Real World Accessibility for HTML5, CSS3 and ARIA

taken by Derek Featherstone

You've heard of ARIA, HTML5 and CSS3, but you need to know what they can do for you, how to do it AND how reliable they are. Does HTML5 have any new accessibility implications? What about CSS3 features like transformations and transitions? How well is ARIA supported, and what do you do when it isn't?

If you're asking these questions, then you need to spend this full day with Derek Featherstone. You'll be better prepared to deliver accessible solutions now and in the future and walk away with a set of planning worksheets that can be used to integrate accessibility from the start, regardless of what technology you use.

Changes to the AHRC Disability Discrimination Act

taken by Gian Wild

For the first time since 1999, the Australian Human Rights Commission have updated their Disability Discrimination Act: Web Advisory Notes.

There are a lot of changes, the most important being of course, the endorsement of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 2.0. However there are many other interesting additions. In this half-day workshop, Gian will go through what's changed, what's been added and what you need to know.

Get your hands dirty with the Google Maps API

taken by Luke Mahe and Chris Broadfoot 

We’ll be getting down and dirty with the Maps API. In this lab we will take you from the basics of creating a map, to presenting useful information to your users. Come prepared with your JavaScript skills and the text editor of your choice — we recommend vim, of course.

The lab is split into exercises — so you can work ahead if you’d like, but we’ll also be walking through code for those that are less familiar with the Maps API.