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Web Accessibility Best Practices Exchange Training
9-10 February 2004 Madrid, Spain
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W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) held a 2-day Web Accessibility Best
Practices Exchange Training on 9-10 February 2004 in Madrid, Spain, as part
of the WAI-TIES Project (Training,
Implementation, Education, Support).
The training was hosted by Fundosa
Teleservicios, and preceded the Mundo Internet 2004
conference.
The two-day Web accessibility training covered:
- An introduction to Web accessibility and evaluating
accessibility, including demonstrations and case study examples
- An overview of resources that are available to help
managers, developers, policy makers, and others working on Web
accessibility
- Panels and multimedia presentations covering Web
accessibility issues, including legal and policy issues
- Detailed directions on developing accessible tables,
on-line forms, images, applications, and scripts
- A showcase of accessible Web pages and a discussion
of using style sheets (CSS) to create accessible, visually-appealing Web
sites
English was the primary language of the event. Spanish interpretation of
spoken presentations was also provided. Materials (projected
“slides” and handouts) were in English.
Participation was open to anyone interested in Web development. The event
was specifically focused for:
- Web managers who are interested in Web accessibility (Monday)
- Web developers and designers who are new to Web accessibility or want
to learn more about specific Web accessibility issues (Monday and
Tuesday)
- Web accessibility trainers who are interested in observing other
training (Monday and Tuesday)
The training was primarily focused for people who are fairly new to Web
accessibility. While most of the topics were covered at a beginner level, Web
accessibility experts were welcome to attend.
Participants could attend either only Monday (9 February), or both Monday
and Tuesday (9 and 10 February). Participating on Monday was a requirement to
also participate on Tuesday.
Presentation summaries from the Training are linked from their session
titles in the list below:
- WAI Best Practices Exchange Training Introduction - Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C WAI
- Web Accessibility in Perspective - Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C WAI
- Presenting the Case for Web Accessibility - Jon Dodd, Bunnyfoot Universality
- Panel: Web Accessibility Issues for People with Disabilities - moderator: Antonio Jimenez Lara, Fundosa Teleservicios
- Importance of Standards Harmonization - Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C WAI
- Panel: Web Accessibility Policies in Europe and Latin America - moderator: Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C WAI
- Working Together to Advance Web Accessibility - Shawn Lawton Henry and Shadi Abou-Zahra, W3C WAI
- Making Images, Tables, and On-line Forms Accessible - Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C WAI
- Using Style Sheets (CSS) for Accessible, Visually-Appealing Web Sites - Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C WAI
- Web Application and Scripting Accessibility - Shadi Abou-Zahra, W3C WAI
- Evaluating Web Accessibility Introduction - Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C WAI
- Evaluation Tips, Tricks, Demos, and Case Studies - moderator: Shadi Abou-Zahra, W3C WAI
Registration and the waiting list closed on 23 January.
Program will start promptly at 9:30. We will maintain the schedule below
as feasible; however, some times might shift up to 15 minutes to accomodate
participant questions and other adjustments.
Presentation materials are available online for presentation titles that
are linked. An asterisks (*) after the presentation title indicates that not
presentation materials will not be online.
Monday 9 February 2004
Tuesday 10 February 2004
- 8:45-9:20 Check-in and continental breakfast
- 9:30 Introduction to Day 2 of the WAI Best Practices Exchange Training* - Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C WAI
- 9:35 Making Images, Tables, and On-line Forms Accessible - Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C WAI
- Break
- 11:00 Using Style Sheets (CSS) for Accessible, Visually-Appealing Web Sites - Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C WAI
- Accessible CSS Showcase* - Jon Dodd, Bunnyfoot Universality
- Break
- 12:30 Web Application and Scripting Accessibility - Shadi Abou-Zahra, W3C WAI
- 13:45-14:50 Lunch
- 15:00 Multimedia case study: Highlights from Usability Testing with Participants with Disabilities* - Jon Dodd, Bunnyfoot Universality
- 15:30 Evaluating Web Accessibility Introduction - Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C WAI
- Break
- 16:30 Evaluation Tips, Tricks, Demos, and Case Studies - moderator: Shadi Abou-Zahra, W3C WAI
- 17:45 Closing* - Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C WAI
- 18:00 Conclusion
* An asterisks after the presentation title
indicates that no presentation materials will be online.
Venue
The training will be held at the hotel Confortel Pio XII:
ConfortelPio
XII
Avda. Pio XII, 77
28016 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 387 62 00
Fax: +34 91 302 65 22
infopioxii@confortel.com
The temperature in the meeting room will be cool. Please dress
appropriately.
Lodging, Hotel
Discount room rate is available at the venue hotel Confortel
Pio XII. Bookings with the discount rate (reference number 58846) can
only be made by phone under the following numbers:
- +34 91 383 29 62 from outside spain
- +34 902 42 42 42 from spain
Monday to Friday 09:00 to 20:00 CET,
Saturdays 09:00 to 14:00 CET
Transportation
From airport to hotel
- Exit airport on Avenida (avenue) de la Hispanidad
- Take exit for A2 (NII) going to Madrid
- Continue to M30 ring road
- Exit A2 going right onto M30 following signs for A1 (NI) and A6 (N6)
and the north ('Norte')
- Keep to right hand lane ready to exit. Take exit for Pio XII, crossing
the bridge over M30
- At the first junction, turn sharp right onto Avenida Pio XII
- Avenida Pio XII keep left to avoid going back onto M30
- Continue down avenue, hotel is on the right
From Mundo Internet 2004 conference site to training hotel site
Please request information at the front desk of the hotel.
Accessible Taxi Service
An accessible taxi service can be ordered via the company "Euro-Taxi".
Reservations need to made in advance (usually a day before the trip) at one
of the following numbers:
- +34 91 587 8200
- +34 91 587 8500
- +34 91 587 8600
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