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Date: Monday 25 October, 2004
The Melbourne Web Standards Group is proud to present Steve Faulkner (NILS) and Brett Jackson (Fairfax Digital) as guest speakers at our next meeting.
1. Andrew Fernandez - Welcome and introdction
2. Russ Weakley- Introduction to accessibility
3. Steve Faulkner- Techniques for making forms more accessible
4. Questions for Steve
Short break
5. Brett Jackson - Managing the transition to CSS/XHTML
6. Questions for Brett
8. David McDonald - Where do you go from here?
Location:
Bells Hotel & Brewery (Upstairs)
Cnr Moray & Coventry Sts
South Melbourne
Ph: 9690 4511
Cost:
$5.00
RSVP:
Please email melbourne@webstandardsgroup.org if you would like to attend, so as we can get and indication of numbers.
Questions?
For any questions or enquiries, please contact David McDonald 0403 332 140, or Andrew Fernandez (Dez) 0409 355 296.
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Background:
Steve Faulkner
Senior Web Accessibility Consultant
National Information & Library Service (NILS)
Steve has many years experience as a web developer and accessibility consultant. As well as his ongoing consulting work, he presents & runs workshops at conferences, and guest lectures at universities on the practical implementation of web accessibility.
He is also leading the development of Web Accessibility testing software in collaboration with organisations and individuals from around the world.
Brett Jackson
Director of Creative Services
Fairfax Digital
As Director of Creative Services for Fairfax Digital, Brett works at the intersection of the commercial and creative, and is responsible for the Information Architecture and Design of the some of the busiest sites in Australia such as the Sydney Morning Herald.
Brett has worked in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore leading regional internet projects and strategies for companies such as HSBC, Philips, Westpac, Visa International and Apple.
Russ Weakley
Web Designer
Australian Museum Online
Russ Weakley has worked in the design field for over 18 years, the last 8 as a web designer. Russ is currently the web designer for Australian Museum Online.
Russ co-chairs the Web Standards Group, whose role is to assist in the education of web developers in new technologies and accessibility issues as well as doing presentations to various industry groups.
Russ has also produced a series of widely acclaimed CSS-based tutorials including Listamatic, Listamatic2, Listutorial, Floatutorial and Selectutorial.
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We look forward to seeing you all there!
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