Date and Location
We are now having monthly accessibility meet-ups for Accessibility DC at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library here in Washington, DC, on February 16, 2010, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
The Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Library is located at:
901 G St NW, Room 215
Washington,
DC
20001-4531
Register to Attend
Please make sure to register to attend the Accessibility DC meet-up, which is about “Speech Computing Software (Navigating the Web hands free on a PC )”, so we have an idea how many people are attending.
Talk Ideas
We are always looking for someone to lead a discussion or presentation about anything accessibility related for the group. Please contact info@accessibilitydc.org with any talk ideas you would be willing to do.
Event Schedule
Below is a breakdown of the schedule and how the upcoming meeting. Would greatly appreciate it if you can make sure you are on time so we can get started on time.
6:30 PM - 6:45 PM - Welcome everyone.
6:45 PM - 8:15 PM - This month Eric Wright (@ewaccess) will be discussing and demoing how to navigate the Web hands free on a PC. He will showcase speech computing software including Dragon NaturallySpeaking, KnowBrainer, and Windows Speech Recognition. He will talk about what elements are important for ensuring speech accessible HTML, and show some basic HTML tags that will help people talk to your Website.
8:15 PM - 8:30 PM - Closing remarks, clean-up, and information about after event wanderings. We will also be looking for more ideas of what talks people want to here and/or give for the next meeting.
Thanks,
John F Croston III - (jfc iii)
Twitter - @jfc3
Cell - 703-587-2458