ARIA – Pushing Accessibility Even Further & How to Get Your Boss to Join In -- AJAX Experience and jQuery Conference Preview
This month Joe McCann will be providing the Austin JavaScript meetup group with a sneak peek at the presentation he will be giving in Boston at the AJAX Experience ( http://tr.im/upbf ) and the jQuery Conference in Cambridge on the topic of ARIA, Accessible Rich Internet Applications, and ultimately how to get management to integrate accessibility in the design/discovery phase. Topics to be discussed: * BRIEF introduction to web accessibility. * Introduction to ARIA, what it is and why you should use it. * Legal ramifications associated with web accessibility. * Tips on "educating" your boss. * Tips on "educating" your clients. * Some live, working demos! o Slideshow o Tooltip o AJAX (possibly if we have time) When: Tuesday August 18th, 2009 @ 7:30 PM. Where: 1206 W 43rd Street Austin TX 78756 Here's a map: http://bit.ly/cMtza Parking is on the street, or you can take the #3 bus or #338 bus, both of which have stops close by. Afterwards, the discussion carries on one block away at The Draught House, where it just happens to be pint night so you can get your beer fix here. Map of Draught House: http://bit.ly/blsxp Any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact Joe (@joemccann) or Kyle (@getify). Also, official group on twitter: @AustinJS --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
