In this webinar, we will provide tips for teachers working with children who have additional needs, particularly visual impairments, dexterity impairments and hearing impairments. The webinar will provide an overview of the ongoing work to improve the accessibility of MakeCode. It will also explain our resources such as our sign language glossary, tactile graphic of the micro:bit, and other accessories that improve accessibility. If you work with children who have additional needs, this webinar will provide practical tips and support.
Event Type: Virtual Events
As part of Global Accessibility Awareness Week, this webinar will explore latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in making data visualizations more accessible.
Join us for as exclusive event to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). During the event we will focus on how accessibility can drive innovation and help create a more inclusive world, both in physical and digital spaces. Hear from our experts and will explore real projects developed by NTT DATA and learn how inclusive design can make a real impact. In addition, you will have the chance to learn from our partners Acquia and Microsoft, and speakers from UNHCR. Together, we’ll share how inclusive design can make a real impact in both physical and digital spaces.
Each week we will discuss a different part of the book Design for All Learners: Create Accessible and Inclusive Learning Experiences. Join all sessions or just the ones you’d like to participate in. Contributing authors will be joining as well!
May 30 – Part 1: Exploring and Inclusive Mindset
June 6 – Part 2: Designing Inclusive Digital Content
June 13 – Part 3: Creating an Inclusive Physical Classroom
June 20 – Part 4: Creating an Inclusive Virtual Classroom
June 27 – Part 5: A Primer on Accessibility Standards
July 11 – Part 6: Adopting an Inclusive Mindset in Your Organization
July 18 – Part 7: Taking Action
We’re celebrating with two internal events. One is fun trivia game for all employees on virtual zoom call with winners getting prizes and another one is accessible maze game challenge, whoever wins is entered into prize raffle.
Inclusive Divyangjan Entrepreneur Association has launched an Accessible Dwarka Campaign as a part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day Celebrations from 1 May,2025 – 15 May,2025. Accessible Dwarka Campaign is a 15-day-long campaign which focuses on Community mobilization and awareness, Conducting Workshops on Digital Accessibility, Build Accessibility and Transport Accessibility, Pledges and self-assessments and audits of the Public, Private, and Physical spaces across the Dwarka Region. The Campaign aims to reimagine Dwarka as a barrier-free model accessible sub-city. The campaign brings together Government, Market, and Society for an efficient and impactful change. The Sugamya Dwarka Abhiyan is an initiative towards inclusive India.It is necessary for the public spaces, institutions, roads, transport, etc, to be accessible. Only then would the whole country be included in the development model and be able to contribute towards the growing economy. Lack of access not only creates entry barriers but also prevents growth in social and economic aspects by making people deprived of experiences,facilities and exposure.
Join Dr. Alaina Beaver for a virtual session that is part of the international Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) and coinciding with Boulder Startup Week! As an accessibility industry professional with over a decade of experience in the field, and as the Global Head of Accessibility Customer Engagement at ServiceNow, Alaina will share her insights in real talk about the challenges and breakthroughs that Accessibility and a broader focus on usability can provide complex tech organizations today. She’ll share her argument on why AI and Accessibility are inseparable, how Accessibility can drive real value, and share concrete resources that you can use in your own organization. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Join RMIT’s Learning Design team and the University of Liverpool for a collaborative knowledge exchange on digital accessibility practices. RMIT will showcase the Inclusive Digital Learning Initiative (IDLI) and our user-centered approach to accessibility. Discover how we collaborate directly with diverse learners to test, gather feedback, and iteratively improve our Canvas environment. The Centre for Innovation in Education team at Liverpool will cover recent projects around improving digital accessibility to learning & teaching and showcase tools to help make further improvements in the future. This partnership event celebrates both institutions’ commitment to creating inclusive digital learning experiences that address real student needs and remove barriers to education.
The road to more accessible digital content is fraught with misconceptions, confusing and contradictory terminology and often expensive training solutions. All this puts off many individuals, small teams and sets back the accessibility project as a whole. * Join us to find out how you can find your starting point, * Learn from user-friendly take away practical tips and tools *Understand how to interact with commonly used guidelines like WCAG- without being overwhelmed.
Project Discovery, an initiative by EnAble India, this annual pan-India and pan-disability movement aims to discover and highlight innovative, every day and grassroots solutions created and used by persons with disabilities to enhance their quality of life and support their livelihoods. Through a video-based format, the initiative offers a platform for persons with disabilities (PwDs) to submit and share their solutions, which are then aggregated into a centralized, discoverable database. This movement not only amplifies the voices and innovations of PwDs but also advocates the belief that everyone is an innovator, thereby fostering a sense of agency and positioning persons with disabilities as active, valuable contributors to society. In last 5 yrs Project Discovery has significantly expanded its reach across India, encompassing 26 states and 3 Union Territories and gathering solutions from individuals with 21 disabilities (as recognized by the Indian government and beyond). It has amassed over 6,000 solution videos and gained international recognition through adoption by the Zero Project, now being replicated in 43 countries. Every year in and arounf GAAD Project Discovery has it’s online launch event for the respective year.