[access-uk] Web Access, may be of interest!

From: "Mike Moore" <mikeis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:35:42 -0000
Hello all,
 
Here is something below, that may be of interest, given recent past postings!!
 
 
Can you help FAST make the Web more usable for everyone? With the Web now being 
available on desktop computers, mobile phones and even TVs, it is more 
important than ever that Web sites are created so that they are accessible for 
everyone, including older people and people with disabilities.

The "Inclusive Futures – Internet Web Services" Project (i2Web) is looking for 
people to help us in evaluating a range of new Websites and services to better 
understand the accessibility barriers they could introduce.　　 We are interested 
in how you surf the Web, what types of things do you do on the Web, and when 
you encounter something that is difficult, how do you try and work around the 
problem to find the information you need. We are definitely not testing your 
ability to surf the Web, we are interested in how clearly Websites present 
things to real people. 

Specifically, we are looking for:

• 　People over 60

or

• People who are partially sighted and who are experienced using a screenreader 
or screen magnifier to surf the Web • People who are Deaf or hard of hearing • 
People who are restricted in the range of movements they can undertake on 
keyboards, remote controls or mobile phones and/or use an assistive technology 
to work with these devices

If you fit into one of these groups, are over 18 and would like to participate 
please contact Sam Collin　 at the Foundation for Assistive Technology (FAST) on 
0300 330 1430 or sam@xxxxxxxxxx

We will contact you as soon as possible to set up a short phone interview 
regarding your Web experience and technology preferences.　 If selected you will 
be invited to our evaluation suite in Tower Hill, London, or we will arrange to 
meet you at a convenient venue, to work with a variety of different 
technologies and websites for approximately two hours.　 Your travel expenses 
will be reimbursed and we will offer you a gift voucher for £30, because your 
input and feedback are important to us, and your time is valuable!

This will take place in March or April.

If you have any questions, please contact sam@xxxxxxxxxxx　　 If you would like 
more information about the i2Web project in general then please visit our 
website at  <http://i2web.eu/> http://i2web.eu.

FAST is a small charity that works to improve the way equipment is designed, 
promoted and provided, and to ensure that it reflects the needs and wishes of 
older and disabled people.

 <outbind://31/www.fastuk.org> www.fastuk.org

　

Ms Sam Collin

Senior Project Manager

Foundation for Assistive Technology - FAST
[access-uk] Web Access, may be of interest!

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