Brisbane Web Accessibility Forum on August 29, 2005
The Brisbane Web Accessibility Forum was held at Griffith University and attended by over 70 people.
Speakers
- Opening and welcome, Janice Rickards, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Griffith University)
- Introduction to WANAU, Jodie Stuart (Queensland University of Technology)
- Disability Standards for Education, Brian Hardy (Vision Australia)
- Overview of the AVCC's " Guidelines on Information Access for Students with Disabilities", Judy Hartley (Griffith University)
- Accessibility and digitisation, Marilyn Harris (Griffith University)
- Report on Australian University Teaching Committee's project: "Identifying Issues and Strategies for Supporting Students with Visual Disabilities", Judy Hartley (Griffith University)
The forum was chaired by Naomi Norman (Queensland University of Technology) and was organised by Ben Buchanan (Griffith University) and Naomi Norman (Queensland University of Technology)
Presentations
Please contact Dey.Alexander@its.monash.edu.au if you have difficulties accessing these Powerpoint presentation slides.
- Jodie Stuart, Introduction to WANAU (ppt, 195kb)
- Brian Hardy (presentation to come)
- Judy Hartley, Overview of AVCC Guidelines (ppt, 90kb)
- Marily Harris (presentation to come)
Supporting materials
- Creating Accessible Teaching and Support (CATS): a website that is the outcome of the AUTC project "Identifying Issues and Strategies for Supporting Students with Visual Disabilities"
- Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET)
Photos
Photo: happy campers at the Brisbane WANAU Forum
Photo: Naomi Norman chairing the forum
Photo: Pro Vice-Chancellor Janice Rickards opening the forum
Photo: Jodie Stuart introducing WANAU
Photo: Brian Hardy speaking about the new Disability Standards for Education
Photo: Judy Hartley giving the first of her two presentations
Photo: Marilyn Harris reporting on the digitisation survey