ISSUE 94, JUN 2009 Accessibility and Computing A regular publication of the ACM Special Interest Group on Accessible Computing A Note from the Editor Inside This Issue Dear SIGACCESS member: 1 A Note from the Editor Welcome to the new look of the online edition of the 2 SIGACCESS Officers and Information SIGACCESS Newsletter – with new layout, the use of 3 Web Toolkits Accessibility Study sans-serif and larger font throughout, left-justification, 9 Pitch in Non-verbal Vocal Input and the inclusion of authors’ short biographies and 17 Combating Obesity Trends in Teenagers photographs (so that you can say hi when you meet through Persuasive Mobile Technology them in meetings and conference). 26 ASSETS 2009 CFP This issue reports three articles. The first, titled Web Toolkits Accessibility Study, investigates accessibility functions of two open source web toolkits. The second article discusses the human factors element of non-verbal vocal interaction. The third presents the development of mobile exercise companion for teenagers’ weight management. Finally, this issue includes a Call for Participation for ASSETS 2009. Sri Kurniawan Newsletter editor PAGE 1 SIGACCESS NEWSLETTER, ISSUE 94, JUN 2009 SIGACCESS Officers and Information Chairperson Who we are Vicki Hanson SIGACCESS is a special interest group of IBM T.J. Watson Research Center ACM. The SIGACCESS Newsletter is a regular 19 Skyline Drive online publication of SIGACCESS. We Hawthorne, NY 10532, USA. encourage a wide variety of contributions, +1-914-784-6603 ( work ) such as: letters to the editor, technical
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