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Monday Programme

Monday, 20 April 2009
8:45-9:00
Welcome and Introduction
9:00-10:00
Keynote: "Web Accessibility for Older Users - Successes and Opportunities", Andrew Arch, W3C
10:00-11:00
Ageing and the FutureAge and Web Access: The Next GenerationVicki HansonA Survey of Technology Accessibility Problems Faced by Older Users in ChinaDengfeng Yao, Yunfeng Qiu, Zaixin Du, Jianqing Ma, Harry Huang
11:30-12:50
Tools and GuidelinesHera-FFX: A Firefox Add-on for Semi-automatic Web Accessibility EvaluationJose L. Fuertes, Ricardo Gonzalez, Emmanuelle Gutierrez, Loic MartinezTransition of Accessibility Evaluation Tools to New StandardsAmaia Aizpurua, Myriam Arrue, Markel Vigo, Julio AbascalA Framework for Filtering Accessibility GuidelinesRehema Baguma, Roger Stone, Jude Lubega, Theo van der Weide
14:30-16:00
Accessible Social and Rich WebProsumers and Accessibility: How to Ensure a Productive InteractionYod Samuel Martín García, Beatriz San Miguel Gonzalez, Juan Carlos Yelmo GarcíaAugmenting Social Media AccessibilityRoberto Borrino, Marco Furini, Marco RoccettiAudio presentation of auto-suggest listsAndy Brown, Caroline Jay, Simon HarperAccessibility Perspectives on Enabling South African Sign Language in the South African National Accessibility PortalLouis Coetzee, Guillaume Olivrin, Ilse Viviers
16:30-18:00
Panel: "Supporting older Web users in Spain" organised by Alan Chuter (Technosite/ONCE Foundation)Elena Gimenez Toledo, assistant manager, Portal Mayores (www.imsersomayores.csic.es)
Nerea Galdona, researcher INGEMA (Matia Foundation Gerontological Institute, www.ingema.es)
Beatriz Aguer, manager, DIXIT.cat, Social Services Documentation Centre, Generalitat de Catalunya (dixit.gencat.cat)
Carlos Martinez, UDP (Democratic Union of Pensioners, www.mayoresudp.org)
Antonio Jimenez Lara, Sociologist, Technosite.
Andrew Arch, W3C. Web Accessibility and Ageing Specialist (www.w3.org/People/Andrew/)
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