Date:    Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:53:45 -0500
From:    IP495 <announce@ip495.org>
Subject: IP495 - Jan 4. - Accessibility with Andrew Kirkpatrick

"Accessible" Websites = search-engine-friendly Websites.

Kick off 2005 by learning from an expert - Andrew
Kirkpatrick, technical manager at WGBH's National
Center for Accessible Media, will speak and demonstrate
methods for making Web sites accessible, including
Flash content.

January Meeting Details
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"Building Accessible Websites"

Andrew will discuss:
*  Accessibility issues in HTML, CSS, and JS
*  Methods to quickly identify trouble areas
*  Making Flash accessible (demonstration)

Our speaker, Andrew Kirkpatrick, manages projects
focused on Web and interactive media accessibility,
and is on the development teams for MAGpie and STEP.
He is involved in NCAM's work with the accessibility
efforts of companies like Macromedia, Apple, and AOL.

For more details, go to http://www.ip495.org/meetings.htm.

Date
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Tuesday, January 4, 2005

Time
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6:15 PM to 8:30 PM

  6:15  Let the networking begin (soft drinks and
        desserts)
  6:20  The pizza arrives
  7:00  Formal meeting begins
  8:30  End of meeting

Location
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EMC's beautiful Executive Briefing Center (EBC),
located near Route 495, in Hopkinton, just south
of the Mass Pike.  (Directions and map at
http://www.ip495.org/directions.htm)

Cost
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$10 in advance; $15 at the door.

*  Paying with PayPal
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*  Paying by check
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your check must be RECEIVED no later than the day
before the meeting.

Registration
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Complete the RSVP form (http://www.ip495.org/rsvpform.htm).
Please indicate in the comments whether you plan
to pay by check, via PayPal, or at the door.

If you have any food allergies or preferences, let
us know.

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