ICT Consortium Accessibility Conference

Wednesday 28 September 2005

Wednesday 28 September 2005

10.00am

3.00pm

NICVA- Duncairn Gardens- Belfast

free

Training

Registration is now closed but please check back for workshop summaries and further information.

Organised by the ICT Consortium NI, this workshop will offer participants an insight into the theory and practice behind accessibility. Participants will be able to gain hands-on experience of using assistive technologies.

What is accessibility?

"Accessibility is about designing your site so that more people can use your web site effectively in more situations"

However, web accessibility is based on far more than the implementation of standards and technological solutions. Accessibility embodies the idea that everyone has the right to information and everyone has the right to be included in society, regardless of disability, geographical location or language barriers.

Organisations within the voluntary and community sector work with some of the most excluded people in society. It is essential that we work to promote digital inclusion and ensure that our online content is as accessible as possible to all members of the community.

Feedback from participants at our conference in November 2004 indicated that accessibility was a pressing issue for their organisations. As a result, the ICT Consortium NI is organising a workshop to address many of the issues raised at the conference. The workshop will include:

What's on offer

A workshop on web accessibility facilitated by Jon Gooday of AbilityNet

• An overview of the legal position on the accessibility of websites
• A presentation of tools used for testing accessibility
• An examination of common problems found in inaccessible websites
• Easy solutions to accessibility problems in your website
• Redesigning your site with accessibility in mind
• Real world examples of accessible sites
• The opportunity to view your organisation's site using assistive technologies

Exhibitors

There will be a number of organisations demonstrating their technology and equipment on the day. Check back for updates.

Why you should attend

• Do you want to make your organisation's web site as accessible as possible?
• Are you concerned that you may not be reaching your targeted audience?
• Do you want to ensure that users get the maximum benefit of your organisation's information resources?

Registration is now closed but please check back for workshop summaries and further information.