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Last updated: February 12, 2020

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Conference Information Resources

Web Design Events and Conferences All 2020 Conferences compiled by the University of Minnesota.
KeyContent.org Calendar Events for the Year where your event submissions are welcome. KeyContent.org is an idea space where you can express your insights about your profession. Think of this site as a white board with a brain. You create and edit articles or portals to other sites and share your insights… maintained by Rick Sapir of STC
Biological, chemical, and physical scientific meetings: Gordon Research Conferences
Ergonomics & Human Factors Calendar
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Conferences and Events

Scheduled Conferences

Multiple dates, 2020

Gordon Research Conferences
Location: various locations in the world (926 total biological, chemical, and physical scientific meetings throughout the year)

January 2020

January 29–February 1, 2020
Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) Conference
Location: Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center, Orlando, Florida

February 2020

February 12–13,, 2020
OZeWAI 2020 Australian Accessibility Conference – OZeWAI and PWAC
Location: Australia

March 2020

March 2–3, 2020
Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity 35th Annual International Conference PAC RIM 2020
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
March 9–13, 2020
California State University, Northridge Center on Disabilities' 35th CSUN Assistive Technology Conference
Location: Anaheim Marriott Hotel, Anaheim, California
March 16–19, 2020
25th Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference (AEC) Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE).
Location: Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky
March 18-20, 2020
The Transportation Alliance’s 2020 Spring Conference & Expo
Location: Westin Copley, Boston, Massachusetts
March 22—26, 2020
SMART ACCESSIBILITY 2020: The Fifth International Conference on Universal Accessibility in the Internet of Things and Smart Environments
Location: Valencia, Spain

SMART ACCESSIBILITY 2020 is colocated with the following events as part of DigitalWorld 2020.
- ICDS 2020: The Fourteenth International Conference on Digital Society
- ACHI 2020: The Thirteenth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions
- GEOProcessing 2020: The Twelfth International Conference on Advanced Geographic Information Systems, Applications, and Services
- eTELEMED 2020: The Twelfth International Conference on eHealth, Telemedicine, and Social Medicine
- eLmL 2020: The Twelfth International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning
- eKNOW 2020: The Twelfth International Conference on Information, Process, and Knowledge Management
- ALLSENSORS 2020: The Fifth International Conference on Advances in Sensors, Actuators, Metering and Sensing

April 2020

April 1–2, 2020
Funka Accessibility Days (northern Europe's largest conference on accessible ICT)
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
April 4–7, 2020
EDRA51 Tempe, Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) (transform: socially embedded collaboration)
Location: Tempe, Arizona.
April 20–21, 2020
17th International Web for All Conference Web4All 2020. Automation for Accessibility.
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
April 21–24, 2020
5th Annual Joint SALIS/AMHL Conference & the 42nd Annual SALIS International Conference Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists (SALIS) / American Mental Health Librarians (AMHL)
Location: St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.C.
April 21–25, 2020
SHAPE America National Convention & Expo Salt Lake '20. Shape America is the Society of Health and Physical Educators
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
April 25–30, 2020
CHI2020 – ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Location: Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
April 27–29, 2020
Ergonomics & Human Factors 2020
Location:Crowne Plaza Stratford-upon-Avon, Bridgefoot,
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6YR United Kingdom.

May 2020

May 12, 2020
Australian Network on Disability's (AND) 12&th; Annual National Conference. Australia's only conference on disability specifically for employers and businesses, and provides a unique opportunity for senior leaders, diversity practitioners and HR professionals to gain insight into best practice and current trends around recruitment, retention and inclusion of people with disability in all aspects of business.
Location: International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney, Australia
May 12–14, 2020
Knowability John Slatin AccessU 2020
Location: St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas
May 20–29, 2020
Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (VRA Canada) Conference
Location: Inn at Laurel Point, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
May 21, 2020
8th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
Location: Worldwide.
25–28 May 2020
2020 IEEE 91st Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2020-Spring
Location: Antwerp, Belgium.
May 30–June 2, 2020
Annual Conference and Expo 2020 Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE).
Location: Hyatt Regency, New Orleans, Louisanna

June 2020

June 3–6, 2020
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) NEXT Annual Conference & Exposition
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
June 10–12, 2020
Handicap 2020
Location: Paris, France
June 15–18, 2020
National Disability Rights Network Conference NDRN 2020: P&A / CAP (Protection and Advocacy / Client Assistance Programs) Annual Conference Join dedicated attorneys, advocates and activists – the premier event for everyone who supports meaningful choice, empowerment, and independence for all people with disabilities.
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
June 16–18, 2020
APSE 2020 National Conference (Association of People Supporting Employment First Employment Now) APSE is the only national organization with an exclusive focus on integrated employment and career advancement opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
Location: Hyatt Regency Denver, Denver, Colorado
June 18–21, 2020
Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Conference
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
June 22–24, 2020
M-Enabling Summit promoting accessible and assistive technology for senior citizens and users of all abilities.
Location: Washington, DC.
June 22–25, 2020
Canada International Conference on Education (CICE) 2020
Location: University of Toronto Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
June 23–25, 2020
2020 UXPA International Conference
Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Jul 2020

July 3–10, 2020
59th American Council of the Blind Annual Conference and Convention
Location: Schaumburg, Illinois
July 7–10, 2020
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America RESNA/NCART Annual Conference
Location: Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia.
July 14–July 19, 2020
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) National Convention 2020
Location: Hilton Americas-Houston, Houston, Texas
July 16–20, 2020
AHFE 2020 11th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE)
Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. San Diego, California
July 19–24, 2020
Human Computer Interface (HCI) International 2020 HCI 2020
Location: AC Bella Sky Hotel and Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.

August 2020

August 3–6, 2020
19th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC)
Location: Canc&uacutr;n International Convention Center, Cancún, México
August 25–28, 2020
National Ergonomics Conference and ErgoExpo 2020
Location: Caesars Forum, Las Vegas, Nevada
August 28–29, 2020
iCareTech2020
International Conference on Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies 2020
Location: Al Azhar University – Gaza, Palestine

September 2020

September 2–5, 2020
5th IASSIDD Asia Pacific Regional Conference The World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD)
Location: Hyderabad, India
September 9–11, 2020
ICCHP 2020 17th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Location:Lecco, Italy
September 13–15, 2020
Communication Matters International AAC Conference (CM2020). The conference for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), will include AAC users, parents, personal assistants, professionals and suppliers of AAC equipment. Registration.
Location: University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
September 23–26, 2020
2nd COTEC-ENOTHE Congress Occupational Therapy Europe
Location: Prague, Czech Republic

October 2020

October 1–2, 2020
5th Annual ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium: "Perfecting Traditional Methods, Tackling Emerging Interfaces" with pre-symposium workshops and post symposium courses
Keynote Speaker: Shawn Lawton Henry
Location: Partnership for Public Service Conference Center, 1100 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC
October 4–7, 2020
National Village Conference (NVC) 2020
"20/20: Clear Vision for the Future"
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
October 6–7, 2020
Canadian Conference on Developmental Disabilities and Autism
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
October 17–21, 2020
2020 HighEdWeb Annual Conference
Location: Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas.
October 23–28, 2020
83rd Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Conference, connecting information and people in the physical and virtual world.
Location: Wyndham Grand Hotel, Pittsburgh Pensylvannia
October 28–30, 2020
Closing The Gap 2020: "Assistive Technology Resources for Children and Adults with Special Needs 38th Annual Conference"
Location: Prior Lake, Minnesota
October TBD, 2020
Paris Web
Location: Paris, France
October 26–28, 2020
ASSETS 2020 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Location: Athens, Greece
October TBD 2020
Accessibility Scotland 2020
Location: Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), Scotland

November 2020

November TBD, 2020
DCUX 2020
Location: Washington Marriott at Metro Center, Washington, DC
November 11–13, 2020
Australian Assistive Technology Conference (AATC20) The Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association (ARATA) is a member of the Alliance of Assistive Technology Professional Organisations with sister organisations Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Europe, America and Australia. The aim of this agreement is to foster cooperation between these organisations and their members. ARATA is also a member of the Coalition on Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology in Asia, aiming to facilitate the advancement of Rehabilitation (RE) and Assistive Technologies (AT) and promote the adoption of these technologies by the people of Asia. Fellow signatories include AT and RE services in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Location: Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, Australia
November 16–20, 2020
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD): Accessing Higher Ground
Location: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver, Colorado
November 19–20, 2020
Assistive Technology Conference of New England (ATCNE) 2020
Location: TBD

Last updated: February 10, 2020

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Fahrner Image Replacement (FIR) FIR is a standards-compliant technique that uses stylesheets and ordinary HTML to provide a visible image, usually consisting of text. The CSS specifies that the image will display in most cases; if it should not display for some reason, the underlying structural HTML markup is supposed to take its place… Because it does not nest an image inside a heading, FIR is at least superficially better for accessibility.
Flash accessibility
- Adobe Accessibility Resource Center. Need your Web site Section 508 compliant? Get information and tools to make your web pages accessible, including the ability to test your Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, and Shockwave files.
- Can Flash be made accessible? Yes: JK Rowling Flash website – Case study – Web Access Centre (.pdf)
  
  The J.K. Rowling accessible website was launched in July 2005 and is recognised as one of the most advanced and accessible Rich Media experiences, pioneering new accessibility features for disabled, blind and partially sighted internet users.
- Can Flash be considered accessible? – from accessible.ie, "An Irish Perspective on Accessibility and Usability"
Flickering content or high contrast oscillating patterns may trigger Photosensitive Epilepsy, an article from Juicy Studio about the need to avoid flickering Web content, using photosensitive epilepsy as the basis for discussion.
Floatutorial Maxdesign's step-by-step guide shows how to float elements such as images, drop caps, and next and back buttons to create image galleries, inline lists, and multicolumn layouts.
How People with Disabilities Use the Web provides scenarios and descriptions for how different types of disabilities affect Web use.
IBM Accessibility Center Contains information on how to make websites accessible as well as build accessible software.
Of particular interest is Understanding Disability Issues When Designing Web Sites.
International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) is dedicated to the concept of accessibility for all participants. We recognize that our work promoting the development of an accessibility profession can never be complete unless all people can engage in education, networking and certification opportunities. We will work both to deliver accessible information and services and to continually improve in areas where new accessibility barriers are identified.
Jim Thatcher accessibility consulting
JuicyStudio is a Luminosity Colour Contrast Ratio Analyser that promotes best practices for making websites accessible for all. Updated
Knowbility supports the independence of children and adults with disabilities by promoting the use and improving the availability of accessible information technology.
Making Information Accessible, the SAIF Standards for Disability Information and Advice Provision in Scotland. [UK]
Motor Disabilities techniques and concepts
Nielsen Norman Group Report Beyond ALT Text: Making the Web Easy to Use for Users With Disabilities 75 Best Practices for Design of Websites and Intranets, Based on Usability Studies with People Who Use Assistive Technology.
Microsoft Accessibility Center. Includes accessibility information for developers.
Quick Tips for Web Accessibility
"Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines", 2006 edition. Also available in PDF format (157.4 MB .pdf)
Resources for the Hearing Impaired FREE…add a signer module to your software, a math test, and other educational learning modules. "Learning in Motion is proud to pioneer the research and development of educational software. By-products of our development role are modules of code and functionality we're happy to share. Sample our tools for deaf and hard-of-hearing. These free tools and resources are available for projects or personal use."
SSB Technologies, Inc.
Side by Side WCAG vs. 508 comparison
Technology and Information Accessibility from American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
The Paciello Group accessible interface design help for government agencies, technology vendors, e-commerce corporations, and educational institutions
Universal Design Education Online.
U.S. Government Website Accessibility Guidelines. This is an annotated table created to assist NASA webmasters in the goal of making all Government websites accessible to persons with disabilities.
Validating an entire site: Installing the W3C HTML Validator on MAc OS X
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
WAI-ARIA Web Accessibility Initiative – Accessible Rich Internet Applications
WAI Magazine Short summaries about accessibility tools for Web developers.
Watchfire WebXM™ online Web analysis
Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM) has excellent information for the Web designer for accessible sites. The site provides tools and items to consider when designing for the following disability types:
- Auditory
- Cognitive
- Motor
- Seizure
- Visual
Wired Seniors: A fervent few, inspired by family ties, by Susannah Fox, et al. A Pew report, 9 September 2001, found that four million Americans aged 65 and over were online, sending e-mail to family members and surfing for important information. Demographics research report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. By now, that number has increased significantly.
- PDF version of the complete report (.pdf)
World Usability Day: 3 November
World Wide Web Usability issue International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS) (1997) 47(1) 1-222 [United Kingdom]
Word to HTML conversion tools
- CZ Document Converter