The White House is convening a Town Hall to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Watch the livestream on YouTube, and live captioning on Streamtext.
Event Type: Virtual Events
The event will be held today virtually through ZOOM. The speakers will talk about these topics during the event:- 1. The sustainability of the accessibility 2. Access to the urban environment 3. Innovation for digital accessibility 4. Capacity building in accessibility programs 5. The role of universities in achieving accessibility requirements 6. A deeper understanding of universal design for learning
Global webinar for customers and partners to receive best practice advice on how to produce accessible documents at scale for customers of (typically) large organizations (such as Banks, Insurance companies etc) as well as Government agencies.
Play engaging games on accessibility – 1) Burst the myth game (No programming knowledge required) – https://a11ymyths.pythonanywhere.com/ 2) A11Y Bug Hunter (Basic Web programming knowledge required) – https://inaccessible-webpage-game.vercel.app/question.html Top scorers will receive exciting prizes!!
CI&T’s multi-award winning Empathy Lab is an online workshop designed to help build empathy for people with disabilities, whether they be permanent, temporary or situational. This workshop is highly interactive, inviting attendees to participate in a variety of real world tasks using technology with various sensory simulations. These activities aim to get product teams and executives thinking about the impact they have in making technology more inclusive to all. Empathy Lab can help. What participants learn • What accessibility is and why it’s important • Empathise with some of the challenges technology can create for people with disabilities, whether they be permanent, temporary or situational • Identify ways to solve or overcome these obstacles to make the digital experience more accessible • Recognise what you can do in your daily life and work to make the world more accessible • Understand what teams need to learn to integrate it into their daily work
Prepare Your Website for New Accessibility Rules Webinar Is your website compliant with current (and upcoming) accessibility guidelines for your region? If not, what do you need to do to start ensuring your website is accessible, inclusive, and compliant? On World Accessibility Day (May 16), join accessibility advocate and SEO specialist Billie Geena Hyde, accessibility consultant Carter Temm, and Lumar host Matt Hill for this deep dive into how to address current web accessibility requirements. In this digital accessibility-focused webinar session, we’ll cover: Recent (& upcoming) changes to web accessibility rules in the US, Canada, Europe, and beyond — and which industries these regulations apply to. Broader business benefits of improving website accessibility. How to start improving your website’s accessibility now — key technical and content considerations. When: May 16, 2024 (9am PST / 12pm EST / 5 pm BST) Where: Online (via Zoom) How: Fill out the form on this page to register — you’ll receive the webinar link via email (and a recording of the session after the live event).
This Global Accessibility Awareness Day, join us THIS WEEK for a timely webinar “Beyond Compliance: Building Inclusive Digital Experiences.” The Digital Services Coalition is bringing together government and industry experts to discuss how we can create accessible digital services for all citizens. 💡 Join us virtually on Thursday, May 16- 3-4pm ET for a thought-provoking discussion and help shape a more inclusive digital future. Panelists: Nicshan Floyd: Deputy Director of Customer Experience, DHS Genevieve Gaudet: Director of Design, Nava PBC Amy Cole, M.A., UXC, CPACC: Global Accessibility Manager, Bixal Andrew Nielson: Director of the Government-wide IT Accessibility Program, GSA Moderated by: Mike Gifford, CPWA, DSC Board President, CivicActions Open and free to all
Nigerian youths celebrate 2024 Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Imagine a society in which individuals of all abilities may effortlessly explore and relish the immense marvels of the digital world. That is the idea behind the annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), a day set aside to spread the message that everyone should have access to the digital world. To what extent is digital technology accessible to Nigeria’s 35 million+ disabled people? How can they live better lives through digital inclusion? conforming to the goal of SDGs to leave no one behind.
Join the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) team on Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Guest speaker Whitney Quesenbery will discuss her work to create a more accessible voting process. She previously served as a member of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s Technical Guidelines Development Committee and helped draft versions 1.0 and 1.1 of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines. Whitney’s experience advocating for people with disabilities can help you design usable and accessible civic spaces on the web and beyond. This event is best suited for: Designers, product owners, developers, and accessibility specialists of all levels. Speakers: Dan Williams – Product Lead, USWDS Anne Petersen – Experience Design Lead, USWDS Amy Cole – Accessibility Specialist, USWDS Contractor Alex Hull – Accessibility Specialist, USWDS Contractor Whitney Quesenbery – Co-founder, Center for Civic Design The U.S. Web Design System is a toolkit of principles, guidance, and code to help government teams design and build accessible, mobile-friendly websites backed by user research and modern best practices. This event is part of a monthly series that takes place on the third Thursday of each month. Don’t forget to set a placeholder on your personal calendar for our future events this year.
“Advancing Digital Accessibility: Unlocking Inclusion, Innovation, and Business Growth.” This roundtable discussion brings together a panel of inspiring speakers; Roberta Lulli Project Officer, Social Policy Team, European Disability Forum François Cunche, Head of Digital Accessibility Center of Excellence, L’Oréal Crosby Cromwell, Head of Growth at Cephable, ex-Valuable 500 The event is open to all, and will take place online on zoom.