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Date:: 31 January 2009, 00:00–00:00 Coordinated Universal Time
Location:: Orlando, USA
Speakers:: Jeanne Spellman
Website:: Assistive Technology Industry Association

Blogs, wikis, and social networking sites are everywhere, but many have accessibility barriers to people with disabilities, to the elderly or to assistive technology. Is your organization's blog accessible? Learn how to keep your web site accessible even when using modern “Web 2.0” technologies. The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative is updating guidelines for authoring tool accessibility that address the new challenges of accessibility in a Web 2.0 world. Learn how to address the needs of accessibility in authoring tools in the procurement environment.