At ADCET we are celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day (Thursday, May 18, 2023) with a series of three challenges for universities and Vocational Education and Training providers within Australia to experience just a few accessibility barriers and features in everyday work and life. We would love to hear your stories and experiences with the challenges, so please share them with us via email or on our social media by tagging ADCET and using the hashtag #GAAD. View the 3 challenges on our website www.adcet.edu.au
Event Type: Virtual Events
GAAD is close to our hearts. Digital accessibility drives everyone here at Siteimprove. It’s embedded into our platform, culture, and history – and we think every website owner should be on board too. If all websites got their accessibility fundamentals right, then we’d have an open internet for everyone, regardless of their ability. That’s why our theme for this year is built without barriers. Join us as we imagine a world where nothing stands between users and information. Then help us make it a reality. This year’s GAAD for Good is jam-packed full of tips and expert insights, including three informative webinars. You’ll be joined by our industry experts, customers, and partners, who’ll all be serving up the latest accessibility content and resources. We’ll kick things off with an introduction from Nicolas Hamilton, one of British motorsport’s most inspirational figures, who will open our event by sharing what digital accessibility means to him. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the topics we’ll cover throughout the day:
- Technical accessibility tips for your website
- Understanding the importance of accessibility in content marketing
- How accessibility drives better UX, marketing performance, and business results
We’re excited to see you there! Help us make the internet a more inclusive place for everyone.
In celebration of this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we’re hosting a free webinar for developers of all experience levels to learn how to do a lot of good, using free accessibility testing tools. Harris Schneiderman, Product Manager and Developer Extraordinaire, will demonstrate how to achieve the following using entirely free tools: -Significantly improve your code quality without disrupting your existing testing processes -Automatically catching the majority of accessibility issues in-browser -Extending accessibility coverage even further with guided testing -Automatically catching accessibility issues with even less effort in a VS Code linter -Learning how to solve accessibility issues without any WCAG expertise required
The Office of Educational Technology (OET) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS) have partnered to host a webinar in honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) – May 18, 2023. Join the webinar to learn how South Carolina’s Department of Education implemented accessibility initiatives for their staff, educators, and families. This event will include ASL interpreters and auto-closed captioning. If you need additional accommodations to attend this event, please describe what you need in the comments when registering. *Examples are not endorsements. The opinions expressed in any of these materials do not necessarily reflect the positions or policies of the U.S. Department of Education.
Arden University is very excited to invite you to our 2-day Global Accessibility Awareness Day series. This will be our first year celebrating the importance of digital accessibility at our online, international university. This session will explore exciting changes, including Arden’s new Neuro-diversity Course, the Career team’s services and their Student Disability Steering group. Hear from a neuro-divergent staff experience of accessibility in HE, and join our live Q&A session with Caroline from Inclusions. We also welcome guest speaker Andy Hogg from The Support School, who will explore accessibility as a mindset at his accessible online 6th Form. Join us to explore the creative range of applications for accessibility and inclusion in our digital environment.
On May 18, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the San Francisco Mayor’s Office on Disability will hold a community experience webinar featuring a panel of people with diverse disabilities. The mission of Global Accessibility Awareness Day is “to disrupt the culture of technology and digital product development to include accessibility as a core requirement”. People with many different types of disabilities, some not obvious to others, are affected by the accessibility (or lack of it) of a website. For people who work on designing or developing websites, it’s easy to get immersed in accessibility standards, requirements and checklists without understanding what users with disabilities experience. This webinar will feature a panel of people with disabilities in conversation, describing how they use and navigate the web, how their assistive technologies work, what digital barriers they encounter and what accessibility means to them. Use this link to register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__cIJLeM0RYe5T_5Pa0zklA Sign language interpreters will be provided. To request any other accommodations, send an email to mod@sfgov.org
In this Twitter Utah Education chat, which takes place every Wednesday during the school year, educators from Utah will discuss benefits of creating digital content that is inclusive and accessible by answering the questions and completing the accessibility challenges posted by the Twitter handle @DanyMacEdu and using the hashtag #UTEdChat.
On the occasion of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we are hosting a free webinar on the crucial topic ‘Why Cybersecurity should be Digitally Accessible.’ It is important to have this webinar as technology becomes increasingly a part of our everyday lives. Cybersecurity has become a vital concern for individuals, businesses, and governments worldwide. The rapid rise in cybercrime and data breaches has made safeguarding our digital lives more critical than ever. However, with the increasing use of digital technology, accessibility to cybersecurity measures is becoming an issue. In this webinar, we will discuss the importance of making cybersecurity measures digitally accessible to everyone. We will look at how current cybersecurity practices are excluding people because the processes and tools are not always accessible and create difficulties for those who don’t have the necessary skills or knowledge to protect themselves adequately. We will delve into how we can make cybersecurity more accessible, including through better user interfaces, training and education, and technological advancements. We will explore how these measures can help individuals, businesses, and governments protect against cyber threats. Our panel of cybersecurity experts will provide insights and valuable information on how the field of cybersecurity can become digitally accessible so everyone can be equally secure. If you’re an individual who wants to protect your online presence, a business owner looking to secure your company’s data, or a government official concerned about the security of your nation’s critical infrastructure, this webinar is for you. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from cybersecurity experts and discuss why cybersecurity should be digitally accessible. Register now to reserve your spot and get ready to enhance your digital security!
Celebrate this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day by attending Deque’s three-hour virtual training event. You’ll learn what digital accessibility is, why it’s important, how people with disabilities navigate the web, and how you can champion accessibility to make a difference in your organization today. This training is intended for all audiences; including policymakers, management, content creators, developers, designers, testers, and everything in between. This event is divided into three components, which include plenty of time for Q&A. Attendees will learn:
- What is digital accessibility and why it matters -Building the business case for digital inclusion -How people with disabilities use digital technologies -Involving people with disabilities in the development process
- First-hand lived experiences and barriers faced by people with various disabilities -Challenges faced and lessons learned – the A11y Rules podcast experiment
- Next steps: building for accessibility by leveraging technology -Getting started – leveraging automated tools for inclusion -Getting ahead – keyboard navigation as a key foundation for inclusion -Practical next steps to make a difference (not just on GAAD!)
Making key changes to your website and the digital services that you offer can create a better experience for everyone. We call this digital accessibility. Join our session to learn how two local governments are creating a more positive, inclusive digital experience for all. In our session, you’ll learn:
- How we’re making our organization’s digital experience more accessible.
- How to make digital content accessible for all the ways that people think and those who’ve experienced trauma.
- Resources to help people learn how to use technology and the internet.
- Assistive technology and help offered at Hennepin County Libraries.
- Ways to work with others to make things more accessible for everyone.
Presenters: City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County staff, guest speaker from Planet Technologies
We encourage government employees to attend. Everyone has a part in making the digital experience accessible to all.