Accessibility is Usability

Accessibility is a critical usability consideration that can have a significant impact on our businesses, brands and our users ability to use our web sites and apps. This presentation will shed some light on what accessibility is, why it's important and how we can improve the overall usability of our designs for all users.

Speaker

Patrick Fox is a technology director at Razorfish, specializing in front-end technology and modern web accessibility.

Schedule of Events

Chit chat & food: 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Talk: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Host

We are grateful to Mutual Mobile for their generous sponsorship of Austin User Experience Professionals Association meetups. Our host will be Julie Lowe.

Map and Directions

206 E 9th St 15th Floor

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Google Directions (https://goo.gl/maps/lBHjD)

Metered parking on the streets near Mutual Mobile's office is free after 6 pm.

If you have trouble locating street parking, you are welcome to park in the building's parking garage located off of San Jacinto between 9th and 10th street (Capitol City Tower). Parking is $15.

If you park in the garage on any floor below level 9, you will need to take the elevator to the ground floor and then use the main elevators located in the lobby to reach Mutual Mobile's office on the 15th floor through the double doors.

If you park on level 9 or above, simply take the parking garage elevators to Mutual Mobile's office on the 15th floor through the double doors.

If you enter from the bottom floor, simply take the elevator to the 15th floor and come through the double doors.