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Conferences and seminars

Gian speaking at Web Directions South, 2006

Conferences

Gian is a regular speaker at industry conferences and has spoken at the following in the past year:

  • CHISIG / Melbourne Web Accessibility, Melbourne, January 2011,
    Seminar: Accessibility and PDFs
  • OzeWAI, Melbourne, December 2010,
    Panel: “How do we use PDFs in an accessible and appropriate way?”
    Seminar: Making web sites accessible to people with cognitive disabilities
    Seminar: Practical advice on transitioning from WCAG1 to WCAG2
  • CHISIG, Canberra, November 2010
    Seminar: Accessibility and PDFs
  • CHISIG, Brisbane, November 2010
    Seminar: Accessibility and PDFs
  • Victoria Online, Melbourne, October 2010
    Seminar: Accessibility and PDFs
  • Municipal Association of Victoria, Melbourne, June 2010
    Seminar: Accessibility and PDFs
  • Website Redesign, Melbourne, December 2009
    Seminar: Accessible Social Networking Tools
  • Making Links, Melbourne, November 2009
    Seminar: Accessibility Basics
    Seminar: Testing a site for accessibility compliance
    Workshop: Practical Podcasting
  • Web Directions South, Sydney, October 2009
    Presentation: WCAG2
  • Online Content Management, Sydney, April 2009
    Seminar: Accessibility Basics
    Workshop: Writing Accessible Content
  • IgniteWeb Melbourne, April, 2009
    Presentation: WCAG2 for developers
  • StixCamp Melbourne, March, 2009
    Presentation: Usability of applications
    Presentation: Accessibility of applications
  • OzeWAI, Melbourne, 2000- 2009
    Various presentations on accessibility

Accessibility Seminars

Gian Wild has conducted accessibility seminars for:

  • Victoria Online;
  • DPCD Volunteering
  • DPCD Office for Disability
  • Department of Health
  • Municipal Association of Victoria
  • Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games;
  • Microsoft;
  • Department of Human Services (Vic);
  • Brisbane City Council;
  • Hume City Council (Vic);
  • Stonnington City Council (Vic);
  • Boroondara City Council (Vic)
  • Monash University (Vic);
  • Municipal Association of Victoria (Vic);
  • Department of Premier & Cabinet (Vic);
  • Department of Planning and Community Development (Vic);
  • Department of Justice (Vic);
  • Department of Transport (Vic);
  • Ergon Energy (QLD);
  • Boral; and
  • VicRoads.

She has also been a regular speaker at industry events such as the Computer Human Industry Special Interest Group (CHISIG) and the Web Standards Group (WSG), speaking in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane.

These seminars address the issues of: accessibility compliance; why accessibility is important, and how to maintain and test for compliance. She also provides information on Australia’s accessibility requirements, as well as other international standards, such as Section 508 (the American accessibility standard) and the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. To facilitate understanding and increase compliance, the W3C accessibility ratings are discussed, as well as how to determine what level the site should aim (for example, depending on your audience).

The success of these seminars is confirmed by Gian being asked to conduct the seminars for other groups within organisations she has already worked with, or for new organisations who have heard of her reputation, via word-of-mouth from previous participants, hearing her speak at conferences, etc.