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<DIV> <STRONG>DESIGN TO READ - Designing for people who do not
read easily<BR></STRONG>> A workshop at HCI 2008, Liverpool John Moores
University, 2 September<BR>> 2008<BR>><BR>> POSITION PAPERS DUE Friday
11 July 2008<BR>><BR>> Workshop website<BR>> <A
href="http://www.cs.mdx.ac.uk/research/idc/designtoread/">http://www.cs.mdx.ac.uk/research/idc/designtoread/</A><BR>><BR>>
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Reading is a skill many of us take for granted. We learn at school,<BR>>
practice as adolescents and perfect (or so we hope) the ability as<BR>>
adults. It is something many of us do not even consider as a conscious<BR>>
activity.<BR>><BR>> Many people do not read easily. This might be because
of an impairment<BR>> or disability, poor access to literacy or because
English is not their<BR>> first language. In addition to reading the text
itself, there are<BR>> often other barriers or obstructions to reading, often
because of poor<BR>> design, layout and use of language.<BR><BR>> This
workshop introduces several ideas and approaches to understanding<BR>> why
this is so, and will seek to find solutions to improve the<BR>> readability
of information in a variety of formats including on computer <BR>> systems
such as public information systems like e-government and e-social service
systems.<BR><BR>> The session will be interactive,engaging and informative
encouraging <BR>> participants to share expertise and knowledge in a variety
of ‘try it <BR>> now’ settings. In addition to exploring the reasons why some
people do not <BR>> read easily, we will actively encourage attendees to
question their own <BR>> approach to reading and how adaptations or
>adjustments can be made to <BR>> improve accessibility for
all.<BR>><BR>>The workshop aims to be initial and exploratory, appealing
to a range<BR>> of academics, researchers and design practitioners who not
only want<BR>> to share knowledge and experience but ultimately have the goal
of<BR>> improving the lives of all those who do not read
easily.<BR>><BR>> TO PARTICIPATE, send your position papers to: Caroline
Jarrett <BR>> (<A
href="mailto:caroline.jarrett@effortmark.co.uk">caroline.jarrett@effortmark.co.uk</A>)<BR>><BR>>
POSITION PAPER FORMAT : pls visit workshop web page to download
paper<BR>> format.<BR>><BR>> KEY DATES<BR>> Position Paper
Submission Deadline: Friday 11 July 2008<BR>> Notification of acceptance and
comments: Monday 21 July 2008<BR>> Submission of camera-ready copy: 28 July
2008<BR>> Workshop start: Tuesday 2 Sept 2008<BR>><BR>> WORKSHOP
WEBSITE<BR>> <A
href="">http://www.cs.mdx.ac.uk/research/idc/designtoread/</A><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>