About Shawn - Training & Presentations

This page lists public presentations and training that Shawn has conducted since 1997. Private training is listed on the Experience page. Some reviews are listed on the Testimonials page.

1. "Catching up with Accessibility: The Basics Quickly"
   - SXSW Interactive 2008, March 2008, in Austin, TX, USA
2. "Make Your Website Shine, Polished with Accessibility" Invited Speaker and "Achieving Web for All: Improving the Accessibility, Usability, and Quality of Your Website" tutorial
   - Webstock 2008, February 2008, in Wellington, New Zealand
3. "Making the Web Accessible to All" Invited Speaker
   - University at Albany, January 2008, in Albany, NY, USA
4. "Making the Future Web Accessible to People with Disabilities"
   - Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2007, October 2007, in Orlando, FL, USA
5. "Getting Real with Accessibility" Invited Speaker
   - An Event Apart Seattle 2007, June 2007, in Seattle, WA, USA
6. "Web Accessibility Guidelines Update" Invited Speaker
   - Yahoo UI Developer Network, June 2007, in London, United Kingdom
   
7. "Advancing Web Accessibility" Invited Speaker
   - @media07 Europe, June 2007, in London, United Kingdom
8. "Web Accessibility Update: What's New, WCAG 2.0, and Current Issues" Invited Speaker
   - Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), June 2007, in London, United Kingdom
9. "What's New in Standards for Usability and Accessibility?" panel ("New Guidelines and Standards for Web Accessibility", "Including Accessibility throughout the Design Process" discussions)
   - UPA 2007 Conference, June 2007, Austin, Texas, USA
10. "Accessiblity: A Report From the Trenches" panel
    - SXSW Interactive, March 2007, in Austin, TX, USA
11. "Promoting Web Accessibility: Basic Approaches and Introductory Resources" and "Transitioning Your Web Accessibility Project from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0" presentations
    - CSUN Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, March 2007, in Los Angeles, CA, USA
12. "Web Accessibility Update 2007: What’s New and WCAG 2" presentation
    - ATIA (Assistive Technology Industry Association) 2007, January 2007, Orlando, FL, USA
13. "Accessibility in a Web 2.0 World" and "Accessibility: Better, Faster, Cheaper" Invited Speaker
    - Web Design World 2006, December 2006, Boston, MA, USA
14. "WCAG 2.0 Introduction" presentation
    - Information Accessibility International Standardization Seminar 2006, November 2006, Tokyo, Japan
15. "Web Accessibility: What’s New and WCAG 2" and "Accessibility Throughout the Design Process" Webcasts
    - World Usability Day, November 2006
    
16. "Accessibility in a Web 2.0 World" and "Accessibility: Better, Faster, Cheaper" Invited Speaker
    - Web Design World 2006, July 2006, Seattle, WA, USA
17. "Evaluating for Accessibility, Usability Testing in Diverse Situations" tutorial, "Redesigning www.w3.org/WAI: A Tale of Two Sites" presentation, and "Web Accessibility Update 2006 and Beyond" presentation
    - UPA 2006, June 2006, Broomfield, CO, USA
18. "Moving to WCAG 2.0" and "Revealing the Power of ATAG 2.0"
    - The 15th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW2006), May 2006, Edinburgh, UK
19. "Web Accessibility Primer on WCAG 2.0 and Including Users with Disabilities" Invited Speaker
    - Scottish UPA, May 2006, Edinburgh, UK
20. "Exploring Web Accessibility: A Hands-On Introduction" tutorial
    - CSUN (21st Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference), March 2006, Los Angeles, CA, USA
21. "Web 2.1: Making Web 2.0 Accessible" panel
    - SXSW Interactive, March 2006, Austin, TX, USA
22. "Web Accessibility Beyond WCAG" Keynote
    - OZeWAI 2005, December 2005, Melbourne, Australia
23. "Focusing on Web Accessibility Outside the Gray Area" Keynote
    - Fundamentos Web 2005 (Web Foundations 2005), November 2005, Asturias, Spain
24. "Web Accessibility Perspective", "Managing Accessibility Evaluation", "A Tour Through Tools: Evaluating Text Equivalents", "Evaluating Navigation"
    - Web Accessibility Evaluation Best Practices Training, July 2005, Lisbon, Portugal
25. "Accessibility Aspects within Mobile Web and Other Developing Technologies" session chair, presenter
    - WWW2005, May 2005, Chiba, Japan
26. "Essential Components of Web Accessibility" Invited Speaker
    - May 2005, Tokyo, Japan
27. "Exploring Web Accessibility: A Hands-On Introduction", "Accessible Web Design Beyond the Basics: CSS and Other Techniques, Tips, and Tricks" tutorials
    - CSUN 2005 Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, March 2005, Los Angeles, CA, USA
28. "Web Accessibility: A Foundation for International Cooperation and Local Implementation", "Web Accessibility for Designers" tutorial
    - Designing for the 21st Century III, December 2004, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
29. "A Web Revolution Through Higher Education" Keynote
    - HighEdWebDev 2004, eMergingVisions, October 2004, Rochester, NY, USA
30. "Principles of Evaluation", "Evaluating Structure", "Reporting Evaluations"
    - Web Accessibility Evaluation Best Practices Training, July 2004, Paris, France
31. "Web Accessibility in Perspective", "Importance of Standards Harmonization", "Working Together to Advance Web Accessibility", "Making Images, Tables, and On-line Forms Accessible", "Using Style Sheets (CSS) for Accessible, Visually-Appealing Web Sites", "Evaluating Web Accessibility Introduction"
    - Web Accessibility Best Practices Training, February 2004, Madrid, Spain
32. "Introduction of Usability Testing for Accessibility", "Overview of WAI Template for Accessibility Evaluation Reports", "Different Evaluation Reporting Based on Different Situations"
    - Web Accessibility Evaluation Exchange, September 2003, Dublin, Ireland
33. "Web Accessibility: The Basics and the Latest" training presentation
    - Web Accessibility Training and Exchange, July 2003, Palo Alto, California, USA
34. "Filling in the Gaps of UI Accessibility Management and Research" semniar, "Beyond Video: Accessiblity Profiles, Personas and Scenarios Up Close and Personal" presentation, "Another -ability: Accessibility Primer for Usability Specialists" presentation, "Evaluating for Accessibility, Usability Testing in Diverse Situations" tutorial
    UPA 2003, June 2003, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
35. "Designing Flexible, Accessible Interfaces That Are More Usable by Everyone" tutorial, with Gregg Vanderheiden
    - CHI 2003, ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, April 2003.
36. "Designing for Accessibility," "Designing Accessible Web Applications," and "Accessibility Beyond HTML" Invited Speaker
    - Web Design World 2002, November 2002
37. "Section 508 and Beyond: Web Accessibility for More People, More Situations" workshop
    - Web Design that Works for Everyone conference, Rhode Island School of Design, October 2002
38. "Understanding and Evaluating Accessibility: Improving Usability for More People in More Situations" tutorial
    - UPA 2002 Conference, July 2002
39. "Another -ability: Accessibility Primer for Usability Specialists"
    - UPA 2002 Conference, July 2002
40. "Extra-Ordinary Interaction" Invited Speaker
    - Madison PC Users' group, May 2002
41. "Flexible, Accessible Interfaces More Usable by Everyone" tutorial, with Gregg Vanderheiden
    - CHI 2002, ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, April 2002.
42. Guest lecturer for "Web Project Management" course
    - Madison Area Technical College, Spring 2002
43. "Web Accessibility Primer" Invited Speaker
    - MN Notes User Group, February 2002
44. "Accessibility Beyond 508: More People, More Situations. More Business." and Chairperson's Opening Remarks
    - Accessibility and User Interface Design Forums, San Francisco, CA, January 2002.
45. "Writing and Design to Enhance Readability and Presentation on the Web"
    - COMDEX Fall 2001, November 2001.
46. Invited speaker for the Diversity Web Training Seminar hosted by World Organization of Webmasters (WOW)
    - Web Fair 2001, November 2001.
47. "Web Accessibility I: Understanding the Issues" and "Web Accessibility II: Implementing Section 508 Standards and W3C Guidelines"
    - Web2001 Conference and Exposition, September 2001
48. "Applying User Interface Standards to Web Applications" and "No Barriers: Web Site Accessibility" Invited Speaker
    - Web Design World 2001, August 2001
49. "Adapting the Design Process to Address More Customers in More Situations" tutorial
    - Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) 2001 conference, June 2001.
50. "Web Accessibility Workshop: More People, More Situations. More Business.", "Advanced Topics in Web Accessibility" tutorials
    - HFWeb 2001, June 2001
51. "Accessibility and Usability"
    - Intranets 2001, May 2001
52. "Web Accessibility: Creating Web Pages that Transform Gracefully" @@
    - Madison Area Technical College, March 2001
53. "WCAG Impact on E-Commerce" Invited Speaker
    - University of Wisconsin-Madison, March 2001
54. "Applying User Interface Standards to Web Applications" and "No Barriers: Web Site Accessibility"
    - Web Design 2001, February 2001
55. "Web Accessibility: Creating Web Pages that Transform Gracefully" Invited Speaker
    - MilwauCHI meeting, February 2001
56. "Web For All: Designing Accessible Web Sites"
    - XML2000 conference, December 2000
57. "Web Accessibility: Creating Web Pages that Transform Gracefully"
    - Web 2000 International Conference, November 2000
58. "No Barriers: Web Accessibility"
    - Web Design 2000 conference, September 2000
59. "Web Accessibility and Usability Guidelines"
    - WebDC conference, August 2000
60. "Just when you had user-centered design down pat: A Workshop on Customer-Centered Design for E-Commerce" works hop
    - Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) 2000 conference, August 2000.
61. "Waving Magic Wands: Interaction Techniques to Improve Usability Testing Low Fidelity Prototypes"
    - Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) 2000 conference, August 2000
62. "Usability Screening Techniques: Evaluating for a Wider Range of Environments, Circumstances and Abilities"
    - Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) 2000 conference, August 2000.
63. "Software Usability Standards for the Next Millennium: Key Issues and Future Challenges" panel
    - IEA/HFES, August 2000.
64. "Software Usability and Accessibility Standards: Progress, Issues, and Implications" paper
    - IEA/HFES, August 2000.
65. "Developments in Web Research and Practice" and "Human Factors Research on Usable Web Design" session co-chair
    - IEA/HFES, August 2000
66. "Web Accessibility: More People, More Situations. More Business." tutorial with Wendy Chisholm
    - Human Factors and the Web (HFWeb) Conference Tutorials, June 2000.
67. Guest lecturer for "Design and Human Disability and Aging" Industrial Engineering graduate course
    - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Spring 2000.
68. "Designing for Usability, Flexibility & Compliance" short course faculty member
    - Trace Research and Development Center, February 1999 and October 1999
69. "Pervasive Accessibility -- Achievable or Pipe Dream?" panel with Jakob Nielsen and Michael Paciello
    - 5th Conference on Human Factors and the Web, June 1999.
70. "Designing Hands-Free, Eyes-Free, Silent, (or Noisy) Environment, and Accessible Interfaces" tutorial with Gregg Vanderheiden
    - CHI '99, ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, May 1999.
71. "Documentation Accessibility" Invited Speaker
    - Society for Technical Communication (STC) meeting, February 1999
72. "GUI Guidelines: Standards and Style Guides" Invited Speaker
    - Business Forms Management Association (BFMA) meeting, March 1998
73. "Designing Successful Web Pages and Web Applications "
    - Society for Technical Communication (STC) conference, October 1997
74. "Elements of Usability in User Interface Design of E-Forms"
    - Business Forms Management Association (BFMA) conference, October 1997
75. "Overcoming Roadblocks to Usability Services Development"
    - the Usability Professionals' Association 6th Annual Conference, August 1997
76. "Usability of Forms on the Web" Invited Speaker
    - Business Forms Management Association (BFMA) seminar, April 1997
77. "Usability Services Compuware-Madison: Bringing Usability to Data Processing"
    - CHI '97, ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, March 1997

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