Event Type: Virtual Events

Establishing and implementing accessibility practices is most effective when everyone is bought into the charge. BORN XDS is excited to present a webinar on Making the Case for Accessibility to help participants better discuss the need for strategies around this work with a range of internal and external audiences, including but not exclusive to clients, sales teams, key stakeholders, developers, and designers. Attendees of this webinar will gain a better understanding of:

• The importance for organizations to take accessibility seriously
• Arguments as to why applying an accessibility lens to an organization’s work is valuable and how to get started
• Next steps for bringing accessibility to the forefront of their organization’s work

Panel discussion by people with disabilities on accessibility for people without disabilities. Accessibility is not only for people with disabilities, so the panel looks to highlight how their accessibility needs benefits many other people. In a world where diversity and inclusion are drivers in the business sector, accessibility needs to be understood, actioned and implemented holistically. Without accessibility – diversity and inclusion cannot be achieved. The panel discussion hopes to teach attendees how many people can benefit from accessibility within the South African and African context.

Join the “Building Inclusive Organizations: The A in DEIA” webinar with accessibility expert Harris Rosensweig from TCS Access. Learn actionable steps to promote inclusivity and accessibility, including reasonable accommodation processes and addressing the impact of inaccessible technology on persons with disabilities who use Assistive Technology. In this webinar, you’ll gain valuable insights and actionable steps to promote accessibility, equity, diversity, and inclusion, including reasonable accommodation processes and addressing the impact of inaccessible technology on persons with disabilities who use Assistive Technology. This session will focus on: – Incorporating a more holistic approach to your DEIA program by expanding the definition of accessibility to include the reasonable accommodation process. – Techniques for educating staff on not only the technical aspects of accessibility but the “why” of accessibility and the impact of inaccessible technology on persons with disabilities. – Barriers to implementing an accessibility program. – The importance of involving accessibility professionals with experience in creating accessible media and testing with persons with disabilities throughout the design phase. – Specific techniques on educating staff on select topics in accessibility and building intra-department expertise in accessibility at varying level. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to take your DEIA efforts to the next level – register now for free! American Sign Language interpreting will be provided.

Życie uczelni obfituje w wydarzenia. Niektóre – takie jak inauguracja roku akademickiego czy jubileuszowy wykład – są ważne dla całej społeczności akademickiej. Inne – jak konferencja naukowa – adresowane są do węższego grona. Dobrze, by wszystkie były dostępne także dla osób z niepełnosprawnością wzroku czy słuchu. Pokażemy dobre praktyki na przykładach wydarzeń organizowanych przez czołowe polskie uczelnie. Podzielimy się doświadczeniami z naszych realizacji i praktycznymi poradami. Odpowiemy na pytania. Dostępność wydarzeń zapewnia bardziej komfortowy odbiór dla wszystkich widzów, a organizatorom pozwala dotrzeć do szerszej grupy odbiorców. Termin: wtorek, 16.05, godz. 13.00, czas trwania: 45 minut, Zoom. Dostępność: Podczas webinarium zapewniamy napisy na żywo i tłumaczenie na PJM. Webinarium poprowadzi dr Monika Szczygielska z Dostępni.eu.

What is it like to work in accessibility as a person with a disability? In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, join industry professionals from Fable, Spotify, and Salesforce in a thoughtful roundtable discussion of their experiences. Moderated by Nikki Nolan, listen to panelists reflect on how to balance the emotional investment involved in accessibility work, current barriers, wins, losses, and more. Learn how you can build out an inclusive and accessible culture on your team and at your organization, and why you should make it a priority. Featured panelists: 1) Natalie Patrice Tucker, Senior Accessibility Lead at Spotify 2) Tamas Geczy, Web Accessibility Engineer at Spotify 3) Crystal Preston-Watson, Senior Digital Accessibility Analyst at Salesforce 4) Samuel Proulx, Accessibility Evangelist at Fable Questions encouraged! Auto-captioning will be utilized for the livestream. Recording will be remediated by Rev for captions and transcription and sent to all registrants once processed.

Konferencja PFRON z okazji Światowego Dnia Wiedzy o Dostępności 18 maja przypada Światowy Dzień Wiedzy o Dostępności (ang. Global Accessibility Awareness Day – GAAD). Jest to dzień poświęcony szczególnie dostępności cyfrowej. Z tej okazji zapraszamy na konferencję on-line z cyklu #PFRONwspieradostępność. Będziemy rozmawiać o : – Jak dobrze opisać dostępność? – Jak technologie asystujące pomagają w osiągnięciu większej niezależności? – Zmiany w standardach WCAG 2.2 – Dostępność w mediach społecznościowych

“Breaking Barriers: Ensuring Accessibility for All”. This theme highlights the importance of accessibility across all aspects of life, including physical, digital, and social environments, and emphasizes the need to break down barriers and ensure that people with disabilities have equal access to education, employment, and social participation.

Tune into this webinar to hear from AudioEye on the importance of accessibility and how to create an accessible travel website. AudioEye, a leader in website accessibility, will discuss how your destination can prioritize accessibility while promoting travel and tourism to potential visitors through Simpleview CMS. Join us as we honor Global Accessibility Awareness Day, a day focused on digital access and inclusion for those with accessibility challenges. Join this webinar to learn how: • Simpleview and AudioEye work together to create accessible websites • AudioEye utilizes a holistic approach to drive compliance and improve accessibility • You can stay on top of inclusivity by understanding that accessibility affects not only the potential traveler, but also your site and brand through engagement and reputation, brand discoverability, and legal compliance Presenters: Delaney Cruz, CPACC, Senior Partner Account Manager at AudioEye Alisa Smith, CPACC, Accessibility Evangelist at AudioEye Simpleview Liaison: Luke Johnson, Director of CX Operations at Simpleview

Voice AI can be a powerful tool for improving healthcare access and quality for people around the world, regardless of their location, language, or disability. The Bridge2AI Voice Initiative is a project funded by NIH Common’s Fund that aims to use voice as a health biomarker in clinical care by creating ethical and diverse voice databases to support voice AI research and developing predictive models to help with screening, diagnosis, and treatment of various diseases. On the occasion of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, which is marked annually on the third Thursday of May, the Open Voice Network will host two leading experts on voice disorders research and treatment, who will also share their work with the Bridge2AI Voice Initiative.

Conversational AI can assist in providing personalized and adaptive services for people with various health conditions, and can help with diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and prevention of diseases, as well as enhancing communication, education, and empowerment for patients and caregivers. We hope you can join use for this special webinar session. The webinar will take place on Thursday, 18 May at 18:00 CET / 12:00 Eastern / 09:00 Pacific.

#GAAD1402, This webinar is hold by the usability stage channel and examines the status of accessibility in the production of Persian applications and websites and explores ways to make digital products accessible. To participate, register by this link: https://eseminar.tv/wb103282