roller@hocpa.att.com (Paul R Michaelis) (06/07/90)
Index Number: 8695 Designing More Accessible Communication Services: Human Factors Issues and Answers Red Bank, New Jersey June 22, 1990 Sponsored by the Communications Technical Group and the Special Interest Group on Medical Systems and the Functionally Impaired of the Human Factors Society This one day workshop will include panels and talks on the other "equal access" issue: How can access to communication and information services be made easily available to all, not only those with unimpaired hearing, speech, vision, and motor abilities? The focus of the workshop will be the communication needs of those with functional impairments and the role of new technologies in meeting (or missing) those needs. The agenda will include an overview of the scope of the need, a review of the equipment and services currently available, the current legal and regulatory environment, presentations on current projects under development, and a roundtable on the major accessibility issues for user interface designers in the 1990s. Seating will be limited to 120. Registration for the day will be $60. For more information or a registration form, contact: Bob Schumacher roo%nvuxr@bellcore.bellcore.com 201-758-2406
Greg.See-Kee@f631.n712.z3.fidonet.org (Greg See-Kee) (06/28/90)
Index Number: 8945 PR> Designing More Accessible Communication Services: PR> Human Factors Issues and Answers PR> June 22, 1990 PR> Sponsored by ... PR> Special Interest Group on Medical Systems PR> and the Functionally Impaired PR> of the Human Factors Society ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I attend the monthly meetings of the Sydney equivalent of this organization, plus represent the voices of disabled people on the Australian equivalent of the International Standards Organization. PR> This one day workshop will include panels and talks on the PR> other "equal access" issue: How can access to communication and PR> information services be made easily available to all, not PR> only those with unimpaired hearing, speech, vision, and motor PR> abilities? At Standards Australia, I had introduced Risk Analysis. The two working committees have agreed with me, to design Information Techhnology interfaces for 95% of the Australian adult population. At the moment, we are gathering the data on our 95th percentile. I'm not sure if you will ever read or be able to respond to this message. This conference is not really for serious issues that concern disability. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!3!712!631!Greg.See-Kee Internet: Greg.See-Kee@f631.n712.z3.fidonet.org