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Derek Featherstone

Engaging, surprising, and inspiring, Derek Featherstone is an internationally-known authority on accessibility and web development, a respected technical trainer, and author. Creator of in-depth courses on HTML, CSS, DOM Scripting, and Web 2.0 applications, his approach never fails to champion the cause of web standards and universal accessibility. As founder of Further Ahead, he has been an in-demand consultant to government agencies, educational institutions, and private sector companies since 1999. He is the Group Lead of the influential Web Standards Project and has served on their Accessibility and DOM Scripting Task Forces.

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  1. Accessibility Summit Online, Live Accessibility Conference September 30, 2010 Environments for Humans brings together some of the Web's most notable experts in accessibility for an all-new, all-day online conference, the Accessibility Summit (Add event) on Sept. 30th from 9am to 5pm (ET). Purchase your tickets now! The first 50 tickets are only $149 for individual tickets, or $449 for a meeting room ticket.
  2. AJAX Essentials UIE Virtual Seminar Presentation October 14, 2010 Incorporating Ajax into both existing and new web applications can dramatically improve an application’s ease of use by improving application flow, reducing errors, and increasing both satisfaction and performance. This is the perfect seminar for those designers looking to get greater exposure to the inner workings of Ajax implementations and to optimize their designs for the best experiences.

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Past Events
  1. Higher Education Symposium University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 21 to 22, 2010
  2. Aiming for Accessibility University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario June 8 to 10, 2010
  3. AccessU 2010 St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas May 10 to 12, 2010
  4. IA Summit 2010 Phoenix, Arizona April 7 to 11, 2010
  5. In Control 2010 Web Design Workshop Conference Orlando, Florida February 22 to 23, 2010
  6. Future of Web Design New York City, USA November 16 to 17, 2009 I'll be in New York for the long-standing Future of Web Design conference giving a short 20 minute talk and a half-day workshop. I'm really, really looking forward to this one!
  7. Adobe MAX Los Angeles, California, USA October 4 to 7, 2009 Adobe's yearly gathering of web and creative professionals sharing tips, tricks, and techniques with thousands of people from around the world. This conference is at a grand scale, and promises to offer something for everyone!