ADMIN: Usability University

Hello, List Members:  :)

Below is some information on the new Usability University training program 
offered by the General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Sevvices (HHS) that may be of interest to you.

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The General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) are sponsoring a new, comprehensive usability
training program called Usability University. Usability University will
offer federal staff, federal contractors, and other interested parties a
variety of user experience training opportunities including free seminars
and in-depth courses at nominal rates. The purpose of this initiative is to
share, promote, and demonstrate usability policies, methods, research, and
best practices to improve the usability of federal Web sites and other
communication technologies. These seminars and courses are designed to
provide current, hands-on, practical training for Web developers, editors,
content managers, marketing staff, and others.

On June 23-24, Usability University will host a course entitled "Evaluating
Accessibility Compliance Using STEP508".  STEP508, the Simple Tool for Error
Prioritization for Section 508 compliance, is a new electronic tool that:
   a.. Prioritizes the repairs you should make to ensure that your Web site
is compliant with the accessibility requirements of Section 508.
   b.. Provides the metrics to report your progress in improving the
accessibility of your site over time.
Details of the course, cost, and registration information are shown below.
For more information on the Usability University and upcoming training
programs and workshops, please visit
http://www.usability.gov/usabilityuniversity/training.html and
http://www.usability.gov/usabilityuniversity/seminar.html

Evaluating Accessibility Compliance Using STEP508

Instructors:

Andrew Kirkpatrick

Project Manager, WGBH National Center for Accessible Media

Debra Ruh

President and Founder, TecAccess, LLC

Date:

Wednesday and Thursday, June 23-24, 2004

Time:

9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Place:

General Services Administration

1800 F Street, NW, Room 5007

Washington, DC 20407

(Nearest Metro station is Farragut West)

Fee:

$350 Early registration (thru Friday, June 11, 2004)

$400 Registration (after Friday, June 11, 2004)

Objectives:

Learn how to install and use STEP508 with accessibility evaluation tools.
Review STEP508 output and ways to utilize it to repair Web site errors and
report results.  Understand the strengths, limitations, and upcoming
enhancements of STEP508

Who should attend:

Usability/IT specialists, web site designers/editors, program managers, EEO
or accessibility specialists.

Registration required:

http://www.usability.gov/usabilityuniversity/training.html

Questions:

Email usabilityuniversity(at)gsa.gov

Call GSA's Usability Solutions Group: 202.208.7282

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Hope you find this information useful.  Have a great day!


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Judith
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