Several UX and A11y professionals from the German UPA Accessibility working group publishes several articles on fronta11y.org to celebrate the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD). This year the article series is entering its 7th round. All articles from the last years are online.
Event Type: Virtual Events
Representatives of the Digital Services team within Service NSW (A state government agency) will be sharing their accessibility journey from aspiration to Innovation. In the session, they will discuss, · the organisational, culture and capacity challenges on accessibility we faced. · How they have strategically addressed those challenges. · Delivering ‘good’ with free tools · Executive and cross team support, · Risk management and good governance to drive transformation. · Our ongoing roadmap of innovation. · How you can leverage SNSW’s efforts.
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To celebrate GAAD, A11yTalks is hosting a live virtual talk with Sheri Byrne-Haber. Sheri will talk about leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate accessibility tasks represents a transformative advancement in digital inclusion efforts. These powerful models can replace manual accessibility work by generating image descriptions, providing real-time closed captions, and seamlessly translating content into multiple languages. LLMs can convert complicated documents and interfaces into plain language and improve consistency between products. All of these reduce the burden on content creators, designers, developers, accessibility, and quality assurance teams. As LLM use evolves, it holds the promise of significantly enhancing accessibility and making digital content more inclusive for individuals with diverse assistive technology needs.
To celebrate GAAD, A11yTalks is hosting a bonus pre-GAAD live virtual talk on Wednesday, May 15th with Blake Bertuccelli. Blake will talk about how Open Source means nothing to the larger accessibility community. That is a problem. Proprietary solutions limit access to vital accessibility tools. This presentation outlines existing Open Source accessibility solutions while asking the question “Why aren’t there more Open Source a11y tools?” The presentation is meant to be both a survey of existing solutions and a call to action for new Open Source solutions. Web Accessibility stagnates without more Open Source A11y tools.
Join us this Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) for a compelling discussion on enhancing digital accessibility! Experience first-hand insights as we explore our digital world from the perspective of individuals with lived experiences of disability. We’re thrilled to host a panel featuring Joe Di Nero, Assistant Program Director of Assistive Technology Services at Hellen Keller Services for the Blind and Head Accessibility Tester at UsableNet, alongside Nadia Mattiazzo, CEO of Women with Disabilities Victoria, and Sam Nuttall, founder of The Neurodivergent Coach. These distinguished speakers will share their personal and professional experiences with digital accessibility, offering unique perspectives on navigating and improving digital spaces.
Join us for an illuminating webinar as we celebrate GAAD’s anniversary and delve into accessibility solutions that empower organizations to achieve inclusivity and compliance in all their communications. Digital Accessibility from Pre-Launch to Existing Properties Explore solutions that revolutionize accessibility for all your digital properties, including website content, mobile, e-commerce, IoT products, kiosks, and more. • Free software accessibility validation for procurement. • Streamlined compliance with VPAT creation. • Comprehensive website & digital property auditing. • Risk mitigation with litigation support and managed compliance services. Accessible PDF Documents Our CommonLook software suite streamlines accessibility compliance to manage all stages of PDF accessibility. • Create, test, verify, remediate, and manage PDFs. • Raise your PDF accessibility skills with world-class training. • Use our PDF remediation service to fix your accessibility issues quickly. • Empower educators by bridging accessibility gaps. Government-Centric Solutions Learn how Allyant addresses the DOJ’s new rule for electronic documents, website content, and mobile apps, serving as a vital resource for public entities seeking to establish effective accessibility programs. Accessible Print and Production– Comprehensive, Inclusive and Secure Print services that encompass secure and compliant accessible statements, educational materials, and more, ensuring inclusivity and accessibility in both learning resources and vital enterprise documents. • Discover the wide range of accessible formats we provide for your students with disabilities, including braille, large print, eText, and more. • Deliver textbooks & educational materials. • Process accessible billing/account statements. Let our experts show you how to transform your accessibility initiatives with seamless digital, document, and print compliance.
In this free, virtual training session on the fundamentals of digital accessibility attendees will learn: -What is digital accessibility and why is it important? -European & Indian compliance guidelines. -How do people with disabilities navigate the web? -How can you champion accessibility to make a difference in your organization today. This training is intended for all audiences; including policymakers, management, content creators, developers, designers, testers, and everything in between.
In this free, virtual training session on the fundamentals of digital accessibility attendees will learn: -What is digital accessibility and why is it important? -North American compliance guidelines. -How do people with disabilities navigate the web? -How can you champion accessibility to make a difference in your organization today. This training is intended for all audiences; including policymakers, management, content creators, developers, designers, testers, and everything in between.
In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), join us for a conversation about how different WordPress plugins and theme developers are working to improve and promote accessibility in their products. Representatives from Accessibility Checker, CivicPress, Elementor, Gravity Forms, My Calendar, Popup Maker, and WP Accessibility will share how they are working on accessibility, what they’ve learned along the way, their future goals for accessibility, and resources if you want to learn more about building accessible sites with their products. Following the panel discussion, there will be time for open Q&A. Whether you use these tools on your websites or are a WordPress product owner who wants to make your products more accessible, this is a GAAD event you don’t want to miss. These meetups take place via Zoom and are live captioned. You must register to attend via Zoom.