FYI, Compete against teams around the state during the 10th anniversary of AIR:
Be Part of 10 Years of Accessibility!
Is your city the most accessible city on the Internet?
Knowbility is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of its Accessibility Internet Rally with a new twist. For the first time not only will teams be competing to build accessible, standards compliant web sites for local non-profits, but local winners will also go on to compete in a statewide “shootout” to see who has built the most accessible web sites in Texas! Come join teams from Austin, Houston and San Antonio as Knowbility crowns the Champions of Accessibility.
In the past 10 years hundreds of design and development teams around the United States have participated in this fun and energetic one day competition, resulting in sites that make information available on PCs, PDAs, and other non-traditional browsing devices (e.g screen readers) regardless of the ability of the user.
Come Compete!
Knowbility is excited to see its award winning program evolving to serve even more people. You are invited to come compete in the new and exciting AIR competition.
1. AIR Austin – October 13, 2007 | Sign-up for AIR Austin today
2. AIR San Antonio – October 27, 2007 | Sign-up for AIR San Antonio today
3. Air Houston – November 3, 2007 | Sign-up for AIR Houston today*
4. Texas Shootout – 2nd week in November
All new training!
With changes in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) the Knowbility training staff has gone back to the drawing board to bring you a new slate of training options as you prepare to compete in the AIR competitions this year. Besides the opportunity to network with peers from your community and around the state you will also learn:
1. Newly released global accessibility standards- WCAG 2.0
2. How to create sites that are standards based, accessible – and beautiful
3. Tools and techniques for testing the accessibility of a web site
4. Advanced JavaScript and CSS layout techniques
5. How to use the Knowbility judging form to prepare for the competition
6. How to prepare audio and video files to meet the accessibility requirements
7. Tips on integrating accessibility planning into your process
We promise that if you accept the challenge to join the race to accessibility, you will find the experience to be rewarding—allowing your team to show off its superior design skills, have some fun and make a tremendous difference in the lives of others. There are a limited number of team slots available, so sign up today.
About Knowbility
Founded in 1999, Knowbility is a nonprofit organization that grew from the first Accessibility Internet Rally (AIR) competition in Austin. Since then the company has become a recognized international expert in accessible information technology design, dedicated to improving the independence of millions of people with disabilities through accessible, barrier-free IT. More information at www.knowbility.org
* The AIR Houston site will be update shortly. If you have questions about the event please contact Erik Fruin via email or by phone at 281-804-5960 or Becky Myers via email or by phone at 281-844-2725.
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