Web Accessibility Network for Australian Universities (WANAU)
Public Forum in Sydney hosted by  

Australian Catholic University (ACU National)
Auditorium C.29, Mackillop Campus
40 Edward Street North Sydney

18 October 2005, 10 am – 12: noon

Program

Welcome and Lucky Door Prize announcement
Professor John C Coll
Pro Vice Chancellor, Research & International (Australian Catholic University)

Opening remarks
Associate Professor Tim O'Hearn
Dean of Students & Adviser
Equity-Disability, Campus Ministry, Counselling and Academic Skills
(Australian Catholic University)

Introduction to WANAU
Tony Dwyer (Maquarie University)

Web accessibility and disability discrimination
Bruce Maguire (Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission)

ROUND 1 QUESTIONS

Disability Standards for Education
Brian Hardy (Vision Australia)

E-Learning Accessibility
Elaine Pearson (representing UNSW)

ROUND 2 QUESTIONS Wrap Up and Presentation of Lucky Door Prize Associate Professor Tim O'Hearn

Compered by Wai-Leng Wong
WANAU Coordinator for NSW

The aim of WANAU is to:

Raise awareness within our organisations of the problems encountered by people with disabilities that affect their use of the web;
Educate our university colleagues and managers about the legal requirements for organisations to create accessible online resources;
Direct people to information and resources on accessible web design;
Influence policy within higher education institutions and organisations;
Develop strategies to ensure greater compliance with accessible design guidelines;
Investigate ways to positively affect web accessibility across the university sector.

The forum is FREE. It is intended for academics, general staff and students. Please register your interest with WANAU, and also share this information with your friends and colleagues, http://www.wanau.org/.

Further enquiries to: Wai-Leng Wong w.wong@acu.edu.au;Tony Dwyer tony.dwyer@mq.edu.au;or Elaine Pearson e.pearson@tees.ac.uk (representing University of New South Wales).