Inclusive Design: Free Event, 9 May 2013

Global Accessibility Awareness Day

AbilityNet is hosting a free event in London to mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2013. Inclusive Design: Where Accessibility Meets Usability will feature speakers including Robin Christopherson and Julie Howell, followed by a panel that includes Jeremy Keith, Ian Hamilton and Meera Pankhania.

The event is part of AbilityNet's Mind The Digital Gap Digital Inclusion Strategy, which launched at Westminster in November 2012 and called for a more user-centred approach to the design of digital products and services.

Tickets are free but booking is essential.

Inclusive Design: Where Accessibility Meets Usability

  • An AbilityNet event for Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2013
  • 4:30-7:30pm, Thursday 9 May 2013
  • Google Campus, London

Robin Christopherson, Julie Howell, Jeremy Keith and other special guests will be looking at the crossover between usability and accessibility. They will debate the merits of connecting the two disciplines and offer practical ways for UX practitioners, web designers, developers and their clients to ensure that websites, digital devices and information resources can be designed to be used by everyone.

Mind the Digital GapThis is a free, ticket-only event and numbers are strictly limited.

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To reserve your ticket please use our Eventbrite page or contact Kat.Upton@abilitynet.org.uk.

Accessibility and Eventbrite

The venue is accessible and a sign language interpreter will be available. Please tell us if you any specific needs. If you have any accessibility issues using Eventbrite please send an email to Kat.Upton@abilitynet.org.uk or call us on +44 207 7962 144