The journal club meets online and is open to all who have an interest in pedagogic research and would like to develop further knowledge of specific themes and publications. May’s session marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day, with papers exploring the importance of accessibility in teaching and learning in HE. We will be looking at the following papers: Compton et al. (2023), “View of ‘Not as a temporary fluke but as standard’: realising the affordances of hybrid and online teaching for inclusive and sustainable education“. Fennelly-Atkinson et al. (2022), “Identifying accessibility factors affecting learner inclusion in online university programs.”
Event Type: Virtual Events
TTC welcomes you to join us for a free webinar to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). We will learn from an IAG team about their digital accessibility journey, the progress they have made, and what has helped with their development. In addition to learning about some of the team’s exciting outcomes, we will learn more about the importance of tooling. Accessibility tools can support teams to embed accessibility into the way that they work, and TTC will showcase this through a short demonstration of AQA, an accessibility testing tool that we use for some of our auditing. It’s important for us as accessibility professionals to revisit why we do what we do, and It’s important for other IT teams and organisations to learn from each other. Whether you are a designer, developer, tester, or simply have interest in this topic, learning more about the why, what, and how will hopefully inspire you or your team to progress on your digital accessibility journey!
Building momentum for an organization’s digital accessibility program can come from Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts. When everyone understands the importance and the impact they can make, actual progress can happen. Our featured presenter Jeff Adams, Director of Accessibility Operations at UsableNet, will cover the following: Web Accessibility and company processes Why you should include Accessibility in your company’s DNA How to move towards accessibility the first mindset What you can do to continue to improve accessibility initiatives
The fifth annual Signal Centers Accessibility Awareness Summit is designed to inspire transformative conversations about the inclusion of individuals with different abilities, the latest accessibility innovations, and ideas. Keynote speaker, John Bramblitt, is the author of the award-winning book Shouting in the Dark. He currently works as a consultant for museums in developing programs that are designed to include everyone – no matter their ability or disability. Shouting in the Dark is the story of Bramblitt’s life, his journey navigating through a new territory of blindness, and how he ultimately rekindled his joy, passion, and relationships through art.
In this online event the recently created AccessCat Network (Accessibility Innovation Network of Catalonia: Media, Education and Culture) will be officially presented. AccessCat, which gathers 12 research groups from 8 Catalan institutions, aims to become a flagship initiative on Accessibility in Information and Communication in Catalonia bridging the gap between academia, industry and society. We would like to hear from all interested stakeholders, so come and join us online. Let us know what your needs are so we can work together and find innovative solutions in accessible communication.
Relatori: Giuseppe Paolo Del Giovannino | Docente, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Professional Learning Specialist Alberto Luca Somaschini | Docente, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Professional Learning Specialist Le funzioni integrate di accessibilità di iPad permettono ad ogni docente e ogni studente di personalizzare il percorso di apprendimento e rendere i contenuti fruibili e interattivi. Si sviluppa così una scuola laboratoriale che riesce a includere e valorizzare tutti i talenti. Il webinar propone la condivisione di esperienze e buone pratiche fra docenti che utilizzano iPad nella didattica da oltre dieci anni.
Join Monsido experts Megan Lach and Eva Bergara as we dive deep into the end-user experience. Communities are diverse, and as municipalities, its crucial online content is accessible to all. Eva is blind and uses a screen reader to assist her everyday engineering work. Our team relies on her to ensure our content is compatible with screen readers, allowing other blind individuals to read online information accurately. It’s valuable to understand accessibility from all user standpoints. This webinar is an insightful opportunity to learn from people who use accessibility software daily and discuss how website compliance can improve overall engagement with local governments.
PhillyCHI is excited to host a virtual event for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on Thursday, May 18th! There will also be opportunities for networking and group discussions around accessibility. Oxana Loseva, Sr. UX Researcher at Vanguard, will talk about her efforts including accessibility within the division she works in at Vanguard. She will talk about what efforts and commitments Vanguard has made to accessibility and inclusion and will share her first hand experience working with people with disabilities. She will also share what she’s learned working with folks with disabilities. About the speaker: Oxana is a Sr. UX Researcher at Vanguard focusing some of her efforts at work on accessibility and inclusion. She has built a panel of individuals with disabilities and conducts regular research with them. She has a background in Service Design and Design Research and mixes these methods in her work. In her spare time, Oxana takes her dog Pepper hiking around the Philadelphia area and goes on trips to discover local coffee shops.
Accessibility is something that involves different contexts and scenarios. From the development of accessible solutions for all people and that will involve other people who know how to develop inclusive solutions. Even the best practices for disseminating inclusive and accessible solutions. It is increasingly common for people to say that it is important to use alternative texts, transcriptions, sign language and different methods to bring inclusion to the contents, but at the same time there is still a shortage of qualified professionals to do this in a more assertive way. . Taking into account that no one is born knowing how to do it and it is necessary to go through an adaptation phase, in this workshop we will understand some phases of this process and how you can start creating truly inclusive content, somehow.