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World Usability Day, November 3, 2005

World Usability Day is a project of the Usability Professionals' Association - promoting usability concepts and techniques worldwide. With events occurring around the world , there will be 36 hours of events to attend in person and online. You can read stories about how technology is 'Making It Easy' in this world. And, you can send your stories about technology that may (or may not) be 'Making It Easy' for you.

Professor Brian Stone, OSU College of the Arts, Department of Industrial, Interior, and Visual Communication Design , presents an overview about usability issues and hosts a local panel discussion as a part of this worldwide event.

Please join the online webcast event for topics such as web accessibility, mainstream accessibility and assistive technology, involvement by users with disabilities, corporate accessibility programs, speech technologies, accessible voice telecommunications, and emerging technology services. 

For additional information, questions about the accessibility of this event, or wish to request accommodations please send a message to the Digital Union through our contact form or send email to Professor R. Brian Stone at stone.158@osu.edu .

Agenda:
5:00-6:00: Scott Lissner, OSU ADA Coordinator and Ken Petri, Director of the Web Accessibility Center

An overview of Web Accessibility,
Location: Digital Union (Science and Engineering Library)

5:00-6:00: World Usability Day Web cast
Location: Digital Union Studio

6:00-6:30: Reception sponsored by The Department of Design
Location: Digital Union Studio

6:30-8:00: Panel Discussion on "Usability, Making It Easy"
Location: Science and Engineering Library 090

Opening remarks [keynote],
Tammy Craig, Director of Usability and Design, Nationwide Insurance

Panel Discussion:
Moderator, Phil Diol, JPMorgan Chase
Panelist, Richard Douglass, IBM, Robert Hale, Resource Interactive, Chris Rockwell, Lextant, Velda Bartek, IBM
Followed by audience Q&A

Additional information to follow.

Sponsored by The Office of the Chief Information Officer, The Department of Industrial, Interior, and Visual Communication Design, and the Digital Union .

• Email: use our contact form
• Phone: (614)292-2793
• Address: Room 370, 175 W 18th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210

The Digital Union is a partnership of TELR, The Office of the CIO, and University Libraries

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