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URL:https://siliconbrighton.com/events/async-alexa-to-the-rescue-of-inacce
 ssible-websites/
SUMMARY:Async: Alexa to the rescue of inaccessible websites
DESCRIPTION:The Web is over 30 years old\, yet some websites are still not 
 accessible.\nThis is the tale of how Alexa\, with a little bit of help\, c
 ame to the rescue of a blind person who could not get access to local news
 .\nIn this talk\, Alex Nicol speaks about accessibility\, web crawling\, t
 ech-for-good\, Alexa\, running Ruby on Lambdas\, and working on a side pro
 ject whilst having a six-month-old baby.\nAlex Nicol is a web developer wo
 rking at BridgeU and Bounce Technologies. He's also founded his own co
 nsultancy company\, specialised in conversational systems and tech-for-goo
 d. He previously spent six years at EDF Energy as an R&amp\;D engineer spe
 cialising in automated voice systems and chatbots.\nYou will be able to jo
 in us in-person at Spaces or online.\nAs always we welcome people of al
 l backgrounds and experience levels\, so whether you've got a few years un
 der your belt\, or you're just starting to look into development we'd love
  to have you along.
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CATEGORIES:Async,Silicon Brighton Event
LOCATION:Spaces\, Mocatta House\, Trafalgar Terrace\, Brighton\, BN1 4DU\, 
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