[thelist] Accessible Multimedia

[rob]

Please find below an invitation to attend the UK's first Accessible
Multimedia forum.  I would be grateful if you could forward this e-mail to
members of your organisation who are interested in accessibility issues,
multimedia and learning technology.

Thank you for your assistance.
Robert Stevens

An Invitation to attend the Accessible Multimedia Forum
Thursday 30 May, 1:30 - 4:30 PM, London W1
More details at www.bunnyfoot.com/forum


An introduction to accessible multi-media - demonstrating the benefits to
all of this powerful technology. Short talks, demonstrations and Q&A from
our speaker panel:

Julie Howell -Campaigns Officer (Accessible Internet) for the Royal National
Institute for the Blind. Julie is an active member of the W3C Web
Accessibility Initiative, has advised the UK Government on its web design
strategy, and worked with one of the world's most successful e-grocers,
Tesco.com, to make its service accessible to disabled customers

Fiona Garfield - star of one of BT's Bringing people together campaign. In
the advert, Fiona plays Hannah, a secretary who is deaf, using an office
videophone on her first day in a new job. She is using it for a gossipy chat
with a friend at home and you know the rest (if not view the accessible
video of the advert www.bunnyfoot.com/forum).

When not in front of the camera, Fiona is a production manager for Remark, a
young, vibrant company dealing with all aspects of television/video
production, multi-media and the internet.

Terrence Charles-McLean, has an almost unique perspective of how empowering
technology can be. Fully sighted until his mid twenties, Terrence suffered a
severe head trauma which made him completely blind. During this time he
gained expertise in operating a wide range of adaptive technologies. After
13 years, he started to spontaneously regain his sight and now three years
later he holds a full UK drivers license. He has incredible insight into the
worlds of blind and partially sighted Internet users.

Dr Jon Dodd, holds a doctorate in Visual and Computational Neuroscience from
Oxford University and is the Technical Director at Bunnyfoot. He is widely
experienced at producing accessible sites and advising companies on how to
achieve the benefits provided by universal design. He will be demonstrating
effective uses of the different multimedia technologies.

Robert Stevens, business graduate experienced in working in the American and
European technology markets and Commercial Director at Bunnyfoot. He will be
talking about how accessibility can be employed to reach international
markets through automatic translation and closed captions.

Alexander Scott (tbc), head of web design at the Royal National Institute
for the Deaf, will be talking about how accessible multimedia files are
being used in the www.togetheritworks.org.uk , sponsored by the RNID and
Barclays bank.

The forum is on Thursday 30 May, 1:30 - 4:30 PM, London W1
More details are available at www.bunnyfoot.com/forum

I hope you will be able to attend and look forward to meeting you there.

Yours sincerely,

Robert.

Robert Stevens
Bunnyfoot - Usability & Accessibility Specialists
Tel: + 44 1235 838514
www.bunnyfoot.com
rob at bunnyfoot.com

Accessible Multimedia Forum 30 May London W1
Learn something new, meet interesting people
Details at: www.bunnyfoot.com/forum


Robert Stevens
Bunnyfoot - Usability & Accessibility Specialists
Tel: + 44 1235 838514
www.bunnyfoot.com
rob at bunnyfoot.com

Accessible Multimedia Forum 30 May London W1
Learn something new, meet interesting people
Details at: www.bunnyfoot.com/forum