Presentations of W3C Team, Office Staff, and Working Group Participants

Query constraints:

• W3C Activity: Web Accessibility
• Possible presentation dates: past few months and upcoming

March 2008

8 March

Shawn Henry gives a talk entitled "Catching up with Accessibility: The Basics Quickly" at the "SXSW Interactive 2008 Conference" on Saturday, 8 March 2008, in Austin, TX, USA.

15 March

Shadi Abou-Zahra and Andrew Arch give a talk entitled "How Web Accessibility Guidelines Apply to Design for the Ageing Population" at the "CSUN 2008" on Saturday, 15 March 2008, in Los Angeles, USA. (see abstract)

Abstract:

The W3C WAI-AGE Project researches and develops resources to better explain the relevance of Web accessibility guidelines to the needs of the ageing population.

April 2008

3, 4 April

Shawn Henry gives an invited talk entitled "Designing the Web for All of Society Benefits Us All", "International Web Accessibility Guidelines and Standards", and "Web Accessibility Basics" on Thursday, 3 April 2008 and gives an invited talk entitled "Integrating Accessibility in the Development Process" and "Accessible Ajax" on Friday, 4 April 2008 at the "Web Accessibility: Bridging the Digital Divide" , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

21 April

Judy Brewer participates at a panel entitled "Web Accessibility Guidelines, in panel on accessible content and services: addressing information deprivation (via teleconference)" at "The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Challenges and Opportunities for ICT Standards" on Monday, 21 April 2008, in Geneva, Switzerland.

22 April

Shadi Abou-Zahra gives a keynote entitled "Looking To The Future: Web Accessibility, Ageing, and Emerging Web Trends" at the "W4A 2008" on Tuesday, 22 April 2008, in Beijing, China. (see abstract)

Abstract:

The Web is becoming increasing ubiquitous and transparent. It is part of our every day life at home and at work. It is also becoming part of our every day life when we are on the move. Web-enabled mobile technologies and portable devices are being deployed at a fascinating rate, so that soon mobile browsers will outnumber traditional desktop browsers. This trend is creating new markets and opportunities for creative ideas and applications. Amongst these markets are e-government initiatives that aim to deliver maximum services for the citizens and authorities at the same time. These systems need to be inclusive and accommodate the accessibility needs of people with disabilities and elderly Web users. At the same time, the understanding for Web accessibility is shifting. In May 2008 the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will enter into force, making access to information technology a basic human right. This will have significant impact in a world of dynamic Web applications, user-generated content, and social networking systems. This presentation will look at some emerging Web trends and discuss the impact on people with disabilities and on a rapidly ageing workforce. It will also highlight some of the potential solutions and challenges for Web authoring tools, user agents, and content creators.

23, 24 April

Henny Swan gives a talk entitled "Making a Web Site Accessible Both for Mobile Devices and for People with Disabilities" on Wednesday, 23 April 2008; Lisa Pappas gives a talk entitled "Accessibility for rich Web applications" on Thursday, 24 April 2008; Shawn Henry gives a talk entitled "Designing the Web for All of Society" on Thursday, 24 April 2008 at the "W3C Track, The 17th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW2008)" , Beijing, China.

May 2008

6 May

Shadi Abou-Zahra participates at a panel entitled "Verordnete (Barriere-)Freiheit (Prescribed (Barrier-)Freedom)" at the "Einfach-für-Alle Tagung (Easy-for-All Conference)" on Tuesday, 6 May 2008, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

7 May

Oreste Signore gives an invited talk entitled "Tecnologie W3C per l'e-inclusion (W3C Technologies for e-inclusion)" at the "Web Senza Barriere '08 (No barriers in the Web '08)" on Wednesday, 7 May 2008, in Roma, Italy. (see abstract)

Abstract:

Generalities about accessibility and main points of WCAG 2.0

8 May

Jesús García gives a talk entitled "Claves de accesibilidad para las empresas" at the "Expansión Conferencias: Novedades Legislativas para el Impulso de la sociedad de la Información y la Protección de Datos" on Thursday, 8 May 2008, in Madrid, Spain.

June 2008

4 June

Judy Brewer participates at a panel entitled "International Perspective" at the "Open conference on the Results from Phase I of Standards Mandate 376: Public Procurement of Accessible ICT in Europe" on Wednesday, 4 June 2008, in Brussels, Belgium.

10 June

Shadi Abou-Zahra gives a talk entitled "Web Accessibility: People with Disabilities and Elderly Citizens" at the "Web Sin Barreras (Web Without Barriers)" on Tuesday, 10 June 2008, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

12 June

Shawn Henry gives a talk entitled "Making the Web Accessible to People with Disabilities" at the "Universal Service Provision (USP) Technology Seminar" on Thursday, 12 June 2008, in Seremban, Malaysia.

19 June

Shawn Henry gives a talk entitled "How New Web Accessibility Standards Impact User Experience Design" at the "Usability Professionals' Association International Conference 2008" on Thursday, 19 June 2008, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. (see abstract)

Abstract:

This presentation provides the latest on new international standards expected in 2008, including the updated U.S. Section 508 Standards, WCAG 2.0, and WAI-ARIA for accessibility of Ajax applications. It compares the different documents, and demos how the new requirements impact user experience design, such as new accessibility requirements for forms.

July 2008

7 July

Shadi Abou-Zahra gives a talk entitled "Senioren, Mobile Surfer und andere Trends (Seniors, Mobile Surfers and other Trends)" at the "IKT Forum 2008 (ICT Forum 2008)" on Monday, 7 July 2008, in Linz, Austria.

10, 11 July

Andrew Arch gives a talk entitled "Web Accessibility for Older Users" on Thursday, 10 July 2008; Michael Cooper gives a keynote entitled "Bringing Accessibility to Today's Web" on Friday, 11 July 2008; Shadi Abou-Zahra participates at a panel entitled "Web Accessibility 2.0 - Mainstreaming Accessibility at a Global Level" on Friday, 11 July 2008 at the "ICCHP 2008" , Linz, Austria.

11 July

Michael Cooper gives a keynote entitled "Bringing Accessibility to Today's Web" at the " ICCHP 2008 11th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs" on Friday, 11 July 2008, in Linz, Austria.