Events & Activities

Digital maps are essential tools for public services, education, and civic participation, yet for the estimated 1.6 billion people worldwide with disabilities, literacy barriers, or age-related vision and mobility challenges, most maps remain completely unusable. In this webinar, we explore how the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey tackled this barrier head-on, transforming a complex statewide geologic map with over 3,000 features and 57 color-and-pattern combinations into a fully accessible, interactive experience that can be navigated through vision, audio, keyboard, and or screen reader. Learn how their team integrated accessible map technology with their existing ArcGIS infrastructure, without disrupting current workflows, to produce the first geological survey map that fully complies with ADA Title II, Section 508, Section 504, and WCAG AA standards. Whether your agency publishes zoning maps, emergency evacuation routes, land use data, architectural diagrams, or any other spatial information, this session will show you a practical, replicable model for meeting your digital accessibility obligations and serving all of your constituents.

Participate in the worldwide Global Accessibility Awareness Day to expand your knowledge about digital accessibility, develop practical skills to make your resources more accessible, and grow your community of accessibility allies. Agenda includes topics such as the history and importance of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the legal landscape and standards for digital accessibility, best practices for creating accessible digital content, image and color accessibility, website accessibility basics, evaluating third-party vendor accessibility, and accessible academic content design, concluding with resources and Q&A.

Accessibility work can be technical. It can be strategic. It can be tied to compliance, procurement, and digital transformation. But before all of that, accessibility is personal. This Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), our team shares real stories of barriers they experience, all to encourage real change. It’s a candid conversation intended to raise awareness and elevate advocacy.

In this webinar, you’ll learn:

• Why accessibility matters on a deeply human level, beyond compliance and policy.
• How inaccessible websites, apps, software, and documents affect real people in real moments.
• What accessibility champions can say and do to build empathy, urgency, and internal support.
• Why days like GAAD matter, and how they can help move organizations from awareness to action.

Canvas-based applications have become essential to how modern teams collaborate. But the very qualities that make them powerful also make them some of the least accessible interfaces on the web. The patterns we rely on for accessible HTML simply don’t map onto an infinite canvas. What kind of challenges arise in interactive canvases and whiteboards? In this talk, Anna Dulny-Leszczyńska and Wojtek Krzesaj walk through real-world examples of accessibility features already present on the market. You’ll see what makes interactive applications challenging for users with disabilities — and how even small improvements can make a real difference.

Region: Asia Pacific

Date: Thursday, May 21

Time: 02:30 – 04:30 pm (AEST), 10:00 am–12:00 pm (IST), 08:30 – 10:30 am (GST)

In celebration of the 15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), Deque is offering a FREE two-hour training event. Who should attend? Our fundamentals bootcamp is great for those who are just starting to learn about digital accessibility. This training is intended for all audiences, including policymakers, management, content creators, developers, designers, testers, and everything in between. Training agenda: What is digital accessibility, and why is it important? What are the most important Australian and Indian digital accessibility laws and guidelines? How do people with disabilities navigate the web? How can you champion accessibility to make a difference in your organization today? How do I get started with accessibility?

Marcelo Sales (Brasil) e Ruben Ferreira Duarte (Portugal) farão um panorama geral sobre acessibilidade digital entre Brasil e Portugal, trazendo resultados de uma pesquisa com 903 Qual é o estado da acessibilidade digital no Brasil e em Portugal? Como as práticas de mercado têm evoluído? O mercado e as empresas estão se esforçando para cumprir a legislação? Essas e muitas outras questões serão abordadas por Marcelo Sales e Ruben Ferreira Duarte nesta conversa online. A conversa, gratuita e aberta a todos que desejarem participar, combinará a experiência prática desses dois profissionais, suas perspectivas individuais sobre o que realmente significa acessibilidade digital e alguns dados analíticos sobre o mercado e suas práticas. Além disso, haverá espaço para que os participantes tragam suas próprias perguntas. Não prometemos ter respostas prontas para todas as perguntas. Aliás, os participantes podem sair com mais perguntas do que tinham ao iniciar a conversa. Mas prometemos uma discussão descontraída e envolvente, com algumas perspectivas para o futuro. English: What is the state of digital accessibility in Brazil and Portugal? How have market practices been evolving? Are the market and companies making any effort to comply with legislation? These and many other questions will be addressed by Marcelo Sales and Ruben Ferreira Duarte in this online conversation. The conversation, free and open to anyone who wishes to participate, will combine the practical experience of these two professionals, their individual perspectives on what digital accessibility truly is, and some analytical data about the market and its practices. Alongside all this, there will also be space for participants to bring their own questions to the table. We do not promise to have ready answers for every question. In fact, participants may leave with more questions than they had at the start. But we do promise a relaxed and engaging discussion, with some insights into the future. Fique atento ao fuso horário: – No Brasil às 15h (3 PM) – Em Portugal às 18h (6 PM)

Viele Barrieren in digitalen Angeboten entstehen durch vermeidbare Fehler. Dazu gehören zum Beispiel unklare Überschriftenstrukturen, fehlende Alternativtexte, unzureichende Farbkontraste oder falsch ausgezeichnete Listen. Auch Probleme bei der Tastaturbedienung oder in der Seitenstruktur kommen regelmäßig vor. Bookmarklets zeigen wichtige Strukturen direkt auf der Webseite an und unterstützen dabei, typische Fehler frühzeitig zu erkennen und zu beheben. Die kleinen JavaScript-Programme werden als Lesezeichen im Browser gespeichert und können auf jeder Webseite ausgeführt werden. So können einfache Prüfungen bereits einen großen Beitrag zur digitalen Barrierefreiheit leisten. Was sind die Vorteile? Wie funktionieren sie genau? Wofür eignen Sie sich besonders? Diese und andere Fragen beantworten wir in unserer Online-Veranstaltung, zu der die Überwachungsstelle des Bundes für Barrierefreiheit von Informationstechnik (BFIT-Bund) und die Bundesfachstelle Barrierefreiheit einladen.

Accessibility is not an add-on to Universal Design for Learning (UDL)—it is foundational, its beating heart. In this webinar, participants will explore how CAST advances accessibility as a core component of UDL to create learning environments where all learners can thrive. Participants will gain a clearer understanding of how designing for accessibility enhances flexibility, engagement, and learner agency, moving beyond compliance toward meaningful inclusion. Whether you are an educator, instructional designer, administrator, or learning professional, this webinar will provide practical insights into how CAST’s approach helps organizations design learning experiences that are accessible by design and inclusive by default.

Digital Accessibility & Unitarian Universalists Free National Webinar — Hybrid Event

Thursday, 21 May 2026, 4 pm to 5:30 pt. Celebrate “Global Accessibility Awareness Day”!

Special guests: Gretchen Maune, UU’s national Accessibility Resources Coordinator. Kat Johnson, Communications Coordinator for the UU Church in Eugene.

Help us celebrate the 15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! The purpose? Get everyone talking, thinking & learning about digital access & inclusion, and the more than One Billion people with disabilities/impairments. Join the Unitarian Universalist Church of Eugene (UUCE) & our special guest speakers for a conversation on what is working for accessibility, what isn’t & how we can make the changes that are needed.

This absorbing webinar is a free event but pre-registration is required, here: https://tinyurl.com/may2026atf.

We look forward to sharing this fun and informative time with you!! All are welcome from anywhere, of any faith. The webinar which will be a hybrid event (Zoom & the Chapel at UUCE, corner of Chambers & 13th Street). Your questions & comments encouraged, or just watch anonymously.

Moderators: Patricia Ryder & David Oaks, co-chairs of UUCE’s Accessibility Task Force (ATF).

While GAAD is not organized by ATF, we wish to network with others who support disability justice, especially in UU Churches nationally. To stay informed about future events or to find out more about, please email to ATF and we’ll add you to our Access Enews: access@uueugene.org

For more info about GAAD itself, see: https://accessibility.day

Az elmúlt évben havonta találkoztunk szakemberekkel és érintettekkel, hogy közösen gondolkodjunk a hazai akadálymentesség helyzetéről. Most egy nyitott workshopra hívunk mindenkit, akit foglalkoztat a hozzáférés, az önállóság és az emberi autonómia jövője. Közösen beszélgetünk az megnyíló új lehetőségekről, a legnagyobb hiányokról és arról, hogy egyénként vagy közösségként hogyan tudunk valódi változást támogatni egy új helyzetben. Fókuszterületek: akadálymentesség, neuroinklúzió, érintetti bevonás, AI, digitális és fizikai hozzáférés, EAA utáni lehetőségek. A workshopot a GAAD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day) keretében rendezzük meg május 21-én. Várunk minden érintettet, érintettek szervezeteinek képviselőit, szakembert és érdeklődőt, aki szeretne részt venni egy hozzáférhetőbb jövő alakításában.