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Boston-IA Viewpoint
The Boston-IA Viewpoint is an on-line newsletter for Boston-IA members and visitors providing a wealth of information about Boston-IA, and internet accessibility, usability, and information accessibility.
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Articles & Event Summaries
2010
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July 2010: |
Joint Boston-IA & UPA-Boston Meeting: Ten-Minute Talks on Usability and Accessibility Topics |
April 2010: |
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2009
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November 2009: |
Jess Mitchell on The Fluid Project: "A Pervasive Approach to Building Accessible Web Solutions" |
November 2009: |
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September 2009: |
Peter Wallack of Oracle, "The Accidental Accessibility Program Director" |
April 2009: |
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April 2009: |
Lorraine Norwich, Disability Services, Boston University, on "Invisible Disabilities" |
March 2009: |
Andrew Kirkpatrick of Adobe Systems on "Accessible PDF Documents and Forms" |
January 2009: |
2008
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June 2008: |
Boston-IA Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary and Changes Its Tagline |
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2007
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November 2007: |
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September 2007: |
Valerie Fletcher: Joint Meeting with HFES at Adaptive Environments |
July 2007: |
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June 2007: |
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February 2007: |
Andrew Kirkpatrick of Adobe Systems on Rich Internet Applications |
2006
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November 2006: |
Participation in World Usability Day II |
November 2006: |
Dana Louise Simberkoff, HiSoftware: "Incorporating Automated Testing into Your Web Accessibility Strategy" |
May 2006: |
Marguerite Bergel, Ann Chadwick-Dias, and Alison Savery, Fidelity Investments: "Usability Testing for Accessible Web Sites" |
April 2006: |
The Carroll Center for the Blind: "Surfing the Web: No Problem for the Vision-Impaired" |
February 2006: |
P.J. Gardner: "Highlights of Content Accessibility Issues for Editors" |
January 2006: |
2005
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December 2005: |
Tom Tullis, Fidelity Investments: "Usability and the Evolution of Technology, or, You Shouldn't Have to Read a User Manual to Ride an Elevator!" |
November 2005: |
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November 2005: |
Participation in World Usability Day I |
September 2005: |
"Boston Newspaper Web Sites Not Fully Accessible to the Disabled" (reprint from Spare Change News, September 2005) |
June 2005: |
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April 2005: |
Part 1: Creating Accessible Online Information Part 2: Barbara Casaly: Learning About Accessibility |
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2004
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June 2004: |
Part 1: Boston-IA Celebrates Its First Anniversary |
April 2004: |
Valerie Clare Haven: "Surfing the Internet with the JAWS Screen Reader" |
January 2004: |
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January 2005: |
Chris Hass: "Usability Test Methods for Accessible Interface Design" |
2003
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March 2003: |
Accessible Web Design Program Makes Debut at Northeastern University |
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Newsletter Submissions
We welcome article submissions. Please contact us if you would like to:
Topics should be of general interest to information architects, interaction designers, graphic designers, accessibility designers, and other professionals creating information to be delivered electronically to a range of audiences.
Articles should generally be from 500 to 2000 words. You can submit material in any of the following formats:
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