[Accessibility_sig] Webcast TODAY: Cognitive Disabilities and the Web: What We Think We Know]

[Moore, Michael]

Why not, I have seen it on at least 3 lists that I subscribe to so far
this morning.  The more the merrier. :)

Mike 

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May I forward this to the QIAT listserv?

Jim Geary
Technology Specialist
FDLRS/South
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thinking we were at when we created them." Albert Einstein



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January 31
NCDAE Webcast
Cognitive Disabilities and the Web: What We Think We Know

The National Center on Access and Education (NCDAE) is hosting an
upcoming webcast titled "Cognitive Disabilities and the Web: What We
Think We Know." It will be held this > Wednesday, January 31st, from
1:00-2:00PM Mountain Standard Time (12PM Pacific; 2PM Central; 3PM
Eastern). More information is available at
http://ncdae.org/webcasts/cognitive.cfm
<http://ncdae.org/webcasts/cognitive.cfm> .

The field of accessible Web design has moved in important positive
directions in the past decade to improve accessibility to groups of
individuals with disabilities, mainly those with sensory and motor
impairments. Yet individuals with cognitive disabilities (the greatest
numbers within the disability population) have been largely ignored.
This is in part due to a lack of consensus in the field about what
recommendations should be made. The panel will explore both professional
opinion and empirical research across different disciplines to help us
determine what recommendations could be provided to the field now, if
any.

The panel will be comprised of Clayton Lewis and Paul Bohman. Clayton
Lewis is a professor of Computer Science, and Fellow of the Institute of
Cognitive Science, at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Paul Bohman
is Technology Coordinator at the Kellar Institute for Human Disabilities
and Lead Architect of Web Services in the College of Education and Human
Development at George Mason University. Cyndi Rowland of NCDAE will
serve as moderator.

The Webcast is free of charge. Questions may be posted to the panel
before and during the Webcast. You will be able to tune in to the
audio-only webcast 10 minutes before it begins using your computer with
either Windows Media Player or Quicktime. It will last approximately one
hour.  The webcast will be captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing
and archives will be available shortly after the conclusion of the
webcast.