Dallas needs some fresh AIR!

I relocated to Dallas a few years ago, but not a day goes by that I don’t miss Austin, Texas. I miss running around Town Lake, taking a dip in Barton Springs, and just being outside in all the green space that makes Austin so cool.

Austin also happens to be the birthplace of the first Accessibility Internet Rally known as AIR-Austin. AIR is a web design contest focused on creating web sites that are accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities who may use assistive technology to browse the web.

During a one-day AIR rally, teams of web designers and developers are matched with local non-profits to build web sites that are accessible for people with disabilities. The web sites are then judged based upon the WCAG accessibility guidelines and Section 508 Guidelines for Web Accessibility.

Since 1998, AIR rallies have popped up in cities like Boston, San Francisco, & Denver. Houston and San Antonio even have their own rallies. I think it’s high time that Dallas got in the game! I know some very cool designers and developers that would love to be involved. Anyone else interested?