit Tweetup! Ann Arbor, Michigan, Saturday, July 18.

Events/Conferences

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

Twitter and Web Accessibility

Accessible Twitter updates:

Ajax for deleting DM.
Popular Links page; added categories.
Add URL shortening to DM page.
Add (limited) functionality to update user profile.

Compiled List of links from #TwitterBook (look who’s first!)

Other Accessible Twitter applications:

Try a mobile web app.

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:

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Podcast #70: Lots of News & Events

Post author By Dennis
Post date April 20, 2009
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Download Web Axe Episode 70 (Lots of News & Events)

Chatter

Web Axe over 2,000 subscribers, thank you followers!
Phone call from Web Axe listener (from last podcast on Recovery.gov site review).
Accessible Twitter updates.
Dennis changed the name of his freelance company to Web Overhauls.
Refresh Detroit:

Noel Jackson from Automattic (wordpress) presented on transitioning from print design to web design.
Tuesday we have a panel discussing writing for the web

In the News

Petition to make the Kindle 2 Fully Accessible – Web Axe signature number for this petition is 713.
An Open Letter To Game Developers – “Game Accessibility. It’s a loaded phrase and I know that it scares the hell out of many developers.”
The Jodi Awards For Excellence In Accessible Cultural Websites And Digital Media – Word files without proper headings and alt text.
9 Reasons Why Accessibility Matters
10 Accessibility Tips for RSS Feeds – Mmm…No different than regular web accessibility?!
Ways to understand AT- Making accessibility more real
Facebook Commits To Making Social Networking More Accessible For Visually Challenged Users
ouTube launches CaptionTube: A caption editor
WaSP InterAct Curriculum – Great resource!

Events/Conferences

Attended Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco
@feather registration: Ajax/Accessibility workshop in Ottawa: http://furtherahead.com/workshops/ottawa2009/ promo code fatwitter $100 off
The Access U 2009 Conference is coming up fast! It will be held at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, on Monday May 11 and Tuesday, May 12, 2009 (with post-conference sessions on May 13). Pricing and registration information.
Accessibility in Technical Communication and the Workplace (June 13, 14, Churchill College Cambridge, England)

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Access U 2009 Conference

The Access U 2009 Conference is coming up fast! It will be held at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, on Monday May 11 and Tuesday, May 12, 2009 (with post-conference sessions on May 13). Pricing and registration information.

Here’s a summary of the event:

In addition to two-days of the best hands-on accessibility classes, you will hear keynote presentations, attend a captioned and audio described movie, participate in communities of practice sessions where you can share experiences, and meet hundreds of others who share your passion for accessible IT. From absolute beginners to advanced practitioners you can customize your learning to meet your specific needs.

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Podcast #69: Recovery.gov Site Review

Post author By Dennis
Post date March 16, 2009
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Download Web Axe Episode 69 (Recovery.gov Site Review)

Events

Web 2.0 Expo 2009 (San Francisco) March 31- April 3.
Refresh Detroit, Transitioning from Print to Web Design, Wednesday, March 25, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
European Accessibility Forum Frankfurt, Germany, 27 March 2009.
CSUN Tweetup 2009 – “Twitter Meetup” at the CSUN Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference, March 18.
SXSW is going on right now (jealous I am).

News

Main Segment

Dennis and Ross give a web accessibility review of the new U.S. government site Recovery.gov. Topics discussed include:

skip-to link
menu
headings
XHTML validation
tables
forms
ALT attributes
titles