Aspire To Innovate, an initiative to digitize Bangladesh is going to celebrate “Global Accessibility Awareness Day Bangladesh” for the first time. It will be a joyful event with a cultural program, following a useful discussion on the Digital Accessibility of services in Bangladesh. The program will have Mr. Ashraf Ali Khan Khushru, the Honorable State Minister of Social Welfare Bangladesh, and other delegates.
Event Type: In Person Events
This will be an interactive learning and networking experience for the general public and technologists to learn more about inclusive usability testing. Features demonstrations and interactive workshops on usability testing for the curious and the informed. If you’ve never heard of usability testing, or know all about it and are curious to see how we operate differently from the standard, come join us for an evening of learning and networking at platform Calgary.
No dia 19/05 celebra-se o Dia Mundial da Consciencialização para a Acessibilidade (GAAD), um dia dedicado à sensibilização e promoção de conversas, reflexões e aprendizagens sobre acesso digital inclusivo. Uma vez mais a Bosch Aveiro junta-se a esta iniciativa, cujo objetivo é inspirar insights transformativos sobre inclusão e know-how de acessibilidade, juntando as comunidades dedicadas ao desenvolvimento de tecnologia acessível (developers, designers, especialistas de usabilidade, etc.).
In recognition of GAAD, the Weston College Learning Technology team will be hosting an interactive online session on digital accessibility for teaching and business staff across the organisation. The session will cover the importance of accessibility and how to apply the WCAG 2.1 POUR principles when creating documents, presentations and other digital content.
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Mayor’s Office For People with Disabilities have put together a celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day! We’re going to have food trucks, scooters, a COVID-19 vaccine clinic, a panel discussion about digital accessibility, and all kinds of partner organizations there to provide information and resources for the disability community. You can register here: https://forms.office.com/g/5tbGfKhGvR
Scopriamo quanto è semplice con l’app Note non solo a prendere appunti, ma personalizzare e rendere inclusivo l’apprendimento anche dei ragazzi con DSA o con BES. Workshop per docenti di primaria di primo grado.
Organizing a panel on the topics • Rights of persons with disabilities with a focus on the rights of women with disabilities • ICT (Information and Communication Technology) accessibility for persons with disabilities • Study and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities
Oura Tech Community’s May meetup is all about accessibility. We have two talks: one about web accessibility, and another about iOS-accessibility. This event is organized in Oura’s Helsinki office, and will have a livestream with captions available. Link to the separate Meetup-event for stream can be found from this event’s Meetup-page, link below.
The Division of Academic Innovation is hosting an event showcasing simulations of various disabilities to make aware the importance of digital access and inclusion for people with disabilities. Activities will include using low vision simulation goggles, dyslexia typing simulation, demonstration of orientation and mobility practices, demonstration of assistive technology, and demonstration of iOS and Android accessibility apps for smart devices. We are participating in Fix Your Content Day.
Join us either in-person or on Zoom for our upcoming Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) event at DU. As GAAD states, “The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than One Billion people with disabilities/impairments.” Come learn and talk together as we hear from a panel of DU community members about their stories and experiences. Come learn about how you can ensure accessibility is a core part of our community!