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

Participation

This training event on Friday morning provides an introduction to Web accessibility and to evaluating Web sites for accessibility. It is open to anyone interested in learning more about Web accessibility, on a first-come first-served basis once registration is open.

This training session is part of a three-day series of meetings hosted by Hewlett-Packard (HP) with additional support from Wells Fargo which includes a face-to-face meeting of the Education and Outreach Working Group, and a Best Practices Training Exchange.

Please note that for those interested, Friday afternoon includes time for reaction and feedback to the training, as well as exchange of information about local efforts to promote Web accessibility, and brainstorming on additional training materials which WAI may develop.

Registration

Pre-registration by 15 July 2003 is required for all participants in this training, or any of the other WAI events 16-18 July 2003. (No fee is required.)

Agenda

The following is a proposed agenda for discussion and review. Comments to the EOWG mailing list (w3c-wai-eo@w3.org) welcome.

Friday 18 July 2003

• 8:30 Registration
• 9:00 Web Accessibility: The Basics and the Latest
  • Overview
  • What is Web accessibility
  • Benefits of an accessible Web site
  • Understanding disabilities and Web use
  • Themes of accessible Web design
  • Evaluating Web Sites for Accessibility
  • Evaluation Tools and Approaches
  • Evaluation Process and Outcomes
    
• 12:00 Lunch on your own
• 1:30 Feedback; Information Exchange; Brainstorming on Training Resources
  • Exchange of information on efforts to promote Web accessibility
  • Feedback and reactions on morning training
  • Brainstorm on improved WAI training resources
• 4:30 Meeting close
  

Readings

Hotel

Meeting Venue

Transportation

About Palo Alto:

From San Jose Airport via Highway 101 to the meeting site:

1. Follow the signs to highway 101 north. In Palo Alto ( approximately 15 miles ) take the Oregon Expressway/Embarcadero exit, then choose the Oregon Expressway exit.
2. Follow Oregon Expressway about 2 miles to El Camino Real (the first stop light after the underpass). At this intersection Oregon Expressway changes its name to Page Mill Road.
3. Continue on Page Mill Road for about 1 more mile. You will pass the Hewlett-Packard corporate buildings on the corner of Hanover Street, on your left.
4. At Peter Coutts Road, turn left. You may park anywhere; the Lobby and Visitor parking are the third driveway on the left.

B. From San Francisco Airport via Highway 101 to the meeting site:

1. Follow the signs to highway 101 south. In Palo Alto ( approximately 30 miles ) take the Oregon Expressway/Embarcadero exit, then choose the Oregon Expressway exit two more times.
2. Follow the directions in item A, 2 through 4, above.

C. From San Francisco Airport via Highway 280 to the meeting site:

1. Follow the signs for highway 380 ( #380 originates at the airport; you can only go west from there).
2. At the intersection of highways 380 and 280(approximately 2 miles), choose 280 south.
3. In Palo Alto(approximately 30 miles)choose the Page Mill Road exit; turn left (east) at the end of the exit ramp.
4. Continue on Page Mill Road about 2 miles, crossing Foothill Expressway.
5. At Peter Coutts Road (second stoplight after Foothill Expressway), turn right. You may park anywhere; the Lobby and Visitor parking are the third driveway on the left.
   

Minutes

Minutes are available online

Last updated $Date: 2003/07/30 22:12:11 $ by Shawn Henry (shawn @w3.org)

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