On Global Accessibility Awareness Day Aira’s blind and low vision staff will take you through our new Access AI feature. Learn about the many ways to get image descriptions and information that can be verified by one of our professional visual interpreters. You can share images and descriptions, ask questions before sending an image and more.
Event Type: Virtual Events
In the web accessibility space, you’ll often hear the phrase #ProgressNotPerfection. But how do you kickstart that progress and achieve compliance and (near) perfection? Join us for a special Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) webinar where we’ll be joined by the team at The Salvation Army to hear how they’ve tackled website accessibility. Hear from Leah MacGibbon, Joseph Pinkard and Erryn Barlow on how they stayed inspired to tackle web accessibility and being a more digitally inclusive organisation.
Ahead of Engage London 2024, we’ll be celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on May 16th with a dedicated fireside chat on the landscape of digital accessibility in Europe. What challenges are European organizations facing when it comes to accessibility? What is a realistic approach for organizations looking to achieve compliance? And more importantly, what are the consequences for not staying up-to-date with accessibility practices? Join us for a fireside chat between Acquia’s Lars Sørensen and Sam Padmore and Marcus Deglos from Capgemini for a discussion on the progress that European organizations have made, what still needs to happen, and thoughts on how to push the envelope on more inclusive digital experiences after the 2025 deadline. This session will be moderated by Tom Bianchi.
Digital experiences are ever changing, but a new priority is arising at the desks of marketing and IT business leaders — digital accessibility. For years, the state of digital accessibility has made slow progress; WebAIM’s 2024 report on website accessibility found that 95.9% of home pages had detected Web Content Accessibility Guideline (WCAG) 2 failures. And businesses are paying the price. How do you ensure that your organization isn’t missing out on growth opportunities by not delivering accessible digital experiences? How do you encourage and build an accessibility-first mentality within your organization? And how do you ensure education, accountability, and compliance? Join us for a fireside chat between Jennifer Griffin Smith, Matt Wettmore, and Lars Sørensen as they take an honest look at the challenges of tackling digital accessibility at an organizational level, how technology can be both a benefit and a pitfall, and how an accessibility focus can help you grow your business. This session will be moderated by Mary Blabaum.
The A11Y Collective is the e-learning platform for anyone who wants to learn more about web accessibility. We offer IAAP approved courses on accessibility basics, accessible design, code and content and we offer masterclasses and advanced coding courses. On Global Accessibility Awareness Day we want to give everyone the chance to enroll in one of our courses by letting you decide the price yourself. 20% of the proceeds during GAAD will go to Sense, an organization dedicated to supporting people who are deafblind.
To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), Intopia is excited to host a special ‘Ask Me Anything’ webinar. This is a chance for you to have your digital accessibility questions answered by a panel of our team members, who all have first-hand experience of living with a disability. Learn from: • Neil Jarvis, Senior Digital Accessibility Consultant • Tess Hutley, Inclusive Learning Consultant • Adem Cifcioglu, Director and Co-founder Whether you’re new to accessibility or looking to deepen your existing knowledge, our experts are here to provide valuable, personal insights that can help you deepen your accessibility and inclusion practices. Registration is not required. You can join through Zoom on the day, or watch the recording on our YouTube channel after the webinar. Live captioning will be included.
We will publish our new Appt Accessibility Handbook at 9am on May 16, 2024. The handbook is available for free as a tagged PDF. The PDF will be downloadable from our website.
Accessibility is critical now more than ever as we continue to make more and more experiences digital. Creating inclusive and usable digital experiences ensures people with disabilities can accomplish their digital objectives and live their lives independently. Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) with TPGi and learn from our team of experts how to integrate accessibility into your organization. Our 2-hour event is carefully designed to provide a supportive environment for organizations seeking education on digital accessibility best practices or searching for guidance on how to start their accessibility journey. During this session you will learn about: -The importance of accessibility -Creating an accessibility strategy -Inclusive design and UX considerations -Developer tools and tricks Register today!
Join our Envision community members as they share personal stories and offer insights on leveraging AI tools and technologies for enhanced information access and independence. They’ll also address common misconceptions about the needs of people who are blind or have low vision, providing clarity and understanding.
With both private and public sector organisations increasingly prioritising accessibility, an understanding of the legislation and adherence to recommended guidelines is a necessity. This applies to Learning and Development teams as they look to adjust and develop their digital learning content to ensure inclusivity. This virtual event, designed specifically for L&D professionals, on Tuesday 14th May at 3pm (BST) / 10am (EDT), will be in the form of a panel discussion, comprised of industry experts from the UK and North America – author/speaker Susi Miller from eLaHub, L&D veteran Dan Richards, from Interactive Advantage, and lead accessibility author Emma Hewlett from Larmer Brown. The panel discussion will be facilitated by Kyle Bird from dominKnow Learning Systems. The panel will be discussing key legislation and what it means for L&D as well as offering guidance on how accessibility fits into the content planning and development process. There will also be plenty of opportunity for live Q&A. The panel will discuss: • Legislation relating to UK and North America • The landscape of litigation gaining attention • Roles and responsibilities within an organisation • When accessibility fits into the content development workflow • The most common mistakes and how to avoid them • Key takeaways to support the L&D team Whether you’re new to accessibility or looking to deepen your understanding, this webinar will provide valuable insights and practical guidance.