Events and Trainings
Free Online Conference: Web Accessibility in Mind
Date: September 7-8, 2022
Time: 11am – 4pm Central Time
Description:
“The first ever Web Accessibility in Mind Conference is presented by WebAIM in partnership with Pope Tech. This virtual conference will provide conference participants with content that will help them mature their practice in digital accessibility. Our goals include:
- Provide a diverse range of perspectives from a diverse group of speakers.
- Share solutions to accessibility challenges.
- Give advice and guidance that helps our participants to actively contribute to providing more accessible digital spaces.
- Bring together a cross section of public and private sector technology professionals from organizations large and small.”
Register and get more information on the Web Accessibility in Mind Conference page.
Webinar: Accessible and Usable Interactions for Web Applications
Date: September 14, 2022
Time: 10-11am Central Time
Description:
“As more services go online, web applications become more complex and challenging to interact with. This usually happens when designers and developers do not adhere to accessibility and usability practices. In this session, we will demonstrate how to design and develop interactions that enable all users to complete tasks in the best way possible. We will begin with user needs analysis, followed by keyboard focus management, widgets & web components coding, choice of words in interaction, and communication of user status. We will end with ways of assessing web applications against the needs of the users.”
Speakers:
- Rabab Gomaa, IT Manager & Web Accessibility Specialist, Government of Canada
- Julius Nganji, User Experience Specialist, Government of Canada
Cost and registration information available on the Accessible and Usable Interactions for Web Applications page.
Free Online Conference: Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
Date: September 22, 2022
Description:
“Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) is a free 24-hour online event for the global community. It celebrates inclusive design and shares knowledge and ideas from analogue to digital, from design to development, from planners to practitioners, and everything and everyone in between.”
There is no sign-up or registration fee.
Learn more about how to attend and review the schedule on the Inclusive Design 24 website.
Event: Community Discussion on Audio Cues in Virtual Environments
Date: September 22, 2022
Time: 3 – 4:30pm Central Time
Description:
“The physical world offers us a rich tapestry of audio sounds to help us navigate our world. The tapping of footsteps, rumble of traffic, or gentle creak of a door opening give us many clues to our environment. However, virtual spaces often lack these cues, making them nigh-impossible to use for people who are blind or visually impaired.”
More information and registration is available on the XR Access – Events page.
Conference: M-Enabling Summit
Dates: October 24-26, 2022
Location: Washington, DC
Description:
“With its theme of “Digital Inclusion: Strategies for Equal Opportunities,” the 2022 M-Enabling Summit, in celebration of its 10th anniversary, will explore the latest innovations and major trends in business, government and education that are accelerating the pursuit of universal accessibility for digital products, contents, and services. Convened annually in Washington, D.C., the M-Enabling Summit brings together key decision makers from all sectors facilitating unique exchanges, collaborations, solutions-sharing and thought leadership activities.
The 2022 M-Enabling Summit features panel discussions, open conversations with disrupters in digital inclusion, instant polls, networking meetups, brainstorming and live debates among advocacy leaders, business executives, and technology providers. M-Enabling Summit registered participants will have on demand access to key session recordings, research reports, and other materials post-Summit.”
Registration fees and more information is available on the M-Enabling Summit website.
Conference: Closing the Gap
Dates: October 19-21, 2022
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Description:
“The Closing The Gap Conference is an opportunity to deepen your assistive technology (AT) knowledge and strengthen your implementation strategies. The conference week is designed to dig deeper into critical areas that have the power, when implemented strategically, to transform your classroom, your school, your district, your practice. When you start thinking differently about how to reach ALL students, how to infuse technology into learning, how to leverage AT strategies in all areas – then we begin to transform these areas and ultimately increase achievement and independence.”
Registration fees and more information is available on the Closing the Gap Conference website.
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