How do people who cannot use their arms or who are visually impaired use a website? In today’s inclusive society, designing websites and web applications that are usable by all people irrespective of their abilities is becoming ever more essential.

A conference on this topic, entitled How I Use the Web, will explore how people with particular accessibility requirements use and interact with different web applications. It will be held on April 16 at 12.30pm at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology’s main hall, Paola.

This event, the first to be organised by the Mcast student association Speak Out, is sponsored by Vodafone Malta and aims to help participants better understand why and how website designers and developers should develop accessible websites to help facilitate their use by people with different disabilities, such as auditory, cognitive, neurological, physical, speech, and visual impairments.

The speakers are Michael Micallef, a member of the Foundation for Information Technology Accessibility, and Steven James McLean, head of development at Zheta International.

The conference is open to all Mcast students. Participation is free; registration is required by visiting www.speakoutmcast.org/events.

Speak Out was founded by a group of students from various Mcast institutes to represent the interests of all students studying at the college. It acts as a bridge between students and the administration by voicing students’ concerns and helping to resolve students’ issues.

It also seeks to promote extra-curricular activities and multi-cultural interaction at Mcast.

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