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Call for Participation in IFIP TC13 WG 13.3 Workshop
TITLE: "Making designers aware of existing guidelines for accessibility"
Co-Chairs:
Monique Noirhomme-Fraiture, Vice-chair IFIP WG13.3
Julio Gonzalez-Abascal, Member IFIP WG13.3
Colette Nicolle, Secretary IFIP WG13.3
Geoff Busby, Chairman IFIP WG13.3 and BCS delegate
Supported by IFIP WG13.3 "Human Computer Interaction and Disabilities"
DATE: Tuesday, August 31, 1999; 9:00-17:00
LOCATION:
Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AS (room 4) (in
conjunction with INTERACT'99 http://www.bcs.org.uk/hci/i99/)
WORKSHOP FEE:
Pound Sterling 40 (incl. VAT, coffee and tea breaks plus lunch)
ABSTRACT:
In order to make New Technologies of Information and Communication
accessible by people with disabilities, it is absolutely necessary to raise
the awareness of the designers and developers. This workshop will focus on
the ways to achieve this goal. For the moment, there exist relevant
guidelines dedicated to software and hardware designers. But, do the
designers read them ? Often, these guidelines represent large documents
readable by disability specialists. Is this the best way to proceed ? What
do the designers think about regulations (e.g. the Americans with
Disabilities Act in the U.S., the Disability Discrimination Act in the
U.K., and the European Commissions 1996 White Paper - Equal Opportunities
and Non-Discrimination for people with disabilities) ? How can designers
ensure that they know the way to implement these regulations ? What do
designers think about guidelines accessible on the Web and about the use of
awareness campaigns? On the assumption that guidelines are known by the
designers, how do they use them and what are their habits ? These are some
of the questions that will be discussed by the
participants.
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
This workshop is intended for anybody concerned about the design of
interfaces "also accessible by people with disabilities" interested in
sharing their practice and their views, i.e. the ergonomists and the
interface specialists but also the designers and the developers. This in
fact ought to include all of them, given legislation which now exists which
could (and should) have far-reaching implications for the future.
SCHEDULE :
A one day session with two coffee-breaks and a break for a lunch.
In the morning, participants will be invited to present their ideas through
talks initiated by position papers. Then, in the afternoon, a common debate
within the group will take place and a final synthesis (including the
writing of the informal poster requested by the conference) will be made to
end the workshop.
The workshop will focus on the following questions :
- Are the designers and developers aware of existing sets of guidelines for
the design of accessible interfaces and do they use them ?
- Is there best means to make them aware of guidelines ?
- What is their practice using guidelines ?
- What are the possibilities to present the guidelines and is there a best
way to do it ?
- What do the designers think about regulations ?
It is planned to publish the results of the workshop including position
papers, discussions and recommendations on the Web, probably with WG13.3.
The conclusions of the workshop will also be used to direct next activities
of WG 13.3 (pamphlet, Web site, workshop,...).
PARTICIPATION :
The participants who wants to give a talk during the morning session are
invited to submit prior to the workshop a position abstract (1-3 pages)
that includes a description of their current experiences in relation with
the workshop topics. Submission should be send on electronic version to [
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Other participants are invited to ask for their participation by e-mail at
the same address.
In both cases, deadline is JULY 10, 1999.
Registration has to be done at the INTERACT'99 conference secretary [
http://www.bcs.org.uk/hci/i99/ ].
Normally, the participants are expected to register for the main
conference. On special request by e-mail to one of the chairs, it should be
possible to accommodate participation only at the workshop.
CONTACT :
Monique Noirhomme-Fraiture
Institut d'Informatique
University of Namur
rue Grandgagnage 21
B-5000 NAMUR (Belgium)
Email : [log in to unmask]
Julio Gonzalez-Abascal: [log in to unmask]
Colette Nicolle: [log in to unmask]
SCHOLARSHIPS:
Limited funds are available to provide some support for a few HCI
scientists from Developing Countries in Asia, India, South America or
Africa to attend INTERACT'99. Applications will be received until the
closing date 2nd July, and should be sent to
Dr. Fabio Paterno, CNUCE-C.N.R., Via S.Maria 36, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Tel: +39 050 593 289
Fax: +39 050 904 052
email: [log in to unmask]
Further information and conditions for applying are available from the
conference Web site http://www.bcs.org.uk/hci/i99/ or from Dr. Paterno.
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