List of Events & Activities
The following are events and activities the community has created for this year to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day.
2020 Events (212) 14 of 22 pages
Radio: Access Day * Made from Home (Activity)
21 May 2020 | 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time
Global Accessibility Awareness Day is every third Thursday in May and we’re continuing to celebrate with a full day of programming featuring content that touches on accessibility, self advocacy, and adaptive technology. Tune into 101.9FM or at citr.ca anytime between 9am-5pm PDT
University: The University of Mississippi GAAD Lunch and Learn (Virtual)
21 May 2020 | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (MS)
The university will participate in the ninth annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day by offering a free virtual lunch-and-learn webinar that includes an introduction to a new online accessibility training program for UM faculty and staff. The online meeting begins at noon and will provide participants with steps to increase accessibility in digital content.
Learn more about University: The University of Mississippi GAAD Lunch and Learn by The University of Mississippi
7 Tips to Improve Accessibility in your Moodle Courses (Virtual)
21 May 2020 | 6:00 pm-7:00 pm Central European Time, West African Time (Dublin, Ireland)
Thursday 21st, 2020 is the ninth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), and the first since we started our company last June so we want to help build awareness and contribute to the campaign by running a webinar on accessibility and Moodle.
We are holding a one hour webinar “7 Tips to Improve Accessibility in your Moodle Courses” at 6pm IST on Zoom and will publish the recording next week.
Learn more about 7 Tips to Improve Accessibility in your Moodle Courses by Brickfield Education Labs
Internal: Expedia celebrates GAAD (Virtual)
21 May 2020 – 29 May 2020 | 9:00 am-11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time (SeattleWA)
Expedia Group will be hosting its 5th annual celebration of GAAD. We will be hosting an online activity to understand what it’s like to interact with the web when you have a disability, a customer panel, as well as “Intro to Accessibility” trainings for developers, UX designers and anyone who wants to learn more.
Blog Post: Empathy Experiences
21 May 2020 – 22 May 2020 | 9:00 am-11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time
On the 9th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we have put together 9 Empathy Experience cards with the aim to answer your questions & break the myths around disability, inclusion and accessibility by experiencing things for yourselves & noticing how the experience was.
Learn more about Blog Post: Empathy Experiences by Barrier Break
Live Stream on Twitch (Activity)
21 May 2020 | 9:00 am-12:00 pm Pacific Standard Time
We’re live on @Twitch celebrating #GAAD day with our staff! Come say hi to our team and learn about our mission #SoEveryoneCanGame.
Learn more about Live Stream on Twitch by AbleGamers Charity
Blog Post: End-Discrimination Campaign – COVID19 (Activity)
21 May 2020 | 9:00 am-11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time
The International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) are sharing this statement on the Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Thursday 21 May 2020.
Learn more about Blog Post: End-Discrimination Campaign – COVID19 by The International Disability Alliance
Blog Post: Tips to make your computer work better for you (Activity)
21 May 2020 | 9:00 am-11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time
May 21 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, a moment focused on digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people with disabilities. There’s a common misconception that accessibility features are only meant to be useful for someone with a disability.
Learn more about Blog Post: Tips to make your computer work better for you by Microsoft
Blog Post: Celebrating GAAD with Disability:IN (Activity)
21 May 2020 | 9:00 am-11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time
At Disability:IN, we believe accessible technology is an essential aspect of diversity and inclusion and a lever for innovation. In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we are pleased to share accessibility-related resources and opportunities to learn.
Learn more about Blog Post: Celebrating GAAD with Disability:IN by Disability:IN
Blog Post: Celebrating GAAD – Today and Every Day (Activity)
21 May 2020 | 9:00 am-11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time
Building on this momentum, we’re switching things up from our past webinar series and making GAAD a day of action and impact! Learn how we’re working with institutions and accessibility champions to drive our inclusive education mission while sharing new insights with the broader education community below!
Learn more about Blog Post: Celebrating GAAD – Today and Every Day by Blackboard