Unfortunately, Robin ran into major troubles with the lack of wifi access, which meant that his presentation - Beyond a Code Audit - was significantly interrupted, and I was quite worried that the impact - both in terms of Robin as a speaker, and in terms of the material he was showing, would be lost as a result.
In the end, although he may not have been able to present all his material in the way he would have liked, and his slot didn’t wind up being about additional things that can be done, beyond the code, it did end up being a startling example of just how difficult relatively simple tasks become when using a screen reader, and that alone has had a significant impact.
In fact, one or two people I spoke to afterwards about it said they felt it was the best and most impactful presentation they’d seen at the entire conference, which just goes to show that a dose of Presenter’s Curse can result in a positive visit from the Department of Unintended Consequences.
For those who didn’t make it, or want to see what Robin would have said and demonstrated, his speaker notes are available from the AbilityNet website:
