[bcab] Web Accessibility and Ageing session at ICCHP 2008

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Swan, Henny
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 11:33 AM
To: RNIB discussion list on technology
Subject: Web Accessibility and Ageing session at ICCHP 2008

Hi All, 

The Web Accessibility Initiative have appointed an Aging and
Accessibility Consultant, Andrew Arch, to look at issues around aging
and accessibility. For details about how to get involved, planned events
such as ICCHP 2008 and call for papers see the email below to the WAI
Interest Group Participants:

Dear WAI Interest Group Participants,

Please note the following call for contributions to the ICCHP 2008
Conference (International Conference on Computers Helping People with
Special Needs)
         http://www.icchp.org/call <http://www.icchp.org/call> 
which includes an invitation on the topic of Web accessibility and
ageing-related functional limitations. A description of the proposed
Special Thematic Session (STS) on Web Accessibility and Ageing is
available
         http://www.icchp.org/node/166 <http://www.icchp.org/node/166> 

ICCHP 2008 will be held in Linz, Austria, from 9-11 July. Proposals
are due 1 February 2008. Presentations are invited from ageing and
accessibility researchers and experts, users and others. Suggested
areas of focus include:
    - guidelines addressing Web accessibility requirements of the
ageing population
    - studies and research on Web accessibility requirements of the
ageing population
    - studies and research on design and authoring practices for the
ageing population
    - studies and research on business benefits for inclusion of the
ageing population

Guidelines for full papers and short papers are available at
         http://www.icchp.org/call/papers
<http://www.icchp.org/call/papers>  


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