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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Conversaciones Sobre Accesibilidad Web (Virtual)
21 May 2020 | 7:00 pm-8:30 pm Central Standard Time (San Jose, Costa Rica)
Learn more about Conversaciones Sobre Accesibilidad Web by A11D
Webinario Día Internacional de la Concientización en la Accesibilidad Web (Virtual)
21 May 2020 | 6:00 pm-9:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Culiacán, Mexico)
Webinario Día Internacional de la Concientización en la Accesibilidad Web / Global Accessibility Awareness Day. En trabajo con la Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa.
Contaremos con distinguidos expositores: Jonathan Chacón, Monica Duhem, Salvador Ángeles y Jesús Ibañes. Cada uno con años de experiencia en el desarrollo y creación de contenidos accesibles.
Learn more about Webinario Día Internacional de la Concientización en la Accesibilidad Web by Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa y división omnicanal Coppel
Dani Donovan: The Art of Self-Disclosure (Virtual)
21 May 2020 | 5:30 pm-7:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (San FranciscoCA)
Inclusive Design at Adobe and Adobe XD present an evening with Dani Donovan.
Dani shares the unbelievable story of how she accidentally became a viral ADHD artist/influencer overnight.
Learn more about Dani Donovan: The Art of Self-Disclosure by Adobe
Hackathon: Virtual Accessibility Hackathon (Activity)
22 May 2020 – 23 May 2020 | 8:00 am-7:00 pm Indian Standard Time, Sri Lanka Time (Bangalore, India)
Join this 24 hours Hackathon and contribute towards making the digital world a little more accessible with your ideas and solutions.
Learn more about Hackathon: Virtual Accessibility Hackathon by GiftAbled
Accessibility Days 2020 (Virtual)
22 May 2020 – 23 May 2020 | 9:00 am-7:00 pm Eastern European Time, Central African Time (Italy)
The Accessibility Days is a yearly event held during Global Accessibility Awareness Day, (GAAD), that aims to raise awareness of accessibility and disability issues for software developers, designers and many others involved in digital technologies.
Learn more about Accessibility Days 2020 by Accessibility Days
Presentation: Toward an accessible publishing ecosystem (Virtual)
22 May 2020 | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm Central European Time, West African Time (Milan, Italy)
The presentation aims to overview the different aspects that need to be considered by each part of the book publishing chain while creating an accessible publishing ecosystem, following regulations and international standards.
Learn more about Presentation: Toward an accessible publishing ecosystem by Fondazione LIA
Presentation: Offering services through smartspeakers. (Activity)
22 May 2020 | 5:15 pm-6:00 pm Central European Time, West African Time (Milan, Italy)
We will showcase the challenges found while redesigning the interface and the solutions adopted previously.
Learn more about Presentation: Offering services through smartspeakers. by Fondazione LIA
Post-GAAD Hangout and Chat (Virtual)
22 May 2020 | 6:30 pm-6:30 pm Pacific Standard Time (SeattleWA)
In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re having an informal hangout the day after to chat and share what we’ve learned. Grab a drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) or snack of your choice, and join us on a call this Friday!
Learn more about Post-GAAD Hangout and Chat by Seattle Area Accessibility & Inclusive Design
#a11yTO Camp (Virtual)
23 May 2020 | 9:30 am-3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (Toronto, Canada)
a11yTO Camp returns on Saturday, May 23, 2020 for another awesome day of accessibility talks marking Global Accessibility Awareness Day!
Learn more about #a11yTO Camp by #a11yTO Camp
Media Accessibility with SubtitleNEXT (Virtual)
23 May 2020 | 1:00 pm-2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (Toronto, Canada)
We discuss digital media accessibility requirements, how to create accessible media, as well as the accessibility features of SubtitleNEXT.
Learn more about Media Accessibility with SubtitleNEXT by Profux Digital