Fwd: How To Build Accessible Web Sites - Sept. 6th Macromedia Web Cast

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--Kynn

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>From: "Melissa Hall - Usablenet" <acuworks(at)hotmail.com>
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>Subject: How To Build Accessible Web Sites - Sept. 6th Macromedia Web Cast
>Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 15:16:49 -0400
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>Good Afternoon:
>
>I wanted to make sure you and your readers at received the following 
>information:
>
>On Thursday September 6th 1.30 =96 4.30 (PST) the seminar series on 
>Web accessibility design from Macromedia will occur in San Francisco 
>and the Seminar will be broadcast live. The below link will take you 
>to the web cast:
>
>http://www.tvworldwide.com/event_macromedia_090501.cfm
>
>This would be a simple and convenient way to find out more about 
>Macromedia and UsableNet efforts and solutions for usability and 
>accessibility. It is a FREE web cast with excellent content. This 
>seminar has already been presented in four cities with over 300 
>companies attending at each location with another three cities to go.
>
>Why will web designers benefit from this Web Cast?
>Federal legislation=97Section 508 of the 1998 Rehabilitation 
>Act=97requires the Web sites of government and educational 
>institutions to be accessible to users with disabilities. This 
>requirement will soon filter down into the corporate world through 
>companies supplying information to Government agencies through their 
>web sites. If a company or institution wants to provide rich and 
>engaging Web content that is accessible to all customers, including 
>those with disabilities, this web cast is for them.
>
>What they will learn:
>
>=B7	How new legislation, including Section 508 regulations will 
>effect the way web designers plan web site construction.
>=B7	What UsableNet and Macromedia have provided in the form of 
>applications, tools and templates to help a web designer develop 
>accessible content.
>=B7	How to use the new 508 Accessibility Suite for Dreamweaver 4 
>and UltraDev 4, developed by UsableNet. Designed for use with 
>Dreamweaver 4, this Section 508 extension checks and helps correct 
>code to comply with Section 508 and the W3C.
>=B7	Learn basic design guidelines and techniques that will help 
>any site comply with Section 508.
>
>Tune in at:
>http://www.tvworldwide.com/event_macromedia_090501.cfm
>
>For more information on Macromedia=92s Accessibility resources visit - 
>http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/accessibility/
>
>For more details on UsableNet visit - www.usablenet.com.
>
>If you have any questions that cannot be answered by either site, 
>please feel free to contact me directly.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Melissa Hall
>UsableNet
>melissa(at)usablenet.com
>
>
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Kynn Bartlett <kynn(at)idyllmtn.com>
http://www.kynn.com/

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