STC AccessAbility SIG
A Blog About Accessibility

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 [...]

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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 [...]

Read: Low-Tech Tips for Hearing at the Conference: Did You Hear My Presentation? »

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Topics in Usability: Accessibility
Topics in Usability: Web usability and design guidelines for working with older adults, children, and babies

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The Accessibility Guide to the STC 55th conference 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 getting around [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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