COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the employment of people with disabilities. Both employers and employees are now expected to be more knowledgeable about technology. This webinar will introduce the knowledge and how to use it to create an inclusive workplace.
Event Type: Virtual Events
The ever-increasing digital sphere must not leave people with disabilities behind. How can enterprises benefit from digital accessibility, gain a competitive advantage? Frances West, founder of FrancesWestCo and lead author of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network’s “Leave no one offline: A primer on engaging your company on digital accessibility”, and Stephen Framil, Founder & Associate Director Enterprise Digital Governance at Merck/MSD, will discuss this with Yves Veulliet from IBM.
Dostępność cyfrowa – misja (nie)możliwa?! Oto jest pytanie! Zapraszamy na konferencję online z okazji Światowego Dnia Wiedzy o Dostępności. W programie wystąpienia ekspertów i ekspertek na temat: – projektowania inkluzywnych produktów cyfrowych; – ustawy i zarządzanie dostępnością cyfrową; – dostępnych dokumentów i załączników; 🟣 zamawiania i odbierania produktów cyfrowych; oraz rozmowy i wymiana doświadczeń w pokojach tematycznych. Dołącz do nas!
Accessibility is a human right. It is equal access for persons with disabilities, and a precondition to enjoy independent living and full participation in society. However, it is not easy to include accessibility into legislation, particularly when this relates to the ever-evolving information and communication technologies. This is why the European Accessibility Act (EAA) is an opportunity which cannot be missed.
Join us on the Global Awareness Accessibility Day (GAAD) to discuss, together with representatives from the European Commission and the European Parliament, Member States, standardization bodies, Facebook and the European Disability Forum, the challenges and opportunities of this landmark legislation, with a particular focus on the impact for the digital world.
This year we are running a virtual event which will be livestreamed across multiple social media channels running from 10:45 – 19:45 (CET) with presenters from across the globe. This is event is aimed at engaging the widest possible audience on the topic so whilst there will be academics and expert practitioners there are also business leaders including our CEO Elie Girard participating. We hope during the course of the day to provide something of interest to everyone.
In GAAD this year, we kickoff the a11yAR group in Egypt by a session titled “Web Accessibility in Practice”. Digital accessibility skills are in high demand in the job market given that the world has become aware of digital barriers. Organizations strive to ensure their web content is reaching everyone regardless of their disabilities. In this session, you will learn about web accessibility and techniques that can be used in order to make web content accessible and inclusive for everyone.
Join us for an insightful discussion into people’s positive and negative experience of products and services. We will look at what access means in terms of technology, environments and content, from people with lived experience of being excluded. We will also give some practical and creative guidance on how you can write content and describe images in a meaningful way. We will finish our talks with a panel discussions, where our speakers will answer any questions you have.
Celebrate GAAD with colleagues from across time-zones. Here, we will get together as educators, faculty and teachers of digital accessibility to talk about our unique field in a context of collaboration and mutual support. Themed breakout groups will focus on: the challenges of teaching accessibility; our values and approaches; strategies for student engagement; and teaching and learning tasks and activities.
Join us for an online learning session with Peter McNally at 2pm ET. Peter is a Senior Consultant at the User Experience Center at Bentley University. He will discuss why Catholics have a responsibility to build and purchase accessible products. He will also offer some practical advice about making Catholic parishes, organizations and businesses digitally accessible.
The panel of leaders from Merck, Working Nation, TD Bank, and the University of Phoenix will discuss how their organizations have made accessibility a priority, sharing leading practices on accessibility, including digital accessibility, as part of diversity, equity and inclusion and creating inclusive environments for all. They will also discuss what steps employers need to take within their companies to create a culture of accessibility that supports employees and customers.