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May 26, 2004 - 23:00 — cmulligan

Usability University Unveils Seminar, Training, and Professional Development Schedule

The General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are sponsoring a new, comprehensive usability training program called Usability University.

Usability University will offer federal staff, federal contractors, and other interested parties a variety of user experience training opportunities including free seminars and in-depth courses at nominal rates. The purpose of the University is to share, promote, and demonstrate usability policies, methods, research, and best practices to improve the usability of federal Web sites and other communication technologies. These seminars and courses are designed to provide current, hands-on, practical training for Web developers, editors, content managers, marketing staff, and others.

For more information on the Usability University and its schedule, please visit our Training and Professional Development Program page and our Seminar Series page.

Course Announcement: Evaluating Accessibility Compliance Using STEP508

On June 23-24, Usability University will host a course entitled "Evaluating Accessibility Compliance Using STEP508". STEP508, the Simple Tool for Error Prioritization for Section 508 compliance, is a new electronic tool that:

  1. Prioritizes the repairs you should make to ensure that your Web site is compliant with the accessibility requirements of Section 508.
  2. Provides the metrics to report your progress in improving the accessibility of your site over time.

Details of the course, cost, and registration information are shown below.

Instructors:

  • Andrew Kirkpatrick - Project Manager, WGBH National Center for Accessible Media
  • Debra Ruh - President and Founder, TecAccess, LLC

Date:

Wednesday and Thursday, June 23-24, 2004

Time:

9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Place:

General Services Administration
1800 F Street, NW, Room 5007
Washington, DC 20407
(Nearest Metro station is Farragut West)

Fee:

  • $350 Early registration (thru Friday, June 11, 2004)
  • $400 Registration (after Friday, June 11, 2004)

Objectives:

  • Learn how to install and use STEP508 with accessibility evaluation tools.
  • Review STEP508 output and ways to utilize it to repair Web site errors and report results.
  • Understand the strengths, limitations, and upcoming enhancements of STEP508.

Who should attend:

Usability/IT specialists, web site designers/editors, program managers, EEO or accessibility specialists.

Registration required:

http://www.usability.gov/usabilityuniversity/training.html

Questions:

Email usabilityuniversity@gsa.gov

Call GSA's Usability Solutions Group: 202.208.7282

Comments

May 31, 2004 - 17:39 — Akanowicz

Physician Heal Thyself?

It looks like a good series.However, I feel compelled to comment (since we are talking about usability) that their website is...bad. More than a few links that I clicked on (from the links provided in the article) ended up with Page Not Found errors. And the homepage doesn't even display in my browser at all (Safari 1.2.2). Ron
June 11, 2004 - 08:01 — burchard

Re: Physician Heal Thyself?

Interestingly, I also use Safari 1.2.2 and I had no problem viewing the linked page and their home page. I also didn't immediately find any broken links, so perhaps the site is a work in progress... Funny though, that neither the linked page, nor their home page, passes Bobby's Section 508 check.
July 4, 2004 - 18:15 — eliteral

Re: Re: Physician Heal Thyself?

I too use Safari 1.2.2 and I have faced no problems viewing the page

So what do you think:

[Safari 1.2.2]V/S[Bobby].

Editor's note: Please do not try to hide links in punctuation. It does not serve your search engine ranking and it's not respectful for the site you post on. Thank you. (oh, and that's very non-professional, too).

October 26, 2007 - 12:19 — extra74

old news

why is oldest news on the top of news listing?