
If you’ve ever been to SXSW, you may have had the good fortune to meet Hugh Forrest, the event director of SXSW-Interactive. Hugh is a real prince of a guy, ever so humble, hard-working and full of heart.
Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
If you’ve ever been to SXSW, you may have had the good fortune to meet Hugh Forrest, the event director of SXSW-Interactive. Hugh is a real prince of a guy, ever so humble, hard-working and full of heart.
From the moment I saw Jeffrey Zeldman, Eric Meyer, Jason Santa Maria and Molly working the conference registration desk, I knew that this truly was “An Event Apart“. Imagine walking in to the Alamo Drafthouse and having Zeldman hand you your badge and thank you for coming.
I recently had an hour long (very intense) debate with one of my web designers over accessibility. He knows I’m the “self-appointed accessibility goddess at UTâ€â€¦and yet, he still thought accessibility was optional on a specific project he was doing for me.
He thought, “no blind person will ever use this content†and it made him really angry that I would require him to add alt.
What: Bone Marrow Registry Drive at UT Wellfest
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Time: 11am to 2pm
Where: Flawn Academic Center (FAC)
Hosts: Glenda Sims and Vicki Almstrum
Cost: 0$
Benefits: Hope, Life
Life is whirling so fast it feels like I’m on a magical merry-go-round. Yet despite the speed at which things are happening…I’m still able to be completely in the moment and appreciate the beauty that is flashing before my eyes.
Am I dreaming? An Event Apart is coming to Austin, November 6th and the venue is the Alamo Drafthouse. Wanna spend a day with Jeffrey Zeldman, Eric Meyer and Jason Santa Maria? Think it can’t get any better than that? Well…how ’bout the marvelous Molly Holzschlag!
Imagine a web where everyone has access… regardless of their physical or mental ability. This is the vision behind the Accessibility Internet Rally (AIR) a friendly and fun competition that pairs web developers with local non-profits to create accessible websites. Even before the AIR awards ceremony, web developers win by receiving valuable technical accessibility training; Non-Profits win by getting a new and accessible web presence and we all win by moving forward on the path of web access for all.
Have you ever had a tagging competition? Check out the Google Image Labeler. I swear, it feels like a game.