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This exclusive photo was taken this morning of Steve Jobs preparing to present the Apple Tablet to the world:

The 2009 John Slatin AccessU conference is scheduled for May 11 through May 13 at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. The first two days are traditional conference sessions and panels and the last day is a series of post-conference sessions.

Knowbility’s annual training institute, produced for six years in partnership with St Edward’s University offers two days of classes focused on accessible information technology with options for advanced training and certificate programs for usability professionals. If you believe that the web should empower ALL people, if you need information about how to meet state and federal accessibility mandates, if you are a commercial web developer who wants to understand emerging best business practices of accessibility for the web, John Slatin Access U is the place to be in May, and registration is open.

What’s new at John Slatin Access U in 2009?

In addition to two-days of the best hands-on accessibility classes, you will hear keynote presentations, attend a captioned and audio described movie, participate in communities of practice sessions where you can share experiences, and meet hundreds of others who share your passion for accessible IT. From absolute beginners to advanced practitioners you can customize your learning to meet your specific needs. Some new options in 2009 include:

Usability Track with Certificate

Created for usability professionals who know how to test for usability and want to learn to test for accessibility. We are pleased to offer a set of classes to build the skills and knowledge you need to help your clients meet mandates and to help you conduct usability tests that include people with disabilities. Courses are delivered within the two day basic conference period and an additional certificate fee applies.

Molly Holzschlag Track – HTML/CSS/Accessible Design Intensive

Spend three days with Molly Holzschlag learning HTML/XHTML and CSS for accessibility, SEO, and superior web site performance. If you have some experience in CSS and need only the more advanced techniques, sign on for Day 3 as a post-conference only.

Post Conferences:

Derek Featherstone: Breaking New Ground: Designing for Accessibility in Emerging Technologies

Molly Holzschlag: Post Conference

Questions? Ask Teenya Franklin
Office: 512-791-2046 or
teenya@knowbility.org

It’s exciting to see CSS features supported in a new release of a web browser. According to the Firefox 3.1 beta release notes, these properties are now supported:

These and more at the release notes for Firefox 3.1beta.

Big kudos to Matt Herzberger and the rest of the team at Texas A&M for putting on a Web Accessibility Showcase this week. If you’re not able to be there this week, it’s streaming on ustream.tv. I’ll be presenting there tomorrow at 1330, Central US time.

Help Knowbility and others fight the University of Texas’s decision to close the Accessibility Institute by signing the petition.