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It’s renewal time for STC members. After a turbulent summer with financial worries, our STC president, Cindy Currie has news about the dues and the effort to find an appropriate solution for all of us. Her complete announcement is on the STC Notebook blog. Please read the complete story, including the fees, over there. This [...]
As Stuart Culshaw pointed out in recent correspondence with me, this is a good case for showing how acronyms can be used irresponsibly. A few days ago, Paul Bernstein pointed out to some of us that Susan Burton, Tom Gorski, Mike Murry, Russ Bombardieri, George Hayhoe, Rob Hanna, Linda Oestreich, Stuart Culshaw, Andrea L Ames, [...]
Each year at the STC conferences, the AccessAbility SIG publishes a roadmap to sessions that are related to accessibility or usability. 2008 is no different. Download the AccessAbility SIG conference roadmap 2008 today. Highlights The SIG luncheon and SIG business meeting are two obvious highlights. The SIG luncheon is on Monday, June 2 at 12 noon in the [...]
The following information was provided by Allen Rotz. While at the conference in Philadelphia, check out the interesting adaptive use of the Reading Railroad Terminal: http://www.paconvention.com/art/history.asp. It also includes the Reading Terminal Market which has several interesting eateries for lunch. Some serve breakfast. http://www.readingterminalmarket.org/about/ http://www.readingterminalmarket.org/merchants/category/pennsylvaniadutch Unfortunately, the Pennsylvania Dutch businesses are only open Wed-Sat. http://www.readingterminalmarket.org/merchants/category/restaurants From the Washington Post’s [...]
Lori Gillen, incoming Co-Manager of the SIG, put together some useful tips for participants attending this year’s STC conference in Philadelphia. These tips can be used at any presentation, anywhere, of course! The tips are provided to help conference participants hear better and get much more out of their conference experience. Sit next to one of the [...]
Lori Gillen, incoming Co-Manager of the SIG, put together some useful tips for speakers at this year’s STC conference in Philadelphia. The tips are provided to help speakers ensure better hearing of presentation content. These tips can be used for any presentation, anywhere, of course. Your audience will thank you! Bring written content (slide presentation with useful [...]
Referendum Approves New Bylaws for STC The STC 2007 Bylaws Referendum ended at noon EST on November 1, 2007. In total 802 votes were cast. For 775 votes (96.63%); Against 27 votes (3.37%). The approved Bylaws were amended in March 2008. The March 2008 version of the Bylaws is now available: STC Bylaws, amended March 2008. The need [...]
STC Usability SIG Topics in Usability: Accessibility STC Usability SIG articles on "Accessibility, Ergonomics, and Special Audiences" at http://www.stcsig.org/usability/topics/ Alertbox: Current Issues in Web Usability Bi-weekly column by Dr. Jakob Nielsen, principal, Nielsen Norman Group Futures Laboratory The Argonne Futures Lab performs basic and applied research in advanced communications, collaboration, and visualization technologies (for example, teleimmersion) to enable [...]
Beyond the AP Stylebook: Language and Usage Guide for Reporters and Editors from Ragged Edge Online Common Latin abbreviations and expressions used in writing Glossary & Terms Tools Careers: How can I become a technical writer? Jargon to Avoid in Scientific and Technical Writing Society for Technical Communication (STC) Scientific Communication SIG of STC STC Special Interest Groups (SIGs) What is Communication? What are [...]
Topics in Usability: Accessibility Topics in Usability: Web usability and design guidelines for working with older adults, children, and babies Related posts Usability and Human Factors (0) Internet Accessibility / Usability Resources F-W (0) Internet Accessibility / Usability Resources A-E (0) Accessibility Literature (0) Accessibility Browser Extensions, Favelets, and Toolbars (0)
The Accessibility Guide to the STC 55th conference (see http://www.stc.org/55thConf/access/index.asp) was prepared to help you with your conference preparation. As promised in the guide, we are continuing the discussion of tips and suggestions here on the blog. Just in from Marc Gravez, Vice-President and acting/interim President of the Philadelphia chapter, is a very useful description of [...]
The annual STC election will be held in March and April, 2008, and only members who have paid their dues by February 28, 2008, will be eligible to vote. In March, members who selected the option to receive their ballots via e-mail when they joined or renewed, will be e-mailed voting instructions. Members who did [...]
Mission The mission of the AccessAbility SIG is threefold: (1) provide resources, information, and support to technical communicators with disabilities; (2) provide resources that will help technical communicators make the products they create accessible to end users with disabilities; (3) provide strategic leadership in both areas through positive initiatives and open communication, both inside and outside [...]
Welcome to the STC AccessAbility SIG blog! We are excited about the possibilities a blog format gives us for communication to SIG members and to the world at large. We will post articles and share links that cover standards, legislation, tools and technology, law, and other categories that can keep technical communicators up-to-date with the [...]
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