PDF Accessibility Days, November 12-13 2015
For users, authors, administrators and decision-makers: two days devoted to PDF accessibility in Copenhagen!ISO attendees should register via ISO. PDF Association members do not need to register.
From: November 12, 2015
To: November 13, 2015
Kosmopol next to Nørreport Station
Fiolstræde 44
PDF Accessibility Days is for:
- AT user advocates and users interested in accessibility technology
- authors, writers and designers who want to learn about best-practices and tools for creating accessible PDF documents
- administrators, including webmasters, who are obliged to publish accessible material on their websites
- decision makers who need to understand accessibility needs and relevant legislation
The event is international in nature, conducted entirely in English.
PDF Accessibility Days occurs November 12-13 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Please note: The venue moved from The Black Diamond to Kosmopol next to Nørreport Station!
Download the program as an accessible, PDF/UA-compliant PDF document, and register now!
Day 1 (Education)
This education-focussed day does not include commercial content.
Keynote Address
Thorkild Olesen, Chairman of the Disabled Peoples Organisation of Denmark and the Danish Blind Association
Document accessibility strategy and testing
Adam Spencer (Canada), Head of Document Accessibility Services, Accessibil-IT Inc.
What must be considered for any governmental agency or private company wishing to make their documents accessible?
How PDF/UA relates to WCAG 2.0
Duff Johnson (USA), Executive Director, PDF Association and Consultant, Duff Johnson Strategy & Communications
Entangled in the tagged PDF jungle
Dr. Matthew Hardy (USA), Engineering Manager, Document Cloud, Adobe Systems
What is the difference between tagged PDF and accessible PDF?
Jens Bjerre Kirkegaard (Denmark), Founder, Includoc
PDF 2.0 and the future of accessible PDF
Olaf Drümmer (Germany), Chairman, PDF Association and CEO, callas software and axaio software
The new PDF standard is about to launch What impact does that have on accessible PDFs and PDF/UA?
Accessible PDF on mobile devices a demonstration
Markus Erle (Germany), Director, Axes4
Proper reflow of accessible PDFs on mobile devices has until now not been possible, but a new app does the trick.
The accessibility experience
René Jaun (Switzerland), founder, jaunscorner.com
How does a blind person navigate PDF documents and forms?
Ask the Experts
A panel discussion, with questions from the audience
Program Day 2 (Solutions)
Day 2 includes customer cases and the demonstration of tools for creating, testing and remediation of accessible PDF documents and forms
Speed dating: 4 minutes with a PDF accessibility solution vendor
Vendors and service providers introduce their PDF product or solution
PDF Accessibility Issues and Challenges
Ferass ElRayes (Canada), CTO, NetCentric Technologies
How to make mathematical formulas, bar charts, network diagrams or city maps really accessible
Olaf Drümmer (Germany), Chairman, PDF Association and CEO, callas software and axaio software
CommonLook Tools for PDF Accessibility
Ferass ElRayes (Canada), CTO, NetCentric Technologies
English exam papers made accessible
Ted Page (UK), Director, Dig Inclusion
A case story using axesPDF for Word
Niels Stern (Denmark), Senior Adviser/Head of Unit, Publications, The Nordic Council of Ministers & Jens Kirkegaard (Denmark), Director, axes4
Ask the Experts
A panel discussion, with questions from the audience
Organizers
Gold sponsors
Silver sponsors
Location
Kosmopol next to Nørreport Station
Fiolstræde 44 (Google Maps)
1171 Copenhagen
Registration
Registration is open! Register today!