AIR Interactive  Presented by Knowability

Join Knowbility and Chair Hugh Forrestt (Director of SXSW) for the seventh annual AIR-Interactive Competition, where teams of Web professionals will create exciting media-rich, accessible Web sites for Austin-area musicians, artists and arts organizations. AIR-Interactive participants have the opportunity to apply their technological expertise to ensure that Austin's rich cultural traditions and new cultural breakthroughs can be enjoyed by everyone, including people with disabilities, by participating in this highly regarded competition. The work will continue to contribute to the community long after the top sites receive their accolades at the awards ceremony held as a part of South by Southwest Interactive.

Why this is important: Many opportunities to learn about and even participate in arts activities are online: patrons schedule attendance, purchase tickets, view videos, listen to audio clips of performances, get historical information about exhibitors and continue relationships after a particular performance or exhibit has ended. These experiences should be open to everyone, but most of the Internet (estimates range from 75-90%) is not accessible to children and adults with disabilities. You can help us change the Web for the better by participating in this fun, friendly Web design competition.

Don’t Have a Team, But Want to Participate?

Please contact Teenya Franklin via email at teenya@knowbility.org or phone (512) 305-0311, and we’ll connect you to other independent developers so you can form a team.