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Dear colleagues;<br><br>
Please join us in January for two very exciting talks, sponsored by the
MIT Usability Team. The talks, detailed below, happen this
Wednesday, January 11 from 1:30 to 3 PM in 3-133 and next Wednesday,
January 18, from 1:30 to 3 PM in 3-133. Please join us as two
usability and accessibility experts share their experience in real world
applications.<br><br>
We look forward to seeing you. <br><br>
Regards,<br>
Kathy Cahill<br>
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Making a Business Case for Accessibility and Incorporating Accessibility
into Usability Reviews</b> <br>
<i>Mike Paciello, President, The Paciello Group</i> <br>
A leading authority on Internet and software accessibility, Paciello has
pioneered the field of accessible interface design. His book,"Web
Accessibility for People With Disabilities," remains the standard
reference for accessibility design, implementation and usability. Mike is
the President of The Paciello Group, which consults to businesses to make
technology accessible to all people, including those with disabilities.
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<font size=2>Wed Jan 11, 01:30-03:00pm, 3-133<br><br>
</font><b>HCI and Lower Literary Populations</b> <br>
<i>William M. Gribbons, Director, MS Human Factors in Information Design,
Bentley College<br>
</i>Dr. Gribbons, Director of the MS in Human Factors in Information
Design at Bentley College, was the founder of Bentley's Design and
Usability Center where he serves as senior consultant. He is also
President of W.M. Gribbons Consulting, a leading human factors and design
group. Over the past twenty years, his group has helped Fortune 500
clients improve the usability of their products through user-centered
design. <br>
<font size=2>Wed Jan 18, 01:30-03:00pm, 3-133<br><br>
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Kathleen Cahill<br>
MIT ATIC (Adaptive Technology) Lab<br>
77 Mass. Ave. 7-143<br>
Cambridge MA 02139<br>
(617) 253-5111<br>
kcahill@mit.edu</font></body>
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