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Hello Colleagues:

I will be presenting two related sessions at the CSUN Conference in Los
Angeles next week. On Wednesday morning I will describe a theoretical
Windows-like GUI that is truly accessible and usable by keyboard. On
Saturday morning, I will demonstrate advanced Windows customizations that
emulate features of the theoretical GUI to improve keyboard interaction.

DIMENSIONS OF USABILITY: TOWARD A RATIONAL GUI KEYBOARD INTERFACE

Wednesday 16 March, 10:40 - 11:40 a.m., Century C/D - Hilton, Los Angeles.

SYNOPSIS: The Windows keyboard interface is fairly accessible, but not
particularly usable. I will discuss and demonstrate features of a truly
functional keyboard interface for a Windows-like GUI. This hypothetical GUI
greatly streamlines keyboard interactions while simultaneously improving
mouse interactions.

RADICAL SOFTWARE SURGERY: CASE STUDIES IN ADVANCED CUSTOMIZATION

Saturday 19 March, 9:20 - 10:20 am. Newport C - Hilton, Los Angeles.

SYNOPSIS: Commercial applications are rarely as accessible or usable as they
could be. People with disabilities regularly encounter software tasks that
they cannot perform, or can perform only with great difficulty. I describe
four customization techniques that improve Windows accessibility and
usability: modifying the user interface; recording commands; developing
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) procedures; and scripting macros. I draw
on case studies to illustrate how these techniques produce accessibility and
usability enhancements that can be achieved in no other way.

More on the CSUN Conference: http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/index.htm

Alan Cantor
Cantor Access Inc.
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www.cantoraccess.com