HiSoftware and Microsoft hosting Web Accessibility days throughout Europe.

WHAT:
Microsoft and HiSoftware are hosting as series of Web Accessibility dialogues focusing on practical strategies for building a more accessible Web. These events will cover the following topics: How do you educate your organization on accessibility issues? How do you audit thousands of web pages and enforce specific content standards? How do you measure for site quality standards?

These sessions will also examine the three key components of a process based approach to accessibility:

1. The Right Leadership and “buy-in" from key stakeholders in the organization.
2. Education of all stakeholders on the current state of accessibility and creation of a plan of action.
3. Empowerment of everyone that is impacted throughout the design, development, quality assurance and monitoring process.

Specific examples of best practices for Web Accessibility and accessible design as part of the development process will be shown at these sessions. We will also examine the steps used to evaluate and address accessibility issues within an existing Web site. Our panelists and participants will include members of Non-Government Organizations, Web Accessibility Specialists, Enterprise Organizations, Public and Private sector Web accessibility leads, and other key stakeholders with Web accessibility directives.

WHERE:
These events will be held in March and April 2008 across Lisbon, Portugal, London, UK, and Brussels, Belgium.

WHEN:
April 10, 2008-Microsoft Offices, London, England
April 16, 2008-Microsoft Executive Briefing Center, Brussels, Belgium

About HiSoftware
Founded in 1998, HiSoftware is a leading provider of software, services, and On-Demand solutions that test, repair, monitor and enforce Web content, quality, and regulatory compliance. The company’s solutions empower content developers, Web site architects, and executives to work collaboratively to create and manage corporate Web standards for accessibility, privacy, security, search engine optimization (SEO), site quality and performance, branding, competitive intelligence, and application transaction testing (AppTest). HiSoftware’s customers boast many of the world’s largest public and private sites including US and international government agencies and Global 2000 companies such as Gateway, HP, California State University, US Department of Transportation and Microsoft Government. For more information about HiSoftware visit www.hisoftware.com.

For more information, please contact seminars@hisoftware.com

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