Inclusive and Accessible Disaster Mitigation App

Indonesia sits on a ring of fire where as many as 127 volcanoes are active. This makes the region in Indonesia vulnerable to various forms of disasters, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods, and landslides. Practical disaster is a topic that concerns the emergency and the livelihood of many people. Together with representatives of the IDEAKSI -YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU) program, let’s explore their a11y journey.

Microsoft Teams and Accessibility YouTube Video

If you have a lot of online meetings, it is likely that someone in that meeting will have a disability, whether you are aware of it or not. To create a more inclusive and accessible meeting experience, Jerry Smith, part of the #MicrosoftTeams team shares seven things you can do right now in Microsoft Teams like turning on your video, using live captioning, and using alt-text in images in meeting chat. Watch now to discover all seven tips.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91ddtUyhS5k

Academy for Disabled Journalists CFJ Session

Celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) the Academy for Disabled Journalists unique initiative allows students to learn in an accessible environment which would not have normally been available to them. Our Diploma & CFJ students are embracing this new way of study.

Global Accessibility Awareness: A Conversation with Lullabot and Live Q&A

On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, join Lullabot for a conversation about accessibility. We’ll also take your questions. We’ll chat about: – Using JavaScript and accessibility – New things in Drupal – Video accessibility – Paying attention to accessibility from design through development – Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good And more! Hosted by Chris Albrecht Panelists: Kat Shaw (Senior Front-end Developer), Aubrey Sambor (Senior Front-end Developer), and Pauline Judge (Front-end Developer)

Who wants to be an accessibility champion?

“Who wants to be an accessibility champion?” is presented by Perkins Access the digital accessibility consulting team from the Perkins School for the Blind. Watch accessibility champions from across the digital world compete in games that bring accessibility concepts to life. The host Katie Martell is joined by Alexa Heinrich, Chris Brogan and Trish Fontanilla.

Ensuring Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities into the Digital Space

The International Civil Society Centre has obtained the support of Sightsavers for the Digital Dialogue event series jointly undertaken with CivicTech Africa: In 2022 all Digital Dialogue panel discussions will be interpreted into International Sign and with live captions. We take this opportunity to ask the question: How to ensure the inclusion of persons with disabilities into the digital space?

beYoureyeS online Fitness activity

During the lock down period of Shanghai, beYoureyeS keep arrange virtual inclusive activities which include persons with visual impairments and unimpaired people. Participant register link will be sent on May.19 19:00 in beYoureyeS wechat platform (wechat id:beyoureyes) For the introduction of our NGO beYoureyeS, please visit www.beyoureyes.org.cn. Welcome to join us : )

Dostępne dokumenty WORD i PDF

Z okazji Światowego Dnia Wiedzy o Dostępności, Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Małopolskiego zaprasza na webinarium „Dostępne dokumenty WORD i PDF”. Wydarzenie odbędzie 19 maja 2022 r. w godz. 9:00-13:00 i jest przeznaczone dla pracowników administracji publicznej w regionie. Zakres szkolenia obejmuje podstawy tworzenia i sprawdzania dokumentów programu Word oraz PDF, wymagania prawne oraz prezentację wykorzystania czytnika.

#JingleOlympics or Sonic Logo Competition

On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, #GAAD22 we are launching a competition open to all, a #JingleOlympics to create a few seconds of sound that will be our new sonic logo. This will identify us and greet the billions with vision impairment, 2.2 billion at least say @WHO. We’ve got so many talented young people in our movement, on off the sports fields. But this is open to all! Information will be at www.specialolympics.com/soniclogo/ from May 19th, 22.

Global Accessibility Awareness

Sarthak Educational Trust works towards the empowerment of PwDs since 2008, supporting their journey with a lifecycle approach. Join us for this enriching panel discussion with top accessibility & inclusivity leaders and be a part of this global movement building a world for all!