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Email Newsletter from the Scottish Accessible Information Forum, (SAIF), March 2008.
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Section One : E-communication: accessibility in practice
Are you interested in some practical training in accessible e-communication? Making sure that the information you provide is accessible applies to electronic communication methods too.
An opportunity to attend SAIF’s practical training sessions this summer. All courses start at 1pm and finish at 4pm.
- Internet security and accessibility on Wednesday 28th May
- Creating accessible documents on Wednesday 4th June 2008
- Sending accessible emails on Wednesday 11th June 2008
- Testing the accessibility of websites on Wednesday 18th June 2008
If you communicate with service users or colleagues via email, email attachments, email bulletins, websites, website downloads, intranet or interactive surveys then some or all of these courses might interest you.
Internet security and accessibility on Wednesday 28th May
- identifying and reducing the security risks involved in using the Internet
- understanding how to engage in accessible communication without compromising your security measures
- Practising good security methods
Creating accessible documents on Wednesday 4th June 2008
- producing accessible documents using styles and properties
- converting these documents into portable document formats (PDFs)
- checking the accessibility of PDF documents
- good practice principles
Sending accessible emails on Wednesday 11th June 2008
- WYSINWTG (why what you send is not necessarily what they receive)
- pros and cons of different email formats- HTML, RTF, Plain Text
- good practice principles for sending group emails, for example e-newsletters
Testing the accessibility of websites on Wednesday 18th June 2008
- using free tools to test the accessibility of a website
- why accessibility options, for example, changing text size or font colour will not compensate for an inaccessible web page
- accessing, using and understanding the role of online validation services
Programmes and booking forms (in PDF and Word format) are available from our our website www.saifscotland.org.uk.
If you would like more information or would like to obtain a hard copy of the programme and booking form please contact Joanne Martin jmartin@saifscotland.org.uk or Steve Harvey sharvey@saifscotland.org.uk .
Booking forms should be returned no later than Wednesday 14th May 2008.
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