Archives for January, 2010

Weekend Gazette – Link Collection for January 30

We present to you a menu of tidbits collected in recent days that are too short for blog posts and sometimes too long for a tweet (when we want to add clarifying comments). Headings provide a light grouping to help you skim the offerings. Bon appétit! That Thing Everyone Buzzed About Last Week The long-awaited [...]


Weekend Gazette – Link Collection for January 23

We present to you a menu of tidbits collected in recent days that are too short for blog posts and sometimes too long for a tweet (when we want to add clarifying comments). Headings provide a light grouping to help you skim the offerings. Bon appétit! Accessibility Statements @mgifford started a page about the need [...]


Weekend Gazette – Link Collection for January 17

We present to you a menu of tidbits collected in recent days that are too short for blog posts and sometimes too long for a tweet (when we want to add clarifying comments). Headings provide a light grouping to help you skim the offerings. Bon appétit! Employment By the way, you can now monitor @stcaccess’ [...]


W. C. Wiese Announces Candidacy for STC Director

Note: STC Society elections will open March 9th. We will receive candidate information during the coming weeks, which we will post here so that you can get to know the candidates. Remember to renew your STC membership – or join! – so that you can vote in the elections. Use the sidebar links for renewing [...]


Steven Jong, Candidate for STC Secretary

Candidate’s Statement By Steven Jong, Candidate for STC Secretary Thanks for your consideration! I’d like to tell you a little about my background, describe the secretary’s role and why I’m a good fit for it, and list what I see as the Society’s issues and my ideas to help. My Background In 30 years as [...]


Rachel Houghton, Candidate for STC Secretary

Candidate’s Statement By Rachel Houghton Candidate for STC Secretary The secretary is an officer of the Society and not a mere note-taker at board meetings. The secretary must be prepared to capture actions and significant information during deliberations, and should participate fully in the discussions. According to the Bylaws, Article IV, Section 3C, “The Secretary [...]


Weekend Gazette – Link Collection for January 9

We present to you a menu of tidbits collected in recent days that are too short for blog posts and sometimes too long for a tweet (when we want to add clarifying comments). Headings provide a light grouping to help you skim the offerings. Bon appétit! Technology, Tools, and Devices SSB BART Group recently announced [...]


Nathaniel Lim Announces Candidacy for STC Nominating Committee

Note: STC Society elections will open March 9th. We will receive candidate information during the coming weeks, which we will post here so that you can get to know the candidates. Remember to renew your STC membership – or join! – so that you can vote in the elections. Use the sidebar links for renewing [...]


Design to Read workshop at CHI2010 needs you!

Caroline Jarrett asks you to consider participating in the “Design to read” workshop on 10 April at CHI 2010 in Atlanta, GA. Caroline writes We are want to bring together practitioners and researchers who work with audiences who do not read easily, and also people who themselves have encountered difficulties with reading. We aim to [...]