As an attorney diagnosed with autism at the age of three, author Haley Moss grew up knowing what it was like to feel unheard or unseen because of the way she communicated. Neurodiversity is a natural, valuable aspect of human diversity, yet one that too often means that people with neurocognitive differences face discrimination and exclusion. Haley's book Great Minds Think Differently:…
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Two of the biggest gaps in digital accessibility include lack of accessibility guidelines around mental health and how to bridge the knowledge divide between advocacy and professional. In this Accessibility Talks event, Albert Kim, the founder of Accessibility NextGen and a W3C invited expert on mental health, will be discussing his digital accessibility journey and the role Accessibility NextGen…
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Access Technology Higher Education Network (ATHEN) is hosting the first ever “ Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Accessibility: Starting with Math ” virtual conference on February 10th and 11th, 2022. We are striving to create a diverse conference where experts can share their best practices, solutions, techniques, etc. for accessing and creating accessible STEM content in higher…
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Significant progress has been made to drive the finalization of the IT VAR program. The four strategic vendors, CDW-G, GovConnection, WEI, and Whalley have worked hard with UPST and campus stakeholders to secure final contracts and pricing. What do all the changes mean for campuses? Here are the top 3 benefits: Efficiency: Purchases from these VARS satisfy University policy requirements…
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A11yTalks, a monthly virtual meet-up featuring speakers & conversations around digital accessibility, will host “Why We Need More Accessibility Designers” with Anna E. Cook, Senior Accessibility Designer on December 15. Many accessibility defects originate in design, so why do the bulk of accessibility considerations fall to developers and quality assurance? In this talk, we will discuss why…
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Free Webinar on Thursday, December 09 at 2 PM ET The legal landscape of digital accessibility in the United States, and increasingly around the world, provides a strong framework supporting digital inclusion for disabled people in the public and private sectors, in education, and throughout society. The pandemic has made the need for accessibility more urgent than ever, and individual advocacy,…
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AccessU will be a hybrid event with virtual attendees participating in onsite sessions through Zoom. The conference is looking for session proposals for the following learning tracks: Dev/Coding/Testing UX/Design Content/Documents Policy/Strategy Gaming/XR/AI More information can be found at the Call for Proposals page. To submit your proposal, complete AccessU 2022 Call for Proposals Google…
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Event Information, Date and Time:, Wednesday, January 12, 4:00 p.m. Eastern A11yTalks presents “Fostering Inclusion in Technology: Ten Tips for a Better Sense of Belonging” with Nikki Flores, Certified ScrumMaster and Technical Project Manager. Those of us who work in technology know how to work with multifaceted and diverse teams to solve complex issues for our end users. Becoming stronger, more empathetic communicators who…, About A11y Talks, A monthly virtual meet-up featuring speakers & conversations around digital accessibility.
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Event Information, Date and Time:, Tuesday, January 11 at 7:00 pm.. A11yNYC presents, "Broke with Accessible Taste: Understanding the Economics of Digital Access in US" with Crystal Preston-Watson (Senior Digital Accessibility Analyst at Salesforce). Conversations about digital accessibility are predominantly centered on the technical and monetary expenses of implementation in products and applications. Missing from these…, Presenter Bio, Crystal Preston-Watson is an Accessibility and Quality Engineer based in Denver, Colorado. She is the Senior Digital Accessibility Analyst at Salesforce. Crystal believes that accessibility is a civil and human right and is dedicated to making innovative, inclusive, and accessible applications for everyone.
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About the Event, Cornell's arXiv team will host a 4-hour event on Monday, April 17 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. called, " How do we make accessible research papers a reality? " We each have a role to play. Together, we can chart a path towards truly accessible research papers. The full schedule of sessions is posted to the event site. , What is arXiv?, arXiv is a free distribution service and an open-access archive for 2,236,909 scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics.
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