WCAG 2.0 Last Call Working Draft

A Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) second Last Call Working Draft and updated supporting documents were published 11 December 2007. This Last Call is provided for public review of the document with all resolutions from previous comments incorporated. See:

• Call for Review: WCAG 2.0 Last Call Working Draft
• Overview of WCAG 2.0 Documents

Please send comments by 1 February 2008.

Technology Accessibility in Higher Education: Facilitating Learning for All Students -- A Day for Exploring the Possibilities

On Fri., Oct. 12, from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., the Disability Resource Center and the Access Computing Team (ACT) at Southern Connecticut State University will hold a conference on "Technology Accessibility in Higher Education: Facilitating Learning for All Students -- A Day for Exploring the Possibilities."

I will be participating in the Roundtable discussion: "Building Access into the Implementation of Campus Technology" from 10:45 - 11:45 am, but I will be there all day - the rest of the sessions all sound interesting and I'm sure I will learn a lot.

The registration deadline is October 5, 2007. A conference brochure and online registration form are available at: http://www.southernct.edu/drc/upcomingevents/

New Initiative Brings Together Connecticut Employers and Able Job-Seekers with Disabilities

The State of Connecticut has launched a new web site called Connect-Ability a special initiative for people with disabilities seeking employment for the first time or who want a new challenge, and employers seeking valuable, qualified workers.

Sharing items from Google Reader

I finally figured it out (reading the Help helps), so now even if I'm not posting, you can still read articles about Accessibility over on the right, under webkat88's shared items.

New blog at Blogger

I've been blogging at msmvps.com for a few years but I'm giving Blogger a try to see if it's any easier. Seems to be integrated with Google Reader somehow, which is how I ended up here. We'll see how it goes.