Date: Oct. 21, 2008
Time: 7:00pm
Place: TheCodeFactory, 246 Queen St., Ottawa
Presenter: Derek Featherstone
Topic: Accessibility: The Next Wave
Abstract: For 10 years, we’ve seen continued improvement in web accessbility — both from an awareness and technique perspective. But the web does not stand still. It evolves. It grows. And, its workers innovate to bring new technologies and solutions to the advancing edge of the web. Accordingly, we have moved away from simply providing essential services online to allowing full access to the seemingly unending supply of data through traditional visualization, interactive timelines, rich applications, and a variety of mapping tools.
In this session, we’ll take a look at what is happening with technology at the fringe: SVG, Ajax, ARIA, mapping APIs and how the upcoming WCAG 2.0 will help us think beyond what has come before and prepare for what is ahead.
Biography:
Engaging, surprising, and inspiring, Derek Featherstone is a internationally-known authority on accessibility, user experience and web development, a respected technical trainer, and author. His
approach never fails to champion the cause of web standards and universal accessibility.
As founder of Further Ahead, he has been an in-demand consultant to government agencies, educational institutions, and private sector companies since 1999. He is the Leader of the influential Web
Standards Project and has served on their Accessibility and DOM Scripting Task Forces.
When and Where:
This event will take place on October 21, 7-9 pm at The Code Factory, located at 246 Queen Street, between Bank and Kent, (on the second floor) above the Green Papaya Restaurant.
Street parking is available at no cost after 6 pm.
Note: there is no cost for attending this event and prior registration is not required.