The European Commission-funded eAccess+ network is a network of organisations who will focus on supporting and promoting awareness and adoption of e-accessibility in industry and the public sector, and also amongst service providers to excluded groups. We’ve just had our kick-off meeting – so here’s some information about what we’re going to do over the next 3 years.
Accessibility and Usability
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October 25, 2010
eAccess+ – A European network for e-accessibility
Posted by David Sloan under Accessibility and Usability | Tags: accessibility, advocacy, eaccess+, education, Europe, industry, network, standards, support |Leave a Comment
May 31, 2010
The role of accessibility in the usability profession today – and tomorrow
Posted by David Sloan under Accessibility and Usability | Tags: accessibility, advocacy, communication, conference, HCI, ICT, innovation, older people, pragmatism, upa2010, usability |[2] Comments
I had the honour of taking part in a panel session discussing How Does Accessibility Fit into Today’s Usability Practice? at the Usability Professionals’ Association Conference (UPA 2010) in Munich last week. The session was organised by Shawn Henry of the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative and provided an opportunity to debate the challenges of promoting and supporting accessible ICT design within a wider usability context. A number of interesting discussion points emerged – here are my reflections on the panel session.
