Events & Activities

Webinars held that cover various topics concerning accessibility to the built environment, information and communication technologies.

MediaLT har, sammen med Universell, sett på verktøy som Zoom og Teams som brukes av mange som arbeidsverktøy nå om dagen. De fleste aspektene og rådene er derimot generelle og kan også anvendes på andre løsninger innen videokommunikasjon og digital læring, spesielt kanskje web-seminarer, såkalte webinarer.

Thursday, May 21, 2020, marks the ninth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). GAAD aims to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different disabilities.

Dieses Jahr geht die Artikelserie des AK Barrierefreiheit der German UPA zum Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) bereits in die dritte Runde.

Kansainvälistä saavutettavuuspäivää (Global Accessibility Awareness Day, GAAD) vietetään helatorstaina 21.5. Saavutettavuuden auditoinnista keskusteltiin jo pari viikkoa sitten suunnittelijamme Hanna Kulmalan kanssa, ja seuraavassa keskiviikkowebinaarissamme pureudumme syvemmin saavutettavuuden liiketoimintahyötyihin asiakkuusvastaavamme Päivi Rucidlon kanssa. Saavutettavuutta ei kannata katsoa vain pakollisena pahana, joka pitää vain hoitaa kuntoon uuden lainsäädännön myötä – se on pikemminkin mahdollisuus luoda verkkopalveluita, jotka palvelevat meitä kaikkia paremmin. Saavutettavuus on käytettävyyttä, ja käytettävyys on parempaa palvelua, joka lisää asiakkaita, tyytyväisempiä käyttäjiä, positiivista brändimielikuvaa sekä yksinkertaisesti, parempaa bisnestä.

21 May marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2020, an opportunity to promote digital access and inclusive content for people with print disabilities.

Agata Mrva-Montoya has worked as Publishing Manager at SUP for the past five years, and is currently lecturer and Degree Director, Master of Publishing, at the University of Sydney. We spoke to her about SUP’s aims and progress to date, and the developments she’d like to see unfold in the accessibility space.

Digital accessibility solutions, barriers and possible next steps to ensuring digital accessibility. 

AccessJam is a month-long game jam running from May 21 to June 21 encouraging developers to try something new – whether implementing an accessibility feature, telling their accessibility story or creating an accessible tool for developers to use.

This white paper is intended to bring you up to speed on the history of the ADA, its implications for your business, and next steps you can take to ensure your digital properties and future roadmap are compliant.

We will share outcomes from regional learning groups and results of 8-week Cities for All Equity and Access in Times of Pandemic Webinar series. In addition, we will highlight UCLG’s Policy Paper and the outcome of the UCLG Town Hall Process including new partnerships with civil society. Share the learnings and global dissemination and following on May 21, 2020, for Global Day of Accessibility.