Techshare

Pre-conference workshops

Summary: Find out more about the pre-conference workshops available as part of Techshare 2007.

• Workshop sessions
• Cost
• Book your place

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Pre-conference workshops will be held on the 3 October 2007 at the Novotel London West.

Workshop sessions

Software tools for dyslexic learners – full day

This workshop will provide professionals in education with some insight into the barriers faced by dyslexic learners, and offer an overview of software and hardware designed to help learners and those teaching and supporting them. Experts in this field from AbilityNet and Iansyst will demonstrate and compare some of the leading commercial, free and low cost applications, as well as showing how standard computers can be tweaked for better accessibility.

Testing your website: is it accessible? – full day

In this workshop, we will cover different ways of testing websites for accessibility, take a look at some of the free and inexpensive tools available to test your website for accessibility, and work through a range of simple techniques for testing specific issues on individual web pages. This workshop is aimed at web designers and developers, and anyone who is responsible for managing or maintaining a website.

Web 2.0 and Screen Readers: Challenges, Solutions, and the Future – half day

The increasing use of rich internet application (RIA) technologies such as AJAX and custom controls pose considerable challenges to vision impaired users of assistive technology. What are the software vendors doing to make RIA accessible? Are there methods that developers can use to improve the user experience? This workshop will demonstrate key issues and explore methods to overcome them.

Transitioning your website from WCAG 1.0 to 2.0. – half day

This workshop will be looking at ways that websites that have been built to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) can smoothly transition to WCAG 2.0. Looking at differences and amendments to the guidelines, explain conformance under WCAG 2.0, what the benefits of transitioning are as well as review tools and resources to help you manage the transition of your website.

Exploring Disabled People’s Access To Your Call Centre – half day

Many people who are Deaf, Deafened, Speech Impaired and Deaf Blind use textphones (Minicoms) as their primary method of telephone communication. This workshop, hosted by RNID Typetalk, The National Telephone Relay Service, will examine the problems text users can have accessing call centres and take a look at some straightforward solutions including RNID Typetalk’s network based services and some new technology available for call centres. Suggestions from the audience, demonstrations and hands-on experience as well as answering “FAQs” will feature strongly in this important workshop.

Cost

Full day workshops are £150 + VAT
Half day workshops are £80 + VAT
Two half day workshops are £150 + VAT

Book your place

Once you have chosen your preferred pre-conference workshop(s), please follow the instructions on the Techshare 2007 Conference booking form. Booking will start in August.

Content author: techshare@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 20/11/2008 11:13