Archive for the ‘Real life’ Category

Advice for life

Posted on May 5th, 2011 in Real life.

In 1997, Mary Schmich published a guide to life in the Chicago Tribune. In 1999, Baz Lurhmann turned it into a chillout anthem called Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen). It was, and remains, some of the best advice for life I’ve ever heard…
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CSUN 2011 Web highlightse

Posted on March 21st, 2011 in Real life.

The California State University Northridge 26th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, referred to simply as CSUN, was an extraordinary few days. People from all over the world gathered to share knowledge and discuss ideas. Here are a few highlights from the web stream.

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London Web Standards presentation

Posted on February 24th, 2011 in Real life.

Screen readers come in many different forms, for most different platforms, and with wildly different price tags. When it comes to the web, most screen readers are more capable now than they’ve ever been. The question is whether they’re keeping pace with emerging technologies like HTML5?

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Accessibility 2.0

Posted on September 27th, 2009 in Real life.

Accessibility 2.0 is a one day conference hosted by AbilityNet. With six presentations and two panel discussions, topics ranged from mobile interface design and accessibility beyond the desktop, through to HTML 5, WAI ARIA and Silverlight accessibility.

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Standards.Next Cognition & Accessibility

Posted on September 20th, 2009 in Real life.

Standards.Next is an informal meetup hosted by Opera, and attended by anyone with an interest in web standards and beyond. On Saturday 19th September focus turned to one of the most unchartered areas of user experience: Cognition and Accessibility.

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