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Hey everyone! We’re back again with another Global Accessibility Day Event (GAAD) event. As before, registrations are free, questions are invited and you are too!
Did you know the websites, products, and apps you use everyday cannot be accessed by everyone? Like physical spaces, the digital spaces also pose obstacles for those with disabilities. Yet there are a few simple measures that platforms can take to promote a culture of accessibility, and inclusivity for audiences with all kinds of disabilities: visual, hearing, motor, and cognitive. After all, isn’t technology supposed to change the world?
helloA11Y is a community that anchors discussions on accessibility and inclusivity across the digital sphere. We hope to continue these conversations, and work towards spreading awareness, sharing resources, and creating inclusive digital spaces to provide an equitable learning platform for all.
How does the awareness of assistive technologies by professors impact students with disabilities’ success at the college level?
Humberto Hernandez
How to create accessible JavaScript widgets with basic HTML components
Joshua Muheim
Urban Accessibility Challenges for Persons with Disabilities
Apoorv Kulkarni
Accessible charts using music and haptics
Sukriti Chadha and Yatin Kaushal
Digital Accessibility - Building for Scale
Shilpi Kapoor
Start Your A11y Journey: How to Become an Accessibility Advocate
Todd Libby
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These are the topics that will be covered by our speakers.
Accepting submissions till 20 May 2021, 05:00 PM
How does the awareness of assistive technologies by professors impact students with disabilities’ success at the college level?Abstract This research topic proposal was developed to investigate the impact of assistive technology in the students with disabilities’ success within the context of college academia. The principal argument of this writing suggests that the lack of awareness of assistive technology by professors creates barriers that violate the rights of the individual with a disability under U.S. law. Several … more
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How to create accessible JavaScript widgets with basic HTML componentsAbstract The WAI-ARIA standard (https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/aria/) introduced concise requirements regarding accessible implementations of various interactive usage patterns. However, compatibility varies a lot between browsers and screen readers. As such, it’s still a pain to create accessible cross-browser/platform/device JavaScript widgets. more
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Urban Accessibility Challenges for Persons with DisabilitiesAbstract Persons with Disabilities (PwD) form the largest minority group in India with non-government estimates pegging the number over 100 million. PwDs need safe, accessible, reliable and affordable transportation for accessing a variety of socioeconomic opportunities. However, in India, accessibility considerations often get overlooked during the planning phase of urban transport systems – an … more
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Accessible charts using music and hapticsAbstract Finance charts quickly render hundreds of data points making it seamless to analyze a stock’s performance. Charts are great for people who can see well. Those who are visually impaired often use screen readers. For them, the readers announce the data points in a table format. Beyond a few data points, it becomes difficult for users to create a mental image of the chart’s trend. The audio… more
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Digital Accessibility - Building for ScaleAbstract The Why, How and What of building a large-scale digital accessibility team! Reflecting on the Accessibility eco-system and finding solutions to build for scale. more
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Start Your A11y Journey: How to Become an Accessibility AdvocateAbstract Tips and suggestions for people that are starting out in their accessibility journey or learning about accessibility and how to better advocate accessibility in the workplace, to stakeholders and managers, and ways to bring accessibility to your workflow. more
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