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Boston-IA Viewpoint

The Boston-IA Viewpoint is an on-line newsletter for Boston-IA members and visitors providing information about Boston-IA, and internet accessibility, usability, and information accessibility.

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Articles

Issue:	Article:
June 2007:	Amy Ruell & P.J. Gardner: Barrier-Free Web Surfing
February 2007:	Andrew Kirkpatrick, Adobe Systems Incorporated: Accessibility for Rich Internet Applications Andrew Kirkpatrick: Presentation (PowerPoint slides, 2080 KB) Andrew Kirkpatrick: Presentation (text version).
April 2006:	The Carroll Center for the Blind: Surfing the Web: No Problem for the Vision-Impaired
January 2006:	Steve Krug: Real-Life Accessibility Steve Krug: Presentation (PowerPoint slides, 1369 KB) Steve Krug: Presentation (text version).
November 2005:	Maria Rueters: Testing Software with JAWS and ZoomText
September 2005:	Boston Newspaper Web Sites Not Fully Accessible to the Disabled (reprint from Spare Change News, September 2005)
June 2005:	Bill Gribbons: Designing for an Aging Population Bill Gribbons: Presentation (PowerPoint slides, 604 KB) Bill Gribbons: Presentation (text version)
April 2005:	Part 1: Creating Accessible Online Information Part 2: Barbara Casaly: Learning About Accessibility Part 3: P.J. Gardner: Accessibility and the Web P.J. Gardner: Presentation (PDF Format, 69 KB) Part 4: Judy Kessler: Accessibility in Documentation
January 2005:	Neil Perlin: Preparing Content for Device Independence
October 2004:	Steve Mulder: Using Personas in the Web Design Process
September 2004:	P.J. Gardner: A Tribute to Neil Duane (1940 to 2004)
June 2004:	Part 1: Boston-IA Celebrates Its First Anniversary Part 2: Mike Paciello: Making Software Accessible Mike Paciello: Presentation (PowerPoint slides, 346 KB) Mike Paciello: Presentation (text version) Part 3: Larry Goldberg: Making Multimedia Accessible
April 2004:	Valerie Clare Haven: Surfing the Internet with the JAWS Screen Reader
January 2004:	Lori Gillen: The Web Accessibility Initiative
October 2003:	Joel Sklar: Using Style Sheets for Web Accessibility
August 2003:	Birth of Boston-IA
July 2003:	Accessible Web Design Breakfast at Northeastern University Northeastern University: Presentation (PowerPoint slides, 325 KB) Northeastern University: Presentation (text version)
June 2003:	Special MIT ATIC Lab Visit for Boston-IA Members
March 2003:	Accessible Web Design Program Makes Debut at Northeastern University
February 2003:	Adaptive Technologies on Display at MIT Open House

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