In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the Disability Faculty Staff Association and Disability Resource Center will be hosting a community panel. The aim of this panel is to discuss the disability experience during COVID-19 including challenges, “silver linings,” and things the disability community hopes will continue post-pandemic. Free and open to all faculty, staff, students, and the general public.
Event Type: Virtual Events
Discover how Scotiabank transformed the business need for a new mobile app into an opportunity to build a design-led culture of accessibility and inclusion in digital banking. The session will focus on Scotiabank’s journey to foster a culture of accessibility across digital product design.
In the current situation of repeated epidemics, we launched “D-STEM ACCESSIBLE GAMING VOLUNTEER SERVICE” , Universities Volunteer was trained to use remote control and video conference application – to achieve distance interaction accessible teaching and Co-Pilot play to Special Education Need (SEN) student.
If Global Accessibility Awareness Day on the 20th was the main event, you can consider the 27th the after party! Some might say we’re BAAD with a Belated Accessibility Awareness Day. However, why limit the celebration of accessibility to just one day a year? Join us for a discussion on topics such as accessible Wayfinding, TV devices and peripherals and gaming.
People with disabilities comprise the world’s largest minority group, and yet this 15% of the world’s population is severely underrepresented in astronomy and STEM as a whole. From university-run space science mentorship programs for blind high school students to accessible astronomy conference strategies to enabling the future of disabled astronauts, this session will showcase the latest advancements in science accessibility.
There is a new trend in website design, to not fix the site to make it WCAG compliant, but to just drop an overlay on the website.
The Transportation Data Equity Initiative is both about making digital maps accessible and about making data about travel more equitable. This live-captioned recording for the 10th anniversary of #GAAD is an introduction to our 5 year plan for working with #USDOT to make maps and transit data more accessible. It is also a call to action, inviting participants to become part of our Advisory Committee. If you wish to participate in the future, please email transitdataequity@gmail.com.
Is your website really accessible? As the accessibility industry grows, some implementation practices may be insufficient and overly expensive. Hear firsthand from a team of certified analysts who have over 30 years of lived experience navigating the web as individuals who are blind. They’ll discuss how to do accessibility right to not only increase your bottom line but also strengthen your brand.
Willeasy, thanks to Startup-News, is organizing a debate on the different approaches to web accessibility and the importance of accessible websites for companies operating in the tourism and travel sectors. A practical conversation that will have as its guests Chris Lona, founder of CL Design from Seattle (USA), Alberto Viarengo Creative director of AT-Media from Alessandria (IT), William Del Negro founder and Lorenzo Persia CMO of Willeasy from Udine (IT),
In recognition of GAAD 2021, Wikimedia Foundation will held virtual office hours open for everyone on all Wikimedia projects (Wikipedia…) related accessibility topics, with focus on design and technology, hosted by Volker E. of Wikimedia Product Design & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team. First one is at 8:30am PST/3:30pm UTC. Join us via Slack #wikimedia-accessibility, IRC #wikimedia-accessibility, Google Meet call https://meet.google.com/vpd-kmew-syc or email at accessibility@wikimedia.org