Mobile Monday Edinburgh: Accessibility Workshop schedule
Friday 16th September 2011
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Welcome and housekeeping
by Geoff Ballinger and Helen Keegan
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Introduction to the Vodafone Foundation Smart Accessibility Awards
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Introduction to ICT KTN
by Ian Osborne
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Multi-touch interfaces and accessibility
by Kate Ho
Kate Ho of Interface3, @kateho, will share some thoughts on how multi-user multi-touch interfaces can be used to help people with particular challenges.
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How was School Today Project
by nava
Dr Nava Tintarev on the How was School Today Project http://howwasschooltoday.computi.... Nava will describe the functionality of a (partially mobile-based) system which helps children who have severe cognitive impairments and have trouble speaking, talk about their day at school. She will also highlight some of the challenges of developing this sort of system, and share her experiences of deployment in a special needs school
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The business and legal case for accessibility
by Gary MacFarlane and AssistMi
Gary McFarlane of Access4AllApps on the business case for accessibility. Assist Mi, their first app which launches next month, is the first mobile LBS services to offer comprehensive access to disability-related information and services for people on the move helping you find disabled parking spots and virtual booking capability. You can also request and book assistance and services from a wide range of places including restaurants, cafes, hotels, cinemas and more.
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Comfort break
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The Go Genie Story
by Alison Smith, Pesky People and Alison Smith
Alison Smith of Pesky People, @peskypeople & @alisonvsmith, will tell us about her personal experience with disability and digital and share with us the background, research and insight that went into building Go Genie.
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Mobile Acuity Demo: What Can is That?
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Demo: Flexpansion
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Demo: Cereproc and the Roger Ebert Story
by CereProc Ltd and Matthew Aylett
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Wrap Up
by Geoff Ballinger and Helen Keegan
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Networking and drinks
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