BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20151101T020000 RDATE:20151101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151229T004206Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160120T190000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160120T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151229T004206Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151229T004206Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250469542 DESCRIPTION:Information architects talk of information environments as pl aces made of information\; we go online\, visit sites (and sometimes loo k at their maps)\, chat in rooms\, add products to carts. Care must be t aken from everyone involved in the creation of these places to ensure th ey’re accessible to everyone regardless of ability. \;\n \;\nDesig ners need to create places are inclusive to as many people as possible. It’s no longer acceptable to exclude aural design in whatever the curren t definition of UX is. Likewise\, front-end developers need to have a th orough understanding of the fundamentals of their craft to create access ible places. \;\n \;\nThe pattern languages of digital design and development have built in semantic goodness that is frequently missing f rom modern places of information. Accessible places improve inclusion\, diversity\, and are almost always a legal requirement. If product teams embrace accessibility from the start\, everyone wins and the world will be a better place. \;\n \;\nOur Presenter\, Francis Storr \;\n& #13\;\nFrancis Storr is Lead Designer for Intel’s Software Accessibility Program\; prior to that he was a senior interaction designer for the co mpany. Francis has been working in technology for fifteen years\, starti ng off as developer and then moving into user experience. Whether develo ping or designing\, he’s always seen accessibility as a critical respons ibility in his work\, and has very definite opinions on whether designer s should know how to code\, and developers’ pursuit of the new-and-shiny over acquiring a solid knowledge of the basics. \;\n \;\nAn ex-pa t from the UK\, Francis has lived in Portland for five years.\n\nTags: r efreshPDX\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250469542 URL:http://rfrshpdx.org/accessibility-is-information-architecture/ SUMMARY:Refresh Portland - Accessibility is Information Architecture LOCATION:FINE: 1140 SW 11th Ave \n Suite 200\, Por tland OR 97205 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR