The good people at Rose City SPIN (Software Process Improvement Network) and OGI had me back to talk about Accessibility. I thought the whole thing was going to be cancelled - we had a tornado in the area that night. Unlike the midwest, I learned that tornado in Portland are very rare. Almost as rare as snow we had on Christmas...that hasn't happened since the 30's. Thanks to all those that braved an ugly evening to come talk about accessibility and mobile applications.
Slides: http://www.popart.com/files/Web_Accessibility_SPIN_January_2008.pdf
Summary:
It is clear that the web is the platform for most of our content and applications going forward. It is important that we are all good web citizens and produce content that is easily consumed. To that end, this seminar focused on practical techniques that can be employed to reach and serve the broadest possible audiences in the best possible way. The topics included how to provide services that are accessible to people with disabilities and usable from mobile phones or other devices -- without destroying the development budget.
This seminar demonstrated the considerations that go into building successful web applications and the tools that can assist the quality assurance process.