Date: 04-Dec-08
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Accessibility

Web Industry Professionals Association (WIPA), Vision Australia and the Web Accessibility Network for Australian Universities

Version 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) is about to be released, introducing some changes in the recommendations for website accessibility. WIPA, Vision Australia and the Web Accessibility Network for Australian Universities (WANAU) are presenting this half-day seminar to help the web community understand WCAG 2.0 and prepare sites with improved accessibility.

• Roger Hudson and Brian Hardy will provide an overview of WCAG 2.0 and the compliance process. They will describe the practical differences to WCAG 1.0 and the benefits to be gained by adopting WCAG 2.0.

An important change with WCAG 2.0 is the move to technology neutrality and the introduction of the concept of "Accessibility Supported Technologies". Although there are no indications at this stage which technologies are "Accessibility Supported", it is expected that only those technologies that are nominated will be able to be used to satisfy WCAG 2.0 Success Criteria.

• Representatives from Adobe will talk about the importance of making Flash accessible and how this can be done.
• Vision Australia will discuss how to make accessible PDFs that can bring benefits to screen reader users.
• Jamie Kelly from Vision Australia will demonstrate how screen reader users can access and use well made PDF material and accessible Flash.

Afternoon tea will be provided.

Date:

Thursday 4 December, 1.00pm - 5.00pm

Location:

RMIT Casey Plaza Lecture Theatre
City Campus
Building 10, Level 4 (ground level)
Bowen Street, Melbourne
(between, LaTrobe and Franklin Sts.)
Melway Ref.: 2B E12

A downloadable PDF map of the location is available on the RMIT website here: http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/maps/city/location

Cost:

 $70 for WIPA members or $100 for non-members

How to Register:

Registration closed.

Contact:

Phone: 02 4998 3388
Fax: 02 4998 3149
Email: info@wipa.org.au