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Networking for change: the Web Accessibility Network for Australian Universities

Web Accessibility Forums 2005: Melbourne, 18/03/2005. Networking for change: the Web Accessibility Network for Australian Universities. Izabella Bartosiewicz, RMIT University. WANAU’s first year in review. 19 May ‘04 – WANAU’s birthday

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Networking for change: the Web Accessibility Network for Australian Universities

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  1. Web Accessibility Forums 2005: Melbourne, 18/03/2005 Networking for change: the Web Accessibility Network for Australian Universities Izabella Bartosiewicz, RMIT University

  2. WANAU’s first year in review • 19 May ‘04 – WANAU’s birthday • 24 May ‘04 – Website and a mailing list are up (thanks Dey and Monash Uni!) • 18 June ‘04 – HEIP grant application is sent • 24 June ‘04 – Membership reaches 100! • 9 July ‘04 – First meeting at RMIT University • 3 December ‘04 – Meeting at LaTrobe University • 16 March ‘05 – 162 member signs up • 18 March ’05 – First Web Accessibility Forum

  3. WANAU’s aims • Raise awareness within our organisations of the problems encountered by people with disabilities that affect their use of the web • Educate our university colleagues and managers about the legal requirements for organisations to create accessible online resources • Direct people to information and resources on accessible web design • Influence policy within our organisations • Develop strategies to ensure greater compliance with accessible design guidelines • Investigate ways to positively effect web accessibility across the university sector.

  4. WANAU makes sense… • WANAU advocates accessible web design which is required by law, ethical and a smart thing to do • When it comes to web accessibility, universities across the country face similar challenges and barriers • Networks offer opportunities for collaboration, investigating common solutions and strategies and for sharing of experience and expertise • Unlike other networks, WANAU focuses on the accessibility of web resources in the context of HE sector.

  5. The future is here.It’s just not widely distributed yet William Gibson • CASR application for a grant • Contribute towards the Australian university websites: addressing challenges and barriers to accessibility compliance available on our website at: www.monash.edu.au/groups/accessibility/barriers.html • Set up of SIGs mailing lists (eg. WANAU-TECH-SIG and WANAU-POLI-SIG, state-based online forums) • Accessibility Forums 2005 • New home and domain name for our website • Our next meeting

  6. Register if you are not already a member Participate in discussions, share your knowledge, help other members Contribute ideas about how our network can work more effectively Spread the word about WANAU and its activities Encourage your colleagues to join and contribute Become an active advocate for web accessibility at your institution How you can help

  7. Guest speakers for making the time to come and talk to us The University of Melbourne Web Centre for hosting the forum The University of Melbourne Web Centre and Deakin University for providing this afternoon’s refreshments Margaret Ruwoldt for coordinating the Melbourne Forum Claire Spencer for organising the catering, helping with venue coordination and set-up Eunice Choi for helping set up the venue and attending to on-the-day details Thank you!

  8. Martin Fathers & Amgad Louka, RMIT University for support and enthusiasm to create an accessibility network Laurie Armstrong, RMIT University forsuggesting and writing the HEIP (2004) and CASR (2005) applications Guy Sangwine, Monash University for our new logo! Thank you!

  9. Dey Alexander, Monash University for: Turning a vague idea for the network into reality Creating and maintaining WANAU’s website and administering our mailing list Being a constant source of ideas (WANAU’s name, ideas for a research project for CASR application as well as organising the accessibility forums…) Thank you!

  10. Are you part of WANAU yet? WANAU REGISTRATIONS wanau-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

  11. WANAU’s www homehttp://www.monash.edu.au/groups/accessibility/ Source: http://www.fallingrain.com/world/ID/0/Wanau.html

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