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Dear web co-ordinators,

In response to demand from the last web co-ordinator's forum, there will be a dedicated web co-ordinator's forum on the topic of "Making web sites accessible" on Weds 25th April 2001, 2pm - 5pm, location to be confirmed (confirmed as C3, The Exchange aka Central Teaching Facility, Jubilee Campus).

Session details:

Making web sites accessible: usability testing as an approach to addressing accessibility issues.
Accessibility is one of a set of user-oriented issues currently emerging as essential to the design and implementation of a any web presence. Accessibility is also a key focus for the University in ensuring compliance with HEFCE guidelines on ensuring equal access for all University facilities. This session covers the basic ground-rules for improving accessibility and then focuses on usability testing as a primary method for identifying accessibility issues during the process of implementing a web presence.

Process: Tutor input, group-work and hands-on use of computers to carry out a usability study.
Tutor: John Walsh on behalf of TSDU. John Walsh is an experienced web site developer and recently held the IT tutor post in the University's Study Support Centre, working mainly with dyslexic students. From the beginning of May, he will be working as the University's Humanities Technology Officer.

If you would like to attend the session, please reply to this e-mail (to tsdu@nottingham.ac.uk) by 11 April 2001. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Confirmation and details of location will be emailed to you by 18 April.
 

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