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		<title>Accessibility and Social Media</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first [official] speaking gig! I&#8217;ve been invited by Knowbilty to speaker at this year&#8217;s AccessU Accessibility Training Conference in Austin, TX May 10-12th. I say it&#8217;s my first official gig since I&#8217;ve actually spoken at a few gathers here and there and of course for internal company purposes&#8230;if that counts&#8230;but this is my first [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My first [official] speaking gig! I&#8217;ve been invited by <a title="Link to Knowbility Organization" href="http://www.knowbility.org" target="_blank">Knowbilty</a> to speaker at this year&#8217;s <a title="Conference Website" href="http://knowbility.org/conference/" target="_self">AccessU Accessibility Training Conference</a> in Austin, TX May 10-12th. I say it&#8217;s my first <em>official</em> gig since I&#8217;ve actually spoken at a few gathers here and there and of course for internal company purposes&#8230;if that counts&#8230;but this is my first conference speaking event. This post is a little late, but hey, it&#8217;s out there now!</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been involved with the Knowbility organization since 2007; participating in their annual Accessibility Internet Rallies (AIR) on-and-off. When they invited me to speak, I asked the same question I always get when I ask for someone to speak at an event I&#8217;m organizing; what do you want me to talk about. I was very happy learn they wanted me to present on Social Media &amp; Accessibility. I would never classify myself as a &#8220;social media guru&#8221; due to the negative picture it paints in my self-conscious mind of a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQq2FXKigLc" target="_self">social media </a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQq2FXKigLc" target="_self">&#8220;douche bag&#8221;</a>, but I guess it just comes with the territory, right? <img src='http://www.mayhemandchaos.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley colorbox-138' /> </p>
<p>I&#8217;ll post my presentation after Tuesday for all to check out. Wish me luck!</p>
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<div style="padding:5px 0 12px">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/mayhemchaos">Sal Baldovinos</a>.</div>
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<p><strong>Update:</strong> Back from the conference and just a wee-bit tired now. It was a physically and mentally draining few days. That said, I had a really great time in Austin with my family and at the conference. Austin, you kinda grew on me. I&#8217;m looking forward to doing more of these type of events. The initial feedback I received from the organizers is that the attendees that came to my session really liked what I did. I tend to be overly critical of myself, so that sets my mind at ease <img src='http://www.mayhemandchaos.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley colorbox-138' />  Thanks to the Knowbility folks and my class attendees; it was a great experience.</p>
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