For one day only, our courses on digital accessibility will be available on a pay what you want basis. Start your journey into accessibility on the 15th of May!
Event Type: Activities
Exciting Engagement planned for Primary School Students to experience the situations of People with special needs
Step into the shoes of people with disabilities and experience digital barriers firsthand at the Suarise Empathy Lab Pop-Up—a traveling, interactive exhibit from Indonesia that brings accessibility awareness to life. As part of our GAAD 2025 celebration, the 12th Empathy Lab will feature hands-on activities, assistive technology demos, inclusive design showcases, and immersive experiences like simulated screen reader navigation and low-vision usability testing. Visitors—from students to professionals—will walk away with a deeper understanding of why accessibility matters and how they can be part of the solution. Organized by Suarise, a social enterprise championing digital inclusion in Indonesia through community-driven programs like A11yID.
🌐 Open to the public | In-person event
Let’s move from awareness to action—one empathetic experience at a time in a fun and interactive way!
European Union Advisory Mission to Ukraine will conduct a speaking club discussion in English for students of police university in order to raise their awareness of accessibility issues faced by citizens in need of digital and other services provided by the police of Ukraine.
The University of Washington is hosting a hybrid event for faculty, staff, and students, in person and on Zoom, featuring a full day of lectures and workshops; plus an early evening public event with Dr. Joshua Miele as he shares from his new book, Connecting Dots.
Nella giornata dell’accessibilità il progetto europeo AINCP pubblica un opuscolo illustrato e divertente, gratuito per tutti da scaricare, che si rivolge a tutti i ragazzi di età 5 – 15 anni, e in particolare i ragazzi con una disabilità di paralisi cerebrale. Il “Booklet AINCP” contiene anche dei giochi e si potrà colorare.
Con la guida di ANDI tutti potranno comprendere in modo facile:
- Che cos’è la Paralisi Cerebrale
- Che cosa fa il Progetto AINCP
- Perché la Ricerca Scientifica è importante
Il progetto AINCP è orgoglioso di questa iniziativa, realizzata seguendo le linee guida di accessibilità, che per la prima volta spiega in modo facile un tema che riguarda 17 milioni di persone nel mondo e su cui la ricerca scientifica, compreso il nostro progetto AINCP, sta svolgendo un lavoro molto importante. Ci è voluto un grande impegno per realizzarlo! Il merito va a tutto il team del progetto europeo AINCP, a FTS srl, braccio operativo della Fondazione FightTheStroke.org che ha ideato e coordinato il lavoro, e a Housatonic, che ha creato le illustrazioni e il personaggio ANDI. L’opuscolo si potrà facilmente stampare in bianco e nero, formato A4, a partire dal giorno 15 maggio 2025 dalla pagina https://www.aincp.eu/kids Stampatelo, divertitevi e fateci sapere se vi piace! And stay tuned, the AINCP Booklet will be soon available in English too.
Creemos firmemente que la tecnología debe estar al servicio de todas las personas, sin excepciones, y que la accesibilidad debe ser un pilar transversal en cualquier iniciativa. Es por ello que el próximo día jueves 15 de mayo, Día Mundial de la Concienciación sobre la Accesibilidad, desde Fundación hiberus junto al área de Accesibilidad de hiberus organizamos una jornada para visibilizar la importancia de la accesibilidad digital. No te pierdas la mesa redonda en la que generaremos un espacio de diálogo para compartir buenas prácticas y retos de la accesibilidad para todas las personas.
Counting down to GAAD 2025! In the Netherlands, we’ve launched a similar initiative in Q4 2024: Day of Digital Accessibility (in Dutch: Dag van de Digitale Toegankelijkheid, DvdDT) on Saturday, June 28, 2025. This date was chosen with purpose: it marks the official start of the European Accessibility Act (EAA). As you likely know, the EAA legally requires companies and organizations to make their digital products and services accessible — for everyone, including people with disabilities. But: the EAA isn’t just for policymakers or IT professionals. It’s not about how, what en why. It’s about everyone’s right — as a citizen, consumer, or customer — to access digital information, services, shops, apps, and more. That’s why raising awareness among the general public is so important. Dag van de Digitale Toegankelijkheid exists to show people — from citizens to businesses — that this is about you. From June 28 onwards, you have a right to a digitally accessible world. And only together can we make that happen. DvdDT is not a one-off marketing stunt. We’ve got years of work ahead of us. Because this is about structural change. Not just more attention, but more action. Not just for people with disabilities — but for everyone. We want to encourage a bottom-up movement, starting with the awareness that everyone has the right to digital accessibility. As awareness grows and demand increases, we hope this will motivate every web developer, designer, and content creator to put this topic firmly on the agenda and integrate it into their workflows and procedures. Day of Digital Accessibility is, just like the platform Start DUIT, part of the DUIT Foundation — a non-profit organization with ANBI status (Public Benefit Organization). DUIT stands for Digitale Uitdaging / Uitvoering Inclusie en Toeagankelijkheid (Digital Challenge / Implementation of Inclusion and Accessibility).
Celebrate GAAD: Access & Unitarian Universalism National Webinar Hybrid Event Free, but pre-registration is required. Click here now: tinyurl.com/access-uu-webinar-2025
Moderators: Patricia Ryder & David Oaks, Accessibility Task Force Co-Chairs, Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene (UUCE)
Drop into this webinar at any time. We’ll spotlight accessibility successes, efforts and challenges at UU Churches nationally. You’re invited to take part in this national conversation, especially about digital accessibility (such as online access for people with disabilities). Just let us know during the webinar, or even better email us now to pre-schedule comments. Folk Singer David Rogers will help us enjoy our celebration! All welcome from anywhere, any faith. Be seen or watch anonymously. Your participation is encouraged!
This is a hybrid event: The Eugene community is invited to personally view in the UUCE Chapel “Studio.”
Seating starts at 1 pm pt.
1685 W 13th Ave., Eugene.
First come, first served. Enjoy free refreshments!
Hosted by Accessibility Task Force (ATF) for Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene. Email to ATF and we’ll add you to our Access News list: access@uueugene.org
ASL interpreted.
Indonesia is one of the biggest countries in the world, but digital accessibility isn’t yet part of everyday practice. One reason is low awareness. Another is the lack of resources in our native language, Bahasa Indonesia. That’s why PanduanWCAG.com exists with one core principle: making accessibility accessible. It’s a plain-language guide to help local practitioners understand WCAG and connect with global standards. We’re launching it on Global Accessibility Awareness Day to introduce two things: 1. Digital accessibility is real 2. And the guide to get started is ready Note: PanduanWCAG.com is not an official translation of WCAG.