Lecture by Dr Helen Kennedy, Principal Lecturer in New Media, School of Social Sciences, Media & Cultural Studies
How accessible is the World Wide Web to people with disabilities? And how can designers create more inclusive online content?
Dr Helen Kennedy, a leading researcher and practitioner in the field of new media and in/equality, will reveal some examples of current best (and worst) practice in inclusive new media design, offer advice and tips, and introduce an exciting new research project.
Inclusive New Media Design, funded by the AHRC and EPSRC's Designing for the 21st Century initiative, aims to explore the most effective strategies for encouraging new media designers to build websites accessible to people with intellectual disabilities. The project will offer free training workshops to web professionals, to provide them with the skills and knowledge to ensure that their sites include intellectually disabled users, a significant part of the web user community. www.inclusivenewmedia.org
Dr Kennedy has published widely on new media in/equalities, debunking some of the myths of cyberspace, and addressing issues of gender, race, disability and virtual identity. Her multimedia practice includes a range of collaborations as project manager, website builder and multimedia programmer.
All Welcome, admission FREE
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