Web accessibility expert Dennis Lembrée of web development company CheckEngine USA will be the featured speaker at the January meeting for Refresh Detroit, a local group of web professionals focused on improving web design, usability, and standards.
The meeting will be held at 6:30pm Wednesday, January 24, in downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan at the offices of 3.7 Designs, also a member of Refresh Detroit.
Mr. Lembrée will be presenting on web accessibility, a method of developing web sites so that content is available to all Internet users, both disabled and non-disabled, regardless of what browsing technology they are using.
“Accessibility is a vital part of developing for the web. Not only is it beneficial for disabled individuals, but also for those new to web browsing, and to those who have limited technology. Web accessibility is beneficial to other areas of web development too, such as search engine optimization and web usability.”
Web accessibility is growing in awareness and concern in the industry and in governments worldwide. Retail giant Target Corporation was recently sued by the National Federation of the Blind for an inaccessible web site. U.S. law requires that a web site fully or partially funded by the federal government must follow a set of accessibility guidelines dubbed “Section 508”.
3.7 Designs and CheckEngine USA are co-founders of the Refresh Detroit organization. Refresh Detroit is a part of the international organization Refreshing Cities.
For details on the Refresh Detroit meeting, visit www.refresh-
About CheckEngine USA
Headquartered in suburban Detroit, CheckEngine USA was formed in early 2006. Inspired by the need for universal online accessibility and the importance of standards-driven web coding, Dennis Lembrée founded the company after more than fourteen years in the publishing, marketing, and web industries. He has provided web services to a variety of organizations including Quicken Loans, Ford Motor Company, the U.S. Marines, and Walt Disney World. For more information about CheckEngine USA, call (734) 262-2275 or visit the company’s web site at www.checkengineusa.com.
About Refresh Detroit
Refresh Detroit is a chapter of the international organization, Refreshing Cities. Their goal is to promote web design, standards, usability, and to improve the overall quality of web development among web professionals in the Detroit and Ann Arbor Michigan areas. The group meets monthly and is free to join. To learn more about Refresh Detroit, visit www.refresh-
