[Athen] EDUCAUSE - The Why and How of Web Accessibility

[Jon Gunderson]

Did anyone submit proposals for the 2008 Educause conference?

I submitted a preconference workshop on web accessibility, but missed the general session deadline.

Jon


---- Original message ----

>Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:55:50 -0700

>From: "Terry Thompson" <tft at u.washington.edu>  

>Subject: Re: [Athen] EDUCAUSE - The Why and How of Web Accessibility  

>To: "'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'" <athen at athenpro.org>

>

>I think our collaboration with EDUCAUSE has helped to elevate their

>perception of accessibility as an important issue, but an equally important

>parallel event was Tracy Mitrano of Cornell being elected to the EDUCAUSE

>Board of Directors. Tracy's an oustpoken advocate for accessibility and I

>see she's one of the speakers at this event. I suspect she had a hand in

>organizing it. 

> 

>Terry 

>

>Terry Thompson

>Technology Accessibility Specialist

>DO-IT, Accessible Technology

>UW Technology Services

>University of Washington

>tft at u.washington.edu

>206/221-4168 

>

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>	From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org]

>On Behalf Of Howard Kramer

>	Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 12:45 PM

>	To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'

>	Subject: [Athen] EDUCAUSE - The Why and How of Web Accessibility

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>	Just received this announcement from Educause. Was this done in

>coordination with ATHEN or in response to our collaboration? Anyway, great

>to see this being covered by EDUCAUSE.

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>	EDUCAUSE Live! April 4, 2008 1:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CT, 11:00 a.m.

>MT, 10:00 a.m. PT); runs one hour

>

>	The Why and How of Web Accessibility

>

>	More info:

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>	http://www.educause.edu/content.asp?SECTION_ID=355&bhcp=1 

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>	-Howard

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>

>	Howard Kramer

>	Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator

>	AT Conference Coordinator

>	Disability Services

>	CU-Boulder, 107 UCB

>	Boulder, Co  80309

>	303-492-8672

>

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Jon Gunderson, Ph.D.
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