The Amóvil website, in collaboration with the Vodafone Spain Foundation, will offer its 1st Workshop on Accessible Mobile Technology. It will focus on the methodology used to analyze accessibility in mobile devices. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the accessibility guidelines and the features required to make mobile devices fully accessible to people with disabilities and other special needs.

The workshop will be held on September 24th, 2013, as a part of the DRT4ALL International Congress organized by the ONCE Foundation. Attendance to the workshop is free. To register, please send an email to drtall@fundaciononce.es specifying in the subject line: “Amovil Workshop Registration Only”, and with the following information:

• Name
• Organization
• Email address

Individuals interested in participating in the rest of the activities organized within the DRT4ALL Congress, including all cocktails and lunch, must comply with registration requirements and fees. For more information, please visit the DRT4ALL website. The workshop will be conducted in Spanish but on-site interpretation to English will be available.

Workshop details

Date:

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Hours:

1pm - 2pm

Place:

Complejo Deportivo y Cultural de la ONCE Paseo de la Habana 208, MADRID Metro: Line 9, Duque de Pastrana Station. Buses: 14, 70, 107, 129, L9

Fees:

Workshop only: Free.

Workshop + DRT4ALL Congress: 100 euros

The 1st Amovil Workshop on Accessible Mobile Technology will be conducted by accessibility experts from the ONCE Foundation and Fundosa Technosite.

Program

Part 1: Introduction

• Brief definition of Accessibility and other related concepts
• Users with disabilities and technology
• Assistive devices

Part 2: Criteria to analyze accessibility to mobile devices: required features

• Vision
• Hearing
• Dexterity
• Ease of use and access