Atos Global GAAD Event

On Thursday 19th of May Atos will host its 8th annual event to celebrate the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Global Accessibility Awareness Day is an awareness day focusing on digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people with disabilities and impairments. The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion. Our aim in Atos this year is to discuss how we can achieve accessibility at scale.

Barrierefreie Dokumente für die öffentliche Verwaltung, das Gesundheitswesen sowie Bildungseinrichtungen

Seit der Einführung der EU-Rechtsvorschriften zur Barrierefreiheit im Jahr 2020 müssen Organisationen des öffentlichen Sektors sicherstellen, dass ihre digitalen Angebote barrierefrei zugänglich sind. Crawford Technologies und Docolution gehen im Webinar auf die Grundlagen digitaler Barrierefreiheit ein, was diese Regelungen für die Erstellung von Dokumenten, neu zu erzeugende oder bereits vorhandene, bedeuten und präsentieren Lösungen und Tools, um den Anforderungen Ihrer Kunden zu entsprechen.

Radio Interview about the importance of GAAD and digital accessility

Radio interview about What is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Why is digital accessibility important and how people can start making a difference when creating digital content.

Raising My Voice: Exploring and Discussing the Power of AI-Assisted technology

The University of Sydney Library is hosting a webinar to highlight the development and application of a pioneering voice avatar. Created by Cereproc, the webinar will focus on the experiences of Associate Professor Anna Boucher and how she utilises this AI-assisted technology in her teachings. The panel will also discuss other emerging accessible technologies and accessibility driven innovations, and how they will benefit both staff and students different needs.

Digital Dialogue – Ensuring Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities into the Digital Space

Digital Dialogue – Ensuring Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities into the Digital Space 👋 International Sign [CC] Closed Captions

We take this opportunity to ask the question: How to ensure the inclusion of persons with disabilities into the digital space? The ambition should be clear: Inclusion of and access to the Internet for everybody and everywhere. Join us when a panel of experts will discuss possible ways forward.

LinkedIn Profile Tips for People with Disabilities

In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we’re hosting a Rock Your Profile session for people with disabilities. Join us to learn more about how you can optimize your LinkedIn profile to achieve your career goals. We’ll discuss best practices for each profile section, as well as how to stand out to recruiters and other members of the LinkedIn community.

Accessibility Advocacy: How to Leverage Your Story to Promote Change

Join us for a live conversation with leaders in the accessibility advocacy space on how you can effectively share your story to inspire change. LinkedIn’s Vice President of Global Compliance and Integrity, Amyn Thawer, will interview Becky Kekula and Haben Girma on their experiences as content creators with disabilities.

Building Actions Towards Accessibility

The event will focus on how to build products with accessibility in mind, also considerations would be given for questions and answers on all things related to accessibility.

Virtual Curated Videos on GAAD

A virtual wall of curated videos that build the awareness about GAAD from various sources.

GAAD Suarise 1: Microsoft’s Accessibility & Inclusion Journey in India: Learnings & Best Practices”

Transforming disability Inclusion in corporate and country level are not easy. It takes time and effort and hard work. Microsoft is one of the companies that are literate in digital inclusion and successfully implemented it in India. How has Microsoft gone on to build digital inclusion at the company and in India? Most importantly, how can companies, organizations, and even the government in Indonesia find best practices to initiate this transformation? Hear the story from Karishma Chhabra.