🎉🇬🇧 Join ustwo and ADPList in London on Global Accessibility Awareness Day to discuss why and how to build accessible digital products for every user. We’ll kick things off with empathy exercises, followed by a panel discussion with speakers from ustwo’s Product, Design, and Tech teams, and American Express. This will be a fun, practical evening, so we’ll break into roundtables and discuss tangible ways to design accessible digital products and future-proof your career. 🚀 🚦 Meetup Agenda 🚦 18:00 – 18:30: Networking, pizza, and drinks 18:30 – 19:05: Empathy exercises and panel discussion with Louise Windo (Strategy Principal, ustwo), Alasdair Blackwell (Tech Lead, ustwo), Dan Elsworth (Head of Product, ustwo), Dominic Fisher (Design Principal, ustwo), and Maeva Chandler (UX Designer, American Express) 19:05 – 20:05: Roundtable discussion led by the ustwo team 20:05 – 20:35: Group discussion and shareback 20:35 – 21:00: More pizza and drinks 👐 This event is exclusive to ADP List mentors. Address to the venue will be provided a week before the event to registered guests.
Event Type: In Person Events
Anläßlich des Global Accessibility Awareness Day laden wir zu 2 spannenden Fachvorträgen ein:
17:00 Uhr ”Adaptive Fashion” von Deborah Brown Majekodunmi (Vortrag auf Englisch mit deutschen Untertiteln) Inhalt: Ein sich entwickelndes Konzept in der Mainstream-Mode, das universelle Designprinzipien anwendet, um funktionelle und stilvolle Bekleidungsoptionen für ein breites Spektrum von Kunden zu schaffen, einschließlich Menschen mit Behinderungen und ältere Menschen.
17:30 Uhr “Barrierefreiheit und Innovation” von Beatriz González Mellídez (Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion Central Europe – Atos / Beiratsmitglied IAAP DACH / AK-Barrierefreiheit Leiterin bei der German UPA) Inhalt: Wen betrifft Barrierefreiheit? Wo ist Barrierefreiheit möglich? Wie ist die gesetzliche Lage?
Bereits ab 16 Uhr haben alle Besucher die Möglichkeit sich an Teststationen mit Laptops, Mobilgeräten und z.B. Augenkrankheiten-Simulationsbrillen, dem Thema anzunähern. Zudem können eigene Websites und Anwendungen auf Barrierefreiheit getestet werden. Alle Interessierten und Neugierigen sind herzlich willkommen! Leider müssen wir darauf hinweisen, dass unsere Räumlichkeiten nicht barrierefrei sind.
We usually do a meetup in relation to the Global Acessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). This year GAAD is on a Swedish Holiday so we decided to have our event the week after instead. We are hosted by Kivra and the event will take place in person at their office in central Stockholm.
Assistive technologies have driven innovation in mainstream devices for over a century. In this talk, hear stories from entrepreneurs, inventors, and leaders, including Maria Enge of RooWalk–a Berlin startup making waves by helping children walk thru and Djamal Okoko on his journey thru disability and product design.
18:30 Doors open
19:00 Minette Mangahas “Welcome and stories from assistive tech to mainstream innovation”
19:20 Maria Enge “A kangaroo as companion – an innovative walking aid is moving children!”
19:40 Djamal Okoko “(How) my life is defined by dis/ability”
20:00 Q&A
20:30 Closing and drinks
2 hour on-site workshop to familiarize participants with the topic of accessibility. The workshop is divided into two parts. In the first part, the forms of disabilities will be worked out in groups. The second part deals with getting to know tools that people with disabilities use for the use of digital products. Our meetup is designed for anyone who is interested in learning more about accessibility and its benefits. Whether you’re a developer, designer, marketer, or just someone who wants to be more informed, this is the perfect opportunity to expand your knowledge and network with like-minded individuals. By the end of the meetup, you will be familiar with what accessibility means for digital products. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn from experts and get hands-on experience with accessibility. Join us and make a difference in the lives of people who rely on accessible websites and apps. See you there! Agenda: 18:00 Arrival & chitchat 18:30 Welcome 18:35 Accessibility awareness & empathy workshop 20:00 QA 20:30 Closing and networking
Join us for an interactive talk on Accessibility in Digital Design. On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we invite you to join us to discuss accessibility practices in design & development! About the Speakers 👩💻👨💻 Berivan and Mustafa have practical experience in accessibility design, which they used to raise awareness about this important topic. They also focused on inclusive and accessible design solutions during their master’s studies, further contributing to increasing awareness about accessibility. More about Berivan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berivanatik/ More about Mustafa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mustafaterziogluu/ What you will get 👀 We will provide participants with valuable insights, best practices, and practical tips concerning accessibility in digital design. Our goal is to inspire them to critically examine the role of accessibility in design & development processes. You will also get a chance to network with other people who care about accessibility. 🗓 Date: 18th May 2023, 🕒 Time: 16:00 📍 Location: Tallinn University Astra Building, Narva mnt 29 🔖 Pricing: 8 € Early Bird (Until 13 May) / 10€ Regular (After 13 May) Looking forward to meeting you all!
Join us on May 18th from 2-4pm at the User Vision Edinburgh office or via Zoom for an exciting event to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day. We have 2 events for the afternoon : 1: Panel discussion on digital accessibility & inclusion in practice 2-3 PM 2: Empathy Workshop to experience how disabled users interact with the web 3-4 PM.
First GAAD event in Slovenia. Live conference. The conference is designed to raise awareness (World Accessibility Awareness Day) and inform about key requirements, needs and problems, and of course also supported by examples of good practices, guidelines for successful solutions and a look ahead. Topics will focus on the state of digital accessibility in Slovenia, legislation, accessibility standards – WCAG, user experience, the public sector, examples of good practice, planned actions, future activities. Speakers come from different organisations. From government representatives, best accessibility professionals in Slovenia, users with disabilities and those who allready have experience of achieving final goals: accessible web sites and applications. The conference is organised by the Institute for Digital Accessibility A11Y.si, the Beletrina Institute and the Ministry for Digital Transformation of the Republic of Slovenia.
In industrialized countries between 50% and 70% of people with disabilities are unemployed. Children with disabilities are much less likely to complete their primary education. These are just a few key facts about disability and inclusion and why our industry is failing people with disabilities. So how can we make our industry more inclusive, more equitable and more accessible? We want to show you different workshop concepts from our Responsible Tech Playbook (https://www.thoughtworks.com/about-us/social-change/responsible-tech-playbook) and more that could lead you to better ideas. Test them out in our workshop playground and see how old problems could be solved with new thinking. Agenda: 19:00 – Start 19:30 – Introduction + Select your Workshop group 20:00 – Workshops (30mins) 20:30 – Workshop presentations 21:15 – Wrap Up & Networking
The language of this meetup is Hungarian. At the 2023 Global Accessibility Awareness Day, OTP Bank will host a roundtable discussion and short presentations to explore the challenges and opportunities of implementing accessibility, examine experiences and processes on the road to accessibility. The roundtable discussion will be led by experts who have personally faced the challenges of design accessibility. During the presentations, a brief showcase will be given on how accessibility was implemented and the challenges that were faced. One of the main topics of the event is the possibility of universal design in the digital world, and the importance of inclusive design will also be emphasized. Our goal is to create accessible and usable products, services, and interfaces.