Registration is now open for the Web Accessibility Best Practices Training on 5 July 2005 in Lisbon, Portugal as part of the WAI-TIES Project (WAI - Training, Implementation, Education, Support). This training is hosted by Programa Acesso da UMIC (ACESSO Program of the Knowledge Society Agency in the Ministry of Science, Technology & High Education).

The Web accessibility training will be in English and will cover the following topics:

• An introduction to evaluating and retrofitting Web sites for accessibility
• An overview of resources that are available to help carry out an evaluation review
• Detailed instruction on evaluating links, tables, on-line forms, images, and scripts

There is no registration fee for the training; however, pre-registration is required. There are a limited number of spaces, which are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration will close when spaces are filled.