http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility2 A million flowers bloom Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:20:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Please meet Makayla Lewis, researcher into social nerworking websites for people with cerebal palsy. Makayla is a PhD student in Human Computer Interaction Department at City University and a volunteer at Accessibility 2.0. Please do come and talk to her about this important contribution to the field of web accessibility. Better ... http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility2/2009/09/17/makayla-lewis-on-social-networking-for-people-with-cerebal-palsy/ We'd like to introduce you to Lisa Herrod, Principal User experience Consultant at Scenario Seven and expert in UX for Deaf users. We hope that Lisa's presence at the conference this year will draw more attention to the needs of Deaf web users who are often overlooked even by those ... http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility2/2009/09/17/interview-with-lisa-herrod/ We'd like you to meet Abdi Gas, a British Sign Language (BSL) user who is soon to graduate with an MSc in Human Computer Interaction with Ergonomics from University College London. Abdi’s research is about “The role of social networking in communication of the Deaf at work with hearing colleagues”. ... http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility2/2009/09/16/social-networks-enabling-communication-for-deaf-people-in-the-workplace/ We just don't think there's enough information out there about how Deaf and hard of hearing people use the web. Okay, many of us know about adding captions to video and providing audio transcripts but what about when we scratch under the surface and really try to understand the needs ... http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility2/2009/09/14/deaf-awareness-for-web-teams-why-its-important/ This blog post is setting the scene for the forthcoming Mobile Accessibility panel. First of all, we're looking at the statistics and trying to establish where the potential of the technology lies as far as diverse users are concerned. Our definition of a diverse user is not just someone with ... http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility2/2009/09/14/mobile-accessibility/ This year we've brought together speakers and experts from a range of different disciplines from user experience to typography and graphic design. Over the next few days and after the conference we'll highlight and discuss some of the issues raised during the conference. Podcasts and transcripts (sponsored by Opera) will be ... http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility2/2009/09/14/welcome-to-the-accessibility-2-0-blog/