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Taking Accessibility Mainstream Forum

Tuesday, 28 February 2012 from 08:30 to 16:30 (GMT)

California City, CA
Taking Accessibility Mainstream Forum

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Taking Accessibility Mainstream Forum - Making the Case for an international society of accessibility Professionals

Cost: $295 per person

Hosted by: Accessibility Interoperability Alliance (AIA) - the technical & engineering division of the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)

Overview: This accessibility forum is intended to bring focus to the needs of the development community in achieving accessible technology.

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As evidenced by the results of the Developer’s Survey on Accessibility conducted in late 2010, respondents highlighted an industry and profession in the midst of a fragmented landscape of partial solutions and serious obstacles to the attainment of more uniform, universally accessible technology. These obstacles range from basic challenges, such as a lack of developer skills, little or no coverage in engineering courseware, and lack of testing/development tools, to more subtle issues that include a poorly understood business case and lack of a cohesive professional identity for accessibility developers.

 

The objective of this Forum is to allow for sharing of insights and best practices, discussion of critical issues facing the industry, and advancement of the concept of an International Accessibility Professional Society with an infrastructure to support it. The goal is for those within the business and development communities to be the driving force for change in the accessible technology environment.

 

Agenda Topics:

 

■ Topics related to the obstacles that face the global development community in achieving accessible technology – websites, software, hardware, web services.

■ Topics related to top issues that face the business community and industry at-large.

■ Topics related to strategies for training individuals across the industry today, educating the next generation before they graduate and enter the workforce, and maintaining high levels of current knowledge.

■ Discussion of the input from the ATIA/AIA Developer’s Survey on Accessibility and recommendations made by the resulting CODE for Accessibility Task Force – how to create an accessibility profession and change the accessibility industry for the better.

 

Who should attend?

 

All individuals worldwide currently focused on advancing accessibility within their organization or with a need to begin an accessibility implementation within their organizations. We encourage organizations to bring teams to this event. Attendees will include Accessibility Officers/ Program Managers and all those involved in the IT development lifecycle, including Product Managers, Programmers, Web Developers, Information Architects, Designers and Testers.

 

Organizations who could benefit from attending include those within electronic/information technology (E/IT), assistive technology (AT), higher education, and accessibility organizations plus all organizations who require accessible systems to support their employees and their customers such as financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and many others.

 

For more information or to register, go to www.atia.org/accessibilityforum

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When & Where



Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel
San Diego
California City, CA

Tuesday, 28 February 2012 from 08:30 to 16:30 (GMT)


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Momentum - The Northern Ireland ICT Federation



Momentum is the trade association for the ICT industry in Northern Ireland and draws its membership from the majority of ICT businesses here. It was established to represent those with a common interest in promoting and developing the industry both locally and internationally.

Northern Ireland has the best record of any UK region in creating jobs and reducing unemployment. The majority of new jobs have been in knowledge industries particularly ICT including software development, software testing and funds administration.

  • Momentum member companies generate an estimated £344 million for the Northern Ireland economy. 
  • Momentum NI represents more than 250 businesses employing 15,000 people. This is the Information Age and our members are leaders in the Information Communications and Technology Industry (ICT). 
  • The Northern Ireland Executive has indicated that growth of the ICT industry is a top priority. There is a clear potential for expansion within Northern Ireland and opportunities for international development.
  • ICT will play an increasingly important role in education and learning, health, communities and business and Momentum will be there to support the interests of our members and the industry in general.

What We Do

Momentum's dedicated team works in collaboration with a Board drawn from member companies. Our aim is to deliver a wide range of services. We organise an extensive programme aimed at improving the competitiveness and excellence of ICT companies.

  • Momentum represents the ICT industry at all levels of government.
  • Momentum organises conferences and seminars to help companies keep pace with technology.
  • Members network with peers and keep in touch through Open Evenings, Breakfast Briefings, Networking Dinners and Special Interest Groups.
  • The Momentum e-zine also keeps our members and associates informed on who, what where, when and why in the world of ICT.
  • Momentum’s Annual Industry Survey acts as a benchmark, analysing growth, employment, revenues, export levels and salaries.
  • Momentum is dedicated to identifying ways to keep the supply of trained people greater than the demand.
  • Momentum is part of the Future Skills Action Group which links the industry with educational institutions and government to ensure we have a knowledgeable and skilled future workforce.

With 18 years experience representing the ICT Sector and with such a broad and representative membership Momentum is uniquely placed to represent the privates sector’s contribution to the successful development of the ICT sector in Northern Ireland.