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November 12, 2009: World Usability Day – Designing for a Sustainable World

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

The 5th World Usability Day and the 7th Annual Usability and Accessibility Conference at Michigan State University, will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on the MSU campus.
Designing for a Sustainable World
Designing for a Sustainable World focuses on how our products and services impact our world. The [...]

Getting Around Campus On The Go

Monday, March 16th, 2009

We have begun adding functionality to our Campus Map, which is currently developed in Flash, to be accessible to the iPhone and iPod Touch.
The iPhone cannot view the Flash site so if you wanted to look at or follow the map you were out of luck. With a little iPhone detection we redirect users to: [...]

Advocating for Web Standards and Accessibility

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

Earlier this week I gave a presentation about Web Standards and Accessibility to the ASIS&T Wayne State Student Chapter.
I gave the presentation as an overview of the importance of web standards and accessibility. Not only as the right thing to do but also how they can benefit any web project. Not only is there a [...]

Eateries now available on Campus Map

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Looking for a place to eat on campus?
Well search no further, check out Wayne State Campus Map for food venues around campus!
If you are not familiar with our campus map, click here

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WCAG 2.0 is official, now what?

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Ten years after WCAG 1.0 was published WCAG 2.0 is official, so what do we do now? Its time to look inside and start updating.
WCAG 2.0 applies broadly to more advanced technologies; is easier to use and understand; and is more precisely testable with automated testing and human evaluation.
W3C WAI recommends using WCAG 2.0, instead [...]