[thelist] TechSoup's latest online event: Accessing the Web--Could Heleler Use Your Website?

[Sarah Hawkins]

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Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let you all know about an event going on this week. TechSoup
is hosting an online event about web accessibility for people with
disabilities. This is an important issue and we would love to have your
participation.

Thanks,
Sarah

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Announcing TechSoup's <http://www.techsoup.org> latest national online
event, "Accessing the Web--Could Helen Keller Use Your Website?"

Join us the week of September 23-27, 2002 in TechSoup's Community at:
http://www.techsoup.org/redirect/accessevent.cfm

More that 55 million Americans including 6 million children and 750 million
people worldwide have visual, motor skills, hearing, or cognitive
disabilities.  How can this group participate as consumers and producers in
the information marketplace?  What tools are available to facilitate their
participation?

Please join us as we answer these questions and discuss important issues
surrounding web accessibility.

Topics Include:
* The importance of Web accessibility
* Technology and legislative trends
* Barriers that prevent people from accessing the Web
* Basic design techniques to create electronic curbcuts
* Advanced techniques and accessibility tools

This event at < http://www.techsoup.org/redirect/accessevent.cfm> is hosted
and moderated by expert guides Sharron Rush of Knowbility.org
<http://www.knowbility.org/> and Janet Salmons of Vision2Lead
<http://www.vision2lead.com/>.


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Sarah Hawkins, Community Intern, TechSoup.org
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