Posts Tagged ‘MeetUps’

UPA UK: Accessibility is part of UX (it isn’t a swear word)

Posted on September 17th, 2011 in Real life, Slide decks, Video stuff.

The September 2011 UK UPA event focused on designing inclusive experiences. Kath Moonan invited me to dispell some of the myths, and talk about the role that accessibility plays within a UX practitioners toolkit.

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.

London Web Standards: Screen readers & emerging technologies

Posted on February 24th, 2011 in Real life, Slide decks, Video stuff.

The February 2011 London Web Standards event focused on accessibility, best practice and harsh realities. With a smart set of slides courtesy of Tom Waterhouse, my talk brought together a cast of screen readers to explain how they work on the web, and how they’re dealing with emerging technologies like ARIA and HTML5.

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.

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.

Carpe Diem 2013.