Events & Activities

There are many ways to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day and create awareness. Attend an event. Participate in an activity. Start your own event and publicize it.

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List of Events & Activities

The following are events and activities the community has created for this year to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day.

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Internal: GAAD Advancing Universal Design (Activity)

21 May 2020 | 10:00 am-4:00 pm Central Standard Time

Thursday, May 21, the Accessibility Center of Excellence and United Healthcare Digital invite you to participate in 2020 Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Hear from accessibility experts and discover how you can contribute to designing and building products and experiences that work for our users and help make the health system work better for everyone.

GAAD 2020: Delivering Empathy for Job Seekers (Virtual)

21 May 2020 | 11:00 am-12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (PhiladelphiaPA)

Join us this GAAD as we navigate accessibility FAQs, user empathy, and the solutions that we have in place for our customers and all job seekers.

Learn more about GAAD 2020: Delivering Empathy for Job Seekers by Phenom People

Internal: SAP Concur UX Global Accessibility Awareness Day (Virtual)

21 May 2020 | 8:00 am-10:00 am Pacific Standard Time

SAP Concur’s UX team is hosting a virtual Global Accessibility Awareness Day event. This is an internal event for the SAP Concur UX team.

Let’s make addresses accessible to everyone (Virtual)

21 May 2020 | 4:00 pm-4:30 pm Western European Time, Greenwich Mean Time (London, UK)

Whether you’re curious about the what3words address system, you work for a venue/accessibility space and are interested in how to use what3words and/or live with a disability and want to hear more about the what3words technology, I’d love to have you join me in this discussion. 

This event is being hosted by what3words but is being held as part of GAAD.

Learn more about Let’s make addresses accessible to everyone by what3words

Signal Centers Accessibility Awareness Series (Virtual)

21 May 2020 – 11 Jun 2020 | 01:00 PM-03:15 PM Atlantic Standard Time (ChattanoogaTN)

Kick-starting on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, our four-week, free webinar series will cover exciting new technological advances in the world of accessibility. We will also be visiting issues facing individuals with disabilities and how these issues can be addressed with technology. For more information on each panel, view the descriptions below. We hope to see you at one or all of our free presentations!

Learn more about Signal Centers Accessibility Awareness Series by Signal Centers

Clinton Global Initiative: COVID-19 & NYC Urban Issues for GAAD (Virtual)

21 May 2020 | 12:00 PM-1:15 PM Eastern Standard Time (New York, NY, USA)

Experts will highlight some of the most pressing challenges of our time impacting NYC – COVID-19, climate change, homelessness, and more.

Learn more about Clinton Global Initiative: COVID-19 & NYC Urban Issues for GAAD by Clinton Foundation

2020 GAAD at ASU (Virtual)

21 May 2020 | 9:00 AM-3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (Tempe, AZ, USA)

Join us for a day of free, virtual, interactive presentations on May 21, 2020, to raise awareness and understanding of web accessibility.

Learn more about 2020 GAAD at ASU by Arizona State University

Basic Accessibility Fundamentals Bootcamp (Virtual)

21 May 2020 | 12:00 pm-3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time

Deque is offering free training of its basic accessibility fundamentals boot camp. 

Learn more about Basic Accessibility Fundamentals Bootcamp by Deque Systems

JSLeague Talks #1 – Web Accessibility (Virtual)

21 May 2020 | 7:00 pm-9:00 pm Eastern European Time, Central African Time (Romania)

As part of GAAD 2020, we are starting a series of programming talks for all community developers! 

Learn more about JSLeague Talks #1 – Web Accessibility by JSLeague

Make Online Training Accessible for Everyone! (Virtual)

21 May 2020 | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (AustinTX)

In the time of COVID-19, with remote working the new normal, training has proved remarkably adaptable, sometimes shifting to virtual environments, and sometimes building on existing learning management systems. Join us as we explore how to make online training available to everyone.

Learn more about Make Online Training Accessible for Everyone! by Microassist

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