Kathy Wahlbin will give a presentation on usability testing with people with disabilities.  A site might be technically accessible (or not) but that doesn't necessarily meant that it is usable for people with disabilities.  We will talk about the benefits, challenges, and logistics of including these users in usability testing.

About Microsoft NERD: 

The Microsoft New England Research & Development Center (NERD) is a research and software innovation campus located in heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts.  The NERD vertical campus spans two buildings with its primary presence and conference center located at One Memorial Drive and a recently renovated and expanded space located at One Cambridge Center.  NERD is home to some of Microsoft's most strategic teams including Microsoft Research New England, Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V), SharePoint Workspace, Microsoft Technical Computing, Microsoft Advertising, Microsoft Lync, Microsoft Office 365 and more.  NERD has become a hub of activity for the local tech community and has hosted more than 500 events and welcomed more than 40,000 visitors during the past two years.