[vicsireland] FW: VICS Presents Accessibility Seminar
- From: "Ciaran Ferry" <Ciaran.Ferry@xxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:02:03 -0000
Hi everyone,
Just to remind you that the first VICS lunchtime seminar on Accessible
I.T takes place on Monday next Feb 4th at the offices of the ICS on
Mount St Crescent, Dublin 2 (directions are at the bottom of the mail).
Due to unforeseen circumstances Adrian McMahon from Segala is now unable
to present, however Joshue O'Connor from CFIT has agreed to take his
place.
Doors open at 12:00 with presentations commencing circa 12:30.
Complimentary lunch will be provided.
The event is free to ICS and VICS members, and EUR25 for non members.
To allow the ICS to get an idea of numbers, we kindly ask that you
register your attendance with them either by email at events@xxxxxx or
by telephone at +353 1 6447842.
The committee look forward to seeing some of you there.
Ciaran
Directions to the Irish Computer Society
Crescent Hall, Mount Street Crescent, Dublin 2
Travelling by bus to Mount Street Crescent
If you have to get there under your own steam travelling to the venue by
bus is by far the easier option
Bus Numbers 10 and 10A are very regular but the 10C is less frequent and
all pass through O'Connell Street and travel to Baggot Street where you
will get
off.
Where to Locate Bus Stops travelling to the venue
O'Connell Street
On the Gresham side of O'Connell Street walk down towards O'Connell
Bridge, When you pass North Earl Street on your left hand side the first
bus stop past
North Earl Street is where you can catch any of the buses listed above.
Nassau Street
For those meeting around the gates of Trinity College
Walk towards Grafton Street, the road is to your right and the railings
of Trinity are to your left. Follow the railings around into Nassau
Street. Continue
walking until to hear the bleep of the traffic lights, these lights are
situated at the junction of Nassau Street and Dawson Street, the road is
still
to your right and the railing of Trinity is still to the left. The
first bus stop past these traffic lights is where you catch any of the
number 10 busses
Bus Route
The bus travels along Nassau Street, turns right on to Kildare Street,
then left on to Saint Stephens Green and down into Baggot Street. The
fourth bus
stop on Baggot Street is where you should ask the driver to let you off
the bus. This bus stop is directly outside the Mercy International
Centre. This
is a building run by the Sister's of Mercy and there is a large sign on
the front of the building, which says Mercy International Centre, so all
bus drivers
should be familiar with it.
When you get off the bus turn to your right and walk down Baggot Street
in the direction the bus is going, the road is to your right and the
buildings are
to your left. Walk for a few yards until you reach a step down, this is
Herbert Street. You need to cross Herbert Street. When I investigated
the route
there was very little traffic entering or exiting this Street. When you
reach the footpath on the other side of Herbert Street turn to your left
and start
walking down Herbert Street, the road is to your left and the buildings
are to your right. A few yards down the Street you will cross a lane
way to your
right. Continue walking for another few minutes until you reach the end
of Herbert Street.
At the end of Herbert Street turn right into Mount Street Crescent and
proceed along the footpath for about 25 paces. Your cane should then
detect a gap
or open space, you have now reached the bottom of the ramp which leads
up to the ICS building.
Walking To Mount Street Crescent
For those meeting outside Trinity College, walk towards Grafton Street,
the road is to your right and the railings of Trinity are to your left.
Follow
the railings around into Nassau Street. Continue walking until to hear
the bleep of traffic lights, these lights are situated at the junction
of Nassau
Street and Dawson Street, the road is still to your right and the
railing of Trinity is still to the left.
Continue walking straight for about a minute or so and you will hear the
bleep of another set of traffic lights. Keep walking straight ahead
until the
wall of Trinity starts to veer left, this is Lincoln Place. However,
located to your right is a set of traffic lights that you will cross.
When you reach
the footpath on the other side take about 10 paces straight ahead then
turn to your left. If you don't take the 10 paces in from the kerb but
turn immediately
your will end up back out on the road as the footpath is at an angle.
Having turned left on the footpath walk straight ahead, you are walking
down Claire Street now and the buildings are to the right and the road
is to the
left of you. Continue for about 15 yards and you will pass a side turn
to your right. Continue straight ahead and at about 20 yards along the
footpath
the building recede a few yards but if you keep walking straight ahead
your cane will locate the buildings again on the other side. Walk
straight ahead
for another 20 yards or so and you are now at the corner of Merrion
Square West. Cross straight ahead at the lights on to Merrion Square
itself. These
lights have a barrier in the centre of them, so when you reach the
lights in the centre of the road, turn to your right and take about five
or six paces,
then turn to your left and continue straight across to the other side of
the road.
Continue walking straight ahead for about 2 minutes or so you are
walking along Merrion Square North, the road is to your left and the
railings of Merrion
Square are to your right. Near the end of Merrion Square North you will
pass a bus shelter, veer to your left to avoid it and continue straight
ahead
to the traffic lights and cross to the other side of the road. When you
mount the footpath on the other side turn to your right the road is to
your right
and the buildings to your left. This is Merrion Square East.
It is a straight walk to the next set of lights at the corner of Mount
Street Upper. At these traffic lights continue straight across the
road. On mounting
the footpath on the other side turn to your left and proceed along Mount
Street Upper, the road is to your left and the buildings to your right.
You will
cross a side turn to your right. Continue straight ahead for a few
minutes and you will cross a small entrance to a building, there is
however a step
down and a step up at this point.
Directly after that the wall begins to veer around to the right,
continue for about eight or ten paces around to the right and then move
towards the kerb
on your left, you need to take the eight to ten paces around to the
right because the corner on the other side of the street where your are
heading is
otherwise at an angle. The Street you are crossing is Herbert Street.
When you reach the footpath on the other side of Herbert Street walk
straight ahead for about 25 paces when your cane should then detect a
gap or open space,
you have now reached the bottom of the ramp, which leads up to the ICS
building.
-----Original Message-----
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ciaran Ferry
Sent: 23 January 2008 23:12
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] VICS Presents Accessibility Seminar
Hi all,
In conjunction with the Irish Computer Society, I am proud to announce
details of the first lunchtime seminar on accessible information
technology to be hosted by VICS.
The seminar will take place on Monday February 4th 2008 from 12:00 pm
until
2:00, at the offices of the Irish Computer Society on Mount Street
Crescent,
Dublin 2. The theme will be "Design for all - the Benefits for your
Business".
Confirmed speakers on the day are Ger Craddock - Chief Officer of the
newly
launched Centre for Universal Design in the NDA, and Adrian McMahon -
head
of web accessibility operations at Segala (a company specialising in web
accessibility). Presentations will be followed by a practical
demonstration
of how accessible (and inaccessible) websites are viewed by those of us
who
are blind / visually impaired.
Attendance and lunch is free to VICS members, so if any of you are at a
loose end on Feb 4th, then please do come along.
Feel free to forward details to friends / colleagues whom you feel may
be
interested.
Hope to see some of you there.
Ciaran
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