Events & Activities

Step into the shoes of people with disabilities and experience digital barriers firsthand at the Suarise Empathy Lab Pop-Up—a traveling, interactive exhibit from Indonesia that brings accessibility awareness to life. As part of our GAAD 2025 celebration, the 12th Empathy Lab will feature hands-on activities, assistive technology demos, inclusive design showcases, and immersive experiences like simulated screen reader navigation and low-vision usability testing. Visitors—from students to professionals—will walk away with a deeper understanding of why accessibility matters and how they can be part of the solution. Organized by Suarise, a social enterprise championing digital inclusion in Indonesia through community-driven programs like A11yID.

🌐 Open to the public | In-person event

Let’s move from awareness to action—one empathetic experience at a time in a fun and interactive way!

As part of the Suarise GAAD celebration 2025, Suarise in collaboration with Visinema invite you to experience Bioskop Bisik (Whispering Cinema) Jumbo—a unique, inclusive movie screening designed for people with and without disabilities to enjoy together. The event will gather volunteers as whisperers, and pair them with The Blind and Low Vision to enjoy the newest ayet most succesful animation film in Indonesia. Dalam edisi khusus ini, kami menciptakan ruang yang ramah di mana aksesibilitas bukan sekadar renungan—tetapi fitur utama untuk menikmati hiburan bersama secara inklusif. All chosen volunteers will get quick training about audio description.

In Indonesia entertainment sector, there is a rise of awareness of inclusive entertainment. While many events, including concerts starting to provide sign language interpreter, many visual based entertainmet still lack of accomodation for those in need, such at people with Low Vision and the Blind. This sharing session will introduce and discuss the importance of audio description, how to do it correctly, and how it should be performed in digital platform. Hosted by A11yID, the speaker will be from a certified audio description specialist. Whether you’re a designer, developer, content creator, or simply curious about accessibility, this session will deepen your understanding of inclusive storytelling—before enjoying the final presentations of the Accessibility Design Challenge.

Join us as we celebrate innovation and inclusion at the final presentation day of Indonesia’s first Accessibility Design Challenge, hosted by Suarise and A11yID. This event is the culmination of weeks of independent learning, group workshops, and mentorship where students and professionals in UI/UX have reimagined how accessibility can be integrated from the design stage. Now, our finalist teams are ready to present their Figma prototypes and accessibility documentation—demonstrating how thoughtful design can break digital barriers. Whether you’re a designer, developer, educator, policymaker, or accessibility advocate, this is your chance to see inclusive design in action, connect with the community, and be inspired by the next generation of accessibility champions. — The Accessibility Design Challenge event stems from critical insights highlighted in a recent Deque Case Study in 2023, which revealed that a staggering 67% of accessibility issues originate during the design phase of digital products.Therefore, there is an urgency of eto enhance awareness and practical skills in digital accessibility design among students and UI/UX professionals. This event continuing the 2024 A11y Bootcamp, the first digital accessibility bootcamp in Indonesia. Supported by ISIF Asia & APNIC Foundation

In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2025, the Disability Scholars Forum and Physically-challenged Development Foundation-PDF are proud to host a webinar on: “Digital Inclusion and Accessibility: Role of Youth in Bangladesh” This event will engage 100 youth from diverse backgrounds to learn, explore, and collaboratively design an advocacy plan for digital accessibility. Three distinguished accessibility experts from both the government and private sectors will share their insights, while youth with disabilities will highlight the accessibility barriers they face. Date: May 18, 2025 (Sunday) Time: 8:00 PM (GST+6, BD Time) Platform: Zoom Let’s raise our voices, share ideas, and inspire action for a more accessible Bangladesh! #GAAD2025 #InclusionMatters #AccessibilityForAll #YouthForChange #DigitalInclusion #PDFBangladesh #DisabilityRights

Breaking Barriers: Code for Inclusion An inclusive tech hackathon celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), live from Beirut Digital District. This 48-hour challenge brought together innovators, developers, designers, and advocates to build real-world solutions that empower people with disabilities and champion digital inclusion. From AI-driven tools to accessible platforms, the top teams turned bold ideas into impact-driven prototypes — breaking barriers, one line of code at a time.

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.

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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.