Half day masterclass: Accessible Technology & Business Improvement (with Microsoft)

22nd March 2011, 9:00am - 1:00pm, London

A free, half-day workshop on IT accessibility, providing practical help and advice on how to procure, commission and deliver products and services that are accessible to and usable by all employees and customers.

Run jointly by EFD's Business Taskforce on Accessible Technology and Microsoft, the workshop features Rob Sinclair, one of the world's leading experts on accessible IT and Microsoft's Chief Accessibility Officer.

Why attend?

This half day workshop will:

• Equip you with practical ways to ensure your internal systems and external services include rather than exclude disabled people.
• Share with you the policy and process changes others have made to improve the accessibility of their systems and services.
• Show you the latest examples of technology liberating talent and productivity.
• Inspire you to consider how your internal systems and external services could enable rather than exclude disabled people.

Speakers include:

• Rob Sinclair, Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft.
• Susan Scott-Parker, Chief Executive, Employers' Forum on Disability.
• Robin Christopherson, Head of Accessibility Services, AbilityNet.

Spaces are strictly limited. Please apply for your free place by completing a booking form.

Who should attend?

Business managers who help choose and commission IT systems. IT procurement managers. Accessibility champions with a focus on IT development.