IT Accessibility Review
Volume 1, Number 2
Special Events
Debra Ruh, President and Founder of TecAccess, Presents at the IDEAS Conference
TecAccess, a world leader in Information Technology (IT) Accessibility and Section 508 Solutions, is honored to present at the Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase (IDEAS) for the second time. The conference will be held November 2nd and 3rd, 2004, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Debra Ruh, President and Founder of TecAccess, will on a panel of esteemed colleagues. The session, titled "Building Compliant Websites Using The Latest Tools," will be held on November 2, 2004, from 1:15 to 2:15 P.M. in the Best Practices Theater. The panelist will include Greg Pisocky, Business Development Manger for Adobe Systems, Joyce Miller of the U.S. Patent and Trade Office, and Laura Keen, of the Library of Congress. Mary Theofanos, Computer Scientist for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, will moderate.
Beginning in 1987, The Interagency Disability Educational Showcase (IDEAS) has been a cornerstone event with the federal government regarding free IT, accessibility laws and regulations, and current accessibility issues. IDEAS will showcase innovative technology and government best practices. Education sessions will include updates on Section 508 requirements and insights on emerging accessible technology. An additional conference theater will feature New Access Technologies by Government Computer News. Keynote speakers for the IDEAS conference will be Emil Frankel, Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy of the Department of Transportation and Chair of the Access Board, and Peter Korn, Accessibility Architect for Sun Microsystems.
To learn more about the IDEAS exhibition and conferences, visit:
http://www.ideas508.com/.
