Events & Activities

Accessible digital learning is an essential part of equal opportunity in education or in the workplace. Join us now to celebrate GAAD 2026 and start to create more accessible and inclusive learning content. The Showcase module for our Designing Accessible Learning Content (DALC) Programme has 9 free lessons. You can sign up and access the free training here – https://showcase-elahub.talentlms.com/

As part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), this design challenge invites creatives in Indonesia to reflect on a simple question: why does accessibility matter? Participants are encouraged to create and share visual content based on their own perspectives and experiences. The interpretation is open, as long as it stays connected to the theme. Participants will share their work on social media, helping amplify the message and reach broader audiences. Through this process, the challenge hopes to open up more space for voices, stories, and ideas around accessibility, including everyday barriers, inclusive design, and how accessibility shapes people’s lives.

Celebrate GAAD 2026 with a free customised Accessibility Assessment Report to help your organisation get started with more accessible learning. With the tailored feedback from the eLa1000 assessment you can discover your accessibility learning gaps, understand your compliance position and get your roadmap. Find out more and complete your eLa1000 Accessibility Assessment today – https://ela1000assessment.elahub.net/

Make the iOSDevUK conference app accessible and you could win a free ticket to iOSDevUK 2026 and a free one year subscription of RocketSim Pro! May 7th to May 21st (GAAD) Details: https://www.iosdevuk.com/competition

On May 7 at 11 AM ET, join Christopher M. Lee, PhD, CEO & President of the G3ict and Managing Director of the IAAP, and Corbb O’Connor, Director of Thought Leadership at Level Access, for a practical conversation about sustaining leadership support and building impactful learning programs in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. You’ll leave with concrete ideas for strengthening accessibility education across your organization and positioning your efforts in ways that executives recognize and support long-term.

Turn empathy into action. Join 55 Minutes and Salvage Garden to 3D-print tools for PwDs and dive into inclusive design. Standard product design often overlooks the needs of People with Disabilities (PwDs). A simple task like using chopsticks or opening a can can be a daily barrier. Through this Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) event, you will get to join 55 Minutes and Salvage Garden for an intimate, hands-on workshop where we turn empathy into action. To ensure every participant receives personalised guidance, we are limiting this session to 12 participants. You will have the direct support needed to produce your own 3D-printed assistive tool.

My card matching game Ploppy Pairs is accessible via the support of VoiceOver on iOS, macOS and tvOS. It always tells you the index of the card, what image it has on it when you tap it and if you found a matching pair or not. During the 05/14/2026 and 05/23/2026 all cards are blank by default and there is a toggle where you can show the images or hide them again. The idea behind this is to bring more attention to accessibility and bring people without visual impairment to give the game a try by using VoiceOver. The app is also designed for kids – so it can be played from very early ages on. The app is available world wide (except China) and is localized into the following languages: English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese. Minimum OS versions are: iOS 16.0 macOS 12.0 tvOS 16.0

Accessibility isn’t a feature, it’s a foundation. Learn how to design digital experiences that truly include people with visually impairment What does it really mean to design for everyone? In this workshop, you’ll go beyond checklists and guidelines to truly understand how visually impaired users experience the digital world – and what it takes to build something better. We’ll start by exploring why accessible design isn’t just good ethics, it’s good design. Through an immersive empathy-building activity, you’ll see your work through new eyes. Then, we’ll dig into real-world examples, sharpen your UX/UI decision-making, and leave you with actionable best practices you can apply the moment you’re back at your desk.

Am Global Accessibility Awareness Day dreht sich alles um das Thema Barrierefreiheit – und darum, das Bewusstsein für die Bedürfnisse von Menschen mit Behinderungen im digitalen (Hochschul-)Raum zu stärken. Gemeinsam mit ILIAS.nrw und Moodle.NRW haben wir ein umfangreiches Vortrag- und Workshop-Programm zum diesjährigen GAAD für Sie zusammengestellt, das Ihnen spannende Einblicke, praxisnahe Impulse sowie Möglichkeiten des hochschulübergreifenden Austausches bietet. Termin und Teilnahme: Unsere Veranstaltungen finden im Zeitraum vom 19. – 22. Mai 2026 statt. Sie sind kostenlos uns stehen allen interessierten Hochschulangehörigen aus NRW offen. Anmelde- bzw. Zugangsdaten entnehmen Sie bitte den Infos zur jeweiligen Veranstaltung auf unserer Webseite. Barrierefreiheit: Wir veröffentlichen die zugehörigen Materialien kurz vor Veranstaltungsbeginn auf unserer Webseite. Darüber hinaus stehen Ihnen die automatischen Untertitel von Zoom zur Verfügung. Wir freuen uns auf Sie!

Join us for the three-day Accessibility Bootcamp, designed specifically for Binghamton University staff and faculty! Held from Tuesday, May 19 through Thursday, May 21 (10:00 AM – 2:00 PM daily) in the Zurack Room, this bootcamp is your opportunity to gain essential skills and knowledge to become an accessibility ambassador for your department. The schedule is structured by day: Tuesday (Policy Day): Foundations and updates on disability law, policy discussions including purchasing, VPATs, Pcards, and risk analysis. An “Ask Me Anything” session with the team will be held during lunch. Wednesday (Document Day): Workshops covering document accessibility in Canva, Adobe Express, PowerPoint, Google Slides, and PDF fixes in Acrobat. Thursday (GAAD): Sessions on web design principles, Omni Update, and creating accessible documents in Word and Google Docs. The event will conclude on Thursday with a special celebration for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Lunch will be provided each day.