Events & Activities

When it comes to creating inclusive digital learning content, accessibility requirements can be difficult to understand and interpret, making it challenging for instructional designers and content authors to create content that is accessible for all learners. Our complimentary webinar offer tips for creating accessible learning, based on our interpretation of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Using the content authoring platform dominKnow | ONE, we will demonstrate how content authors can use the tool to create accessible learning content that complies with WCAG 2.2. We will also show you what these features look like from the learner’s perspective, using a sample course we have created.

Some of the features we will demonstrate in the webinar include:

• Keyboard navigation
• Input assistance and errors
• Alt Text and Focus
• Transcripts and Closed Captions
• Colour, contrast and audio

This accessible learning webinar will provide valuable insights and practical guidance for content authors already using dominKnow | ONE, as well as those who are new to the tool.

In this internal awareness workshop for our Experience Design team, we will explore why accessibility must be at the heart of everything we create. Through hands-on activities using assistive technology settings and disability simulators, we will foster empathy and deepen understanding of diverse user needs. The session will also provide practical design tips to help embed accessibility into our everyday workflows.

Have you ever stopped to think about what it’s like to face accessibility barriers in daily life? In this Empathy Lab, we’ll explore interactive and practical experiences that simulate the challenges faced by many people with disabilities. This activity is designed to raise awareness among non-disabled participants and is intentionally not accessible.

For many companies in Portugal, 2025 will mark the date on which the new law on accessibility applied to the private sector will come into force. Resulting from a European legislative initiative, the European Accessibility Act, this will be a challenge for products and services, with a view to creating a more inclusive reality. In Portugal, for some time now, there have been some companies that have been making very sustained progress in this area. Transforming products and services, creating new ways of working as a team and even redefining many of their internal policies. In this conversation, we will seek to highlight concrete examples of activities and initiatives from two companies that are completely essential to the lives of consumers in Portugal: Sonae MC (owner of Continente) and IKEA.

We invite you to the Poznań celebration of GAAD – World Accessibility Awareness Day.

Agenda:

From 14:00 – Neurodiversity Exhibition

17:30 – 18:00 – Joanna Pawlik & Kamila Pierunek – UAM GO Case study

18:00 – 18:30 – Networking

18:30 – 19:00 – Małgorzata Podolec – Research with blind users at Allegro

19:00 – 19:15 – Break

19:15 – 19:45 – Piotr Piątek – Digital path to accessibility and efficiency: social innovation PrehApp

Over 95% of websites aren’t fully accessible. Yet, the most common challenge is no longer lack of awareness. It’s lack of planning, capabilities, and lasting success. Audits get done. Issues get flagged. But without the right people and processes in place, progress stalls fast. Join us to explore how top enterprises make accessibility sustainable from day one—and thrive at every stage of the journey. Together, we’ll cover insights you can use to:

➡️ Avoid common pitfalls of operationalizing digital accessibility at scale
➡️ Expand and upskill teams to build in-house capabilities for the long-term
➡️ Balance internal efforts with external support for optimal results
➡️ Monitor and maintain progress as digital content and products evolve
➡️ Integrate accessibility throughout the product development lifecycle

is taking place on Wednesday 21 May at 1.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m. at Irwin Mitchell’s Sheffield office, and via MS Teams. Please use this link to register for the event and share with your colleagues and contacts: https://events.irwinmitchell.com/globalaccessibilityday Please note that the event will not be recorded. We have some amazing speakers lined up. The focus will be how can we make pro bono legal advice and support accessible for all, as well as hearing about personal stories.

Discovery Awards, conceptualised by EnAble India in collaboration with Zero Project- is a platform that highlights grassroots innovations focused on affordability, accessibility, and ease of use solutions. While we often think of high-tech solutions, Discovery Awards recognizes practical solutions that are making a real difference in everyday lives. With participation from over 44 countries and growing, the initiative is building a global network of changemakers committed to breaking down barriers for people with disabilities.

Two-day interactive training designed to introduce AUB Mediterraneo faculty and staff to the core principles of digital accessibility and inclusive content creation. This hands-on workshop will explore how to design and deliver digital materials that are accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. Topics Covered: Foundations of digital accessibility in education and health contexts Overview of assistive technologies (screen readers, magnifiers, etc.) Creating accessible documents (Word, PowerPoint, PDF) Accessible design and universal design for learning (UDL) Making video and web content inclusive and compliant with accessibility standards (WCAG & EAA)

By organising the panel, we are joining the celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day for the third time and thus contributing to raising awareness about the obstacles faced by people with disabilities and the opportunities offered by digital technologies.