The 14th International Web for All Conference – Addressing information barriers

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Introduction

In 2017, W4A will be held in Perth, Western Australia. According to many, Perth is the most isolated capital city in the world, with the nearest city of over one million people being over 2000 km away. With expanding globalisation, work is becoming less of a local activity, with many now working on teams spread over great distances. In recognition of these trends, the theme for 14th International Web for All Conference is “The Future of Accessible Work”.

Inclusive work environments have the potential to greatly improve the ability of people to obtain and maintain meaningful employment, despite disabilities or other impairments. Organisations and employers are also embracing the benefits of being more inclusive in their human resource management. More flexible working arrangements — such as telecommuting for remote employees, better access to remote work technologies, access to better data platforms, and employees using their own devices (BYOD) — are just a few of the possibilities that employers are exploring.

Creating an inclusive work environment could include developing new accessible technologies usable by people with and without disabilities; improving the way existing technologies are deployed; ensuring that staff embrace an inclusive culture in the workplace; and of course, understanding the needs of people with disabilities in the workforce. We can work towards implementing more functional Intranet and public-facing websites, and developing applications that are more inclusive and enable people with disabilities to participate more easily.

Call for paper

We particularly welcome submissions that address, but are not limited to, the following topics.

Using social media in the workplace in an accessible manner that enhances inclusivity
Harnessing the power of Intranets to enable a more productive experience for people with and without disabilities
Accessible productivity tools
Creating adaptable work environments
Accessible web-based data analysis
Access to collaborative online work environments including:

Accessible synchronous communication for distributed teams

Inclusive conferencing technologies

Connectivity that enables people with and without disabilities to work off site

Web-based assistive technologies that enable more employees to participate
Access to employment records and human resource management
Implementing effective strategy, policy and processes for workplace accessibility
Eliminating workplace barriers
Benefits of workforce diversity
Creating more inclusive documents and authoring tools
Education and training in digital inclusion

Submission Topics

We particularly welcome submissions that address, but are not limited to, the following topics. Using social media in the workplace in an accessible manner that enhances inclusivity Harnessing the power of Intranets to enable a more productive experience for people with and without disabilities Accessible productivity tools Creating adaptable work environments Accessible web-based data analysis Access to collaborative online work environments including: o Accessible synchronous communication for distributed teams, o Inclusive conferencing technologies o Connectivity that enables people with and without disabilities to work off site Web-based assistive technologies that enable more employees to participate Access to employment records and human resource management Implementing effective strategy, policy and processes for workplace accessibility Eliminating workplace barriers Benefits of workforce diversity Creating more inclusive documents and authoring tools Education and training in digital inclusion

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Important Date

Conference Date

Apr 02

2017

to

Apr 04

2017
Apr 04 2017

Registration deadline

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