What's New?

The Faculty of Information, at the University of Toronto has announced the creation of two new courses in Inclusive Design. Courses commence January 2009.
SNOW - SNOW's Special Education Online Courses and Text Chat schedules have been posted for the Fall.
WAI-ARIA specification approaches last call. The WAI and the Protocols and Formats Working Group invite anyone who perceives an access problem with these drafts to comment.
WAI -WCAG 2 - the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are available for comment on the public draft.
"White Paper discussing the accessibility of Office Open XML"
Upcoming Conferences & Events
A few highlights of conference that ATRC staff will be presenting at...
The Inclusive Classroom: Tools and Strategies - a workshop that will be held at the ATRC on Friday October 3, 2008.
Closing the Gap 2008 - The Right Tools for the Right Job: A Person-Environment-Occupational Approach for Reading Technologies
Product demonstrations - periodically, Vendors come to demonstrate new products at the ATRC. If you are in the Toronto area, please join us!
October 2, 2008 - The ATRC will be hosting a half day demonstration/ information session by Freedom Scientific , on some of the latest developments in their product line. Limited participation. Registration required. Fee: $20. Please call Pat at 416-946-3617 to register and reserve your spot.
In Remembrance of Jon Kameoka
The ATRC fondly remembers Jon Kameoka