Accessibility-focused activities and empathy workshops will be run at after school Design Clubs for children in London and Manchester.
Event Type: Private/Internal Events
Accessibility is an important part of customer experience. To build awareness for accessibility, we’ll explore some common accessibility myths and “myth-conceptions.”
The Centre for Technology & Innovation in Learning (CTIL), University of Dundee, will be running a series of drop in sessions to help staff “Fix their Content” – we’re using Ally in Blackboard, and some workshops to help academic staff ensure their content is accessible in the first place, when they’re creating new content for next academic year.
In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2022, Accessibility Shared Service Team at Pearson Lanka has planned several activities starting from 17th May to 20th of May 2022. The main highlight of the week is ‘A11Y Quiz’, a Virtual accessibility fun quizzical via the Kahoot platform targeted for Pearson Lanka employees. Throughout the whole week, Accessibility informative tips will be shared via emails and blog posts.
eBay is hosting Haben Girma for a keynote speaking event. This talk will kick off a few internal events for GAAD.
* Buyer and Seller Insights: eBay members with disabilities share their use of ebay.com and native mobile apps
* Lightning Talks: eBay employees across the business present how they take accessibility into consideration during their day-to-day roles
The Customer Experience and Architecture Services teams are partnering to host the inaugural GAAD celebration for our organization. Educating others on the importance of a11y, thoughtful design, and inclusion throughout the development process. We will achieve this by walking through common accessibility myths to get teams excited to be an a11y advocate. We are also hosting interactive games, quizzes, and giveaways for participants throughout the week.
BarrierBreak marks the 11th anniversary of GAAD by inviting experts in the field of accessibility to talk with our employees. We are excited to have David Banes – Global Access & Inclusion Consultant and Matthew Brennan – Accessibility Program Manager share their thoughts with our employees on 19th May, 2022.
CarMax & Edmunds, leaders in the automotive research and retail space, are collaborating with Level Access, an industry leader in digital accessibility consulting, to create an interactive event for their employees that is both informative and fun to recognize GAAD! The agenda will include interactive games, raffle giveaways, and a session on how to take product creation from unintentional exclusion to intentional inclusion.
On 19th May 2022 the international accessibility community celebrates the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). In support of increasing accessibility awareness and offering ING colleagues a chance to take part in accessibility related challenges, the Global Accessibility Guild introduces ING’s first accessibility hackathon on May 23rd.
A 90-minute interactive masterclass for BIMA members to find out how you can use inclusive design techniques to improve your website accessibility. Key learnings from this masterclass will include: – What is accessibility and who does it affect – Disability and the law – What is inclusive design – Methods you can use to design inclusively – Tips for improving accessibility for your digital products.