Events
Presenting at Drupal Summit Toronto
After presenting two sessions at DrupalCamp Toronto I am happy to have been invited back to the GTA on Dec. 2 to give a presentation on Drupal and accessibility at Drupal Summit Toronto.
Featured Speaker at DrupalCamp Toronto
I am happy to be speaking at DrupalCamp Toronto again this year. I was honoured to be asked to present one of the 'featured' sessions.
Both sessions that I will be presenting are on Saturday, Nov. 12. My first session will be Introduction to HTML5 and the Drupal 8 HTML5 Initiative. My second session will be Accessibility and Drupal.
I am looking forward to the event and to sharing and interacting with the community in person.
Participating in Accessibility Camp Toronto #a11yTO
I am happy to be participating in the first annual Accessibility Camp Toronto. I am excited to meet many new and old friends working in and around the accessibility field. I will be proposing discussions on Drupal accessibility and HTML5 accessibility.
Update: Notes from Software Accessibility Product Management discussion at #Accessibility Camp Toronto.
Attending Aiming for Accessibility Conference at University of Guelph
I am excited to be attending the Aiming for Accessibility conference at the University of Guelph. There will be a number of talented presenters sharing their experience with accessibility.
I will also be participating in A11y Camp Guelph, to be held the evening of the second day of the conference.
Presenting at KW Design / Dev Meetup
I will be presenting a brief introduction to accessibility at KW Design / Dev Meetup. I will also be answering questions from other participants.
Guest on Web Axe Podcast
I am happy to have been invited as a guest on Web Axe episode 85. I will be speaking about Drupal 7 accessibility.
Web Axe is a podcast that focuses on practical web design accessibility tips.
Participating in DrupalCampTO
I will be participating in Drupal Camp Toronto (DrupalCampTO), October 15 - 16, 2010. I have proposed the following two sessions and am excited about the opportunity to share my knowledge with the Drupal community in Toronto.
Accessibility in Drupal: what, who, why and how
Most developers and designers have heard of web accessibility, some even know what it means. A great deal of time and effort has gone into making sure that Drupal 7 provides an accessible experience out of the box, and that building accessible sites is easy...
Building custom fields, widgets and formatters for Drupal 7
One of the great conveniences of Drupal 7 is the native integration of the Content Creation Kit (CCK). Named the Field module in Drupal 7, CCK allows site
builders to add additional fields to entities (nodes, comments, user profiles).There are several field types, widgets (used to enter field values) and formatters (used to display field values) in Drupal 7. Other fields can be found
as contributed modules. But, what happens if you cannot find the field type, widget or formatter you need?
Speaking at Ryerson University
I will be speaking, along with Jutta Treviranus and Steve Hockema, to students at Ryerson University on October 1, 2010. The students are part of the Ryerson School of Disability Studies.
I will be providing an introduction to how screen-readers assist blind and visually impaired users to access and interact with computers and the web. I will also be giving some insight into my life as a blind web accessibility consultant and web developer. As always, time for questions will be provided.
Presenting "Introduction to Accessibility and Planning for an Accessible Website"
I will be presenting a webinar on Accessibility and Planning for an Accessible Website with Mike Gifford from OpenConcept Consulting on August 10, 2010.
This webinar is being hosted by Citizens with Disabilities - Ontario (CWDO).
What is an accessible website? What role do they play in business today? Why is it beneficial for your company or organization to have one? Who benefits
from an accessible website?This webinar will show you how to develop your website, covering the following:
What type of site is right for your organization?
* Informational
* Interactive
* Development: functions and features.
* Design: visually appealing colours, graphics, usability and accessibility
* Content: Creating from scratch or migration from an existing system
* Hosting: Where the site will live, costs and future updatesWhat does it mean for a site to be accessible?
* What is accessibility and who benefits
* Standards and guidelines for ensuring a site is accessible
* AODA, WCAG, ATAG
* How to assess if your development firm understands and can implement an accessible design
Attending Drupalcon SF2010
I am honoured to have received a Drupalcon scholarship to attend Drupalcon SF2010, in San Francisco, April 19 - 21.
More information to come.