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Making the Future Web Accessible to People with Disabilities

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Date:: 19 October 2007, 00:00–00:00 Coordinated Universal Time
Location:: Orlando, FL, USA
Speakers:: Shawn Henry
Website:: "I Invent the Future" Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2007

It is vital that the Web is accessible for people with disabilities and older people with changing abilities, given its increasingly key role in education, employment, government, commerce, health care, recreation, and more. This presentation discusses the current state of Web accessibility and explores how we can each play a role in ensuring that the future Web enables greater participation in society instead of creating additional barriers.