Künstliche Intelligenz und Teilhabe – Bremer Perspektiven für Chancen und Risiken

Zwei spannende Online-Vorträge hintereinander zum Einsatz Künstlicher Intelligenz im Teilhabekontext. Frau Dr. Irmhild Rogalla (Hochschule Bremen/Institut für Digitale Teilhabe) führt in das Thema KI ein, veranschaulicht mögliche Anwendungsgebiete im Bereich Teilhabe, zeigt aber auch Probleme, Risiken und Grenzen auf. Dr. Hendrik Heuer (Universität Bremen/Institut für Informationsmanagement (ifib)) zeigt auf, wie Künstliche Intelligenz schwierige Texte verständlicher machen kann.

“No Passenger Left Behind” webinar series by the TRIPS project consortium

Three webinars – 5 May, 10 May and 23 June – to look at accessible transport with public transport providers, policy makers and travelers with disabilities. A call for action to make accessibility a core objective of upcoming infrastructure investments, in particular in public urban transport. A sharing of co-design solutions currently trialed in seven European cities.

Inclusion Talk @ The Norwegian Post

How Vipps works to ensure inclusive design in everyday work. Simply put, Vipps is a mobile payment app that consumers can use to pay bills and for products and services. It also allows people to send money to each other. Hosted by GAAD @ The Norwegian Post. What’s this presentation about? The talk is about how Vipps vent from a service that excluded users with sight impairments to winning awards for their universal design work. Relevant for everyone.

Accessible information in Healthcare

In this educational webinar hosted by Synertec, our expert speakers will address the accessibility gap within healthcare, and discuss how we can support the NHS and healthcare providers to aid comprehension by transforming letters into a format suited to each patient’s individual needs.

Learn ASL for Common Workplace Phrases

The CGI Federal Accessibility Champions Network (ACN) and newly-formed CGI Disability & Neurodiversity Advocates (DNA) Member Resource Group (MRG) are partnering on a fun event in celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2022. The event will feature American Sign Language (ASL) instruction on common workplace signs.

Launch of ScreenReader training app

On May 19th we will launch our free ScreenReader training app. The app has been developed together with visually impaired and blind people. The app teaches all VoiceOver and TalkBack gestures, plus navigation and text editing actions. The app will become available at noon through our website https://screenreader.app.

You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

With the increasing popularity of coding bootcamps, people turn to these programs for new and rewarding careers a clear skills gap exists: Accessibility isn’t part of the bootcamp curriculum. In celebration of GAAD 2022, Jonny James, Senior Accessibility Engineer, will draw from his own experience, challenging our existing paradigm of what it means to be qualified to work in this field and how the gatekeepers of web accessibility could be harming the industry.

How to be an empathic leader and build a culture of empathy

How to be an empathic leader and build a culture of empathy In this webinar your will learn about how to become an empathetic leader in your organisation. You will hear from experts on the topic of inclusion and diversity, and how to become an empathetic leader. After attending this webinar you will have a better understanding of: What empathy looks like in the workplace How to build a culture of empathy Empathic leadership skills

#GAAD in Ottawa – Accessibility and Procurement + Making Accessible Widgets

We will have 2 talks: Accessibility and Procurement at the US GSAA by Mike Gifford The Recipe for Making Accessible Widgets! by Rabab Gomaa https://www.meetup.com/a11yOttawa/events/285774885/ for details

Web Accessibility Directive (WAD) Review Validation Workshop

On behalf of the European Commission, Funka, PwC and Open Evidence have carried out a review of the Web Accessibility Directive, how it is currently working and what can be improved. In this assignment, we have collected and analysed data, monitoring reports, experiences and input from all Member States and relevant stakeholders. It’s now time to share and validate the main highlights, lessons learned and conclusions with you!