Web designers, creative teams, new technology developers and academics are set to descend on London this April to take part in the Vision 2005 conference, organised by the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB).
The event, which takes place at London's Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, 4-7 April, will concentrate on the field of inclusive design for people with sight problems.
This is the first year the conference has been hosted in London and, as with previous years, the programme is a packed one.
Of particular interest to the web development community will be speeches by: Imed Eddine Chaker, president of the National Union of the Blind in Tunisia, talking about the impact of information communication technology on the quality of life of the visually impaired in Arab countries; Michael Paciello from the US-based Paciello Group, whose speech concerns enhancing accessibility through usability inspections and testing; Rachel Hager, vice president of Lighthouse International, talking about VisionConnection, a global internet portal for the visually impaired community; and Dr Milan Vasilko, a senior lecturer from Bournemouth University, whose speech will concern a-TV, a new inclusive digital television technology.
Details of all the other speakers and information on how to book places at the conference can be found at www.rnib.org.uk/vision2005.
