DevRoom CfP Proposal

[Louis Suárez-Potts <Louis Suarez-Potts oracle com>]

DRAFT 2

List, Here is draft 2 of the CfP proposal for the DevRoom. It includes constructive rewriting by Peter K.  Please, I am not by any means an expert in this field and am asking those of you here, on this list, who are experts, to lend your hand in getting this going. I am happy to help out when I can, but I lack the background you have, both professionally and to this event. 


** We also need to form a committee to review the abstracts. I am not an expert in a11y. I can usually judge something that's interesting over something that is not, but for talks of this sort, an expert is demanded. I therefore ask that a committee of 3-5 be formed from this and other relevant lists (?) for this purpose.**

** If you can participate in the committee, please let me know—and others, too—by notifying this list.**

Thanks
Louis

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**Call for talks for the accessibility DevRoom at fosdem 2011**

— http://fosdem.org –  6 February 2011, 09:00 to 17:00, Brussels, Belgium


We will be holding an Accessibility DevRoom at fosdem and are requesting abstracts  for structured presentations now.

Important information, dates:

	• Submission deadline for abstracts: 2010-12-31

	• Notification of accepted speakers: 2011-01-10

	• Final schedule: 2011-01-12

	• Get together: 2011-02-05


**About this DevRoom**

Designing software so that it is accessible to and usable by people with disabilities has been a significant theme in software user interface development over the last few decades.  Recent national and supra-national regulations, laws, and treaties - such as the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities - have only emphasized this work.  There have been numerous significant accessibility achievements in Free/Libre and Open Source Software.  These include work in accessibility frameworks and user interface toolkits, in accessible applications, in developer and authoring tools, and in the development and use of assistive technologies by people with disabilities.

The focus of this DevRoom is to both demonstrate the breadth and scope of accessibility technologies in open source software, and to provide developers with the opportunity to collaborate - across desktops and applications and assistive technologies.

We invite you to submit talks on these topics:

	• Inclusive design: state of the art
	
	• Specific problems in mobile devices
	
	• Document accessibility
	
	• Assistive Technologies & building blocks for same

!!! List: Please suggest other topics you want included!!!

** Your submission must include:**

	* Your name

	* The title of your talk

	* A short abstract of one to two paragraphs (150 words, max.)

	* A short biography

	* Links to related websites/blogs etc.

Presentations are to be formal and not longer than 45 minutes, plus 15 extra for questions. Panels with more than one speaker are possible, as are shorter presentations of 20 minutes, though the preference is for the longer format.


The deadline for submissions is 31 December 2010. The proposals will be considered by committee. If your proposal has been accepted, you will be informed by email by 10 January 2011.