Running accessible ICT procurement seminar
Monday, 07 September 2009
We're co-hosting a seminar on Accessible ICT Procurement with the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design.
It'll be held at the NDA offices at 25 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin on Thurs 24th September from 9.30am to 1pm. The keynote speaker is one of the major international experts in ICT accessibility, Cynthia Waddell, Executive Director and Law, Policy and Technology Subject Matter Expert at the International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet (ICDRI). She's the Cynthia in Cynthia Says. The seminar is free but spaces are strictly limited. If you'd like to attend, RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 01 608 0456, giving dietary requirements.
This seminar will examine EU and Irish policy in this area, strategies for achieving accessible ICT systems through procurement and experiences from both industry and the public sector of dealing with accessibility in the procurement process for ICT systems. These may be internal or external facing systems such as websites, intranets, smart card systems or kiosks. The full agenda is as follows:
- 9:30 – 9.40am Welcome and opening by Dónal Rice, Senior ICT Advisor with the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design.
- 9.40 – 10.40am Keynote by Cynthia Waddell.
- 10.40 – 11.15am EU and Irish policy, Alan Dalton, Accessibility Development Advisor for the Excellence through Accessibility Awards, Dónal Rice.
- 11.15 – 11.30am Coffee break.
- 11.30 – 12.00pm ICT Procurement Toolkit and strategies for accessible procurement, Dr Mark Magennis, Director of the NCBI Centre for Inclusive Technology (CFIT).
- 12.00pm – 1.00pm Panel Discussion: Case studies and experiences. Facilitated by Dr Mark Magennis. Discussants from both industry and public bodies will examine the challenges and opportunities of accessible procurement. Speakers to include SSB Bart Group (USA), Henry Poskitt from Frontend, and a number of speakers from public bodies (to be confirmed).
- 1.00pm Light lunch served.
Postscript
Here are some photos from the day itself. The first is of Cynthia Waddell's presentation in the NDA, the second is of Donal Rice (NDA CEUD), Mark Magennis (NCBI CFIT) and Alan Dalton (NDA).
