Events & Activities

Deutsche Telekom – Month of Accessibility 2025 May 6–28, 2025

To build awareness and strengthen accessibility skills across the organization, Deutsche Telekom is hosting a Month of Accessibility from May 6 to 28, around GAAD on May 15. The internal program includes keynote talks, workshops, hands-on testing sessions, and contributions from external experts and employees with lived experience. Topics range from accessibility and AI to inclusive user journeys and neurodiversity. The initiative is hosted by the T&I / DT IT segment and supports awarenss for the European Accessibility Act (EAA) and highlights accessibility as a driver of innovation, product quality, and inclusive workplace culture.

WCAG 2.2 Essentials for Education: Actionable Steps to Accessible Digital Content – Watch the On-Demand Webinar

In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re opening up access to one of our most valuable expert sessions, originally held on September 26, 2024, as a closed, webinar for a selected group of industry professionals. We’re now making the full recording publicly available, because the insights shared remain just as timely and essential for anyone working toward WCAG 2.2 compliance. With over 20 years of experience in developing accessible digital educational content, Learnetic brings together leading voices in accessibility and educational publishing to share practical guidance and real-world strategies.

Webinar covers:

🔹Legal perspectives: Understanding the implications of WCAG 2.2 compliance for your organization.
🔹Actionable insights: Practical steps to ensure your content meets accessibility standards.
🔹Best practices: Proven strategies to implement accessibility features effectively.
🔹Real-world examples: Case studies showcasing the successful integration of accessibility in educational content. Hosted by: Rafał Romejko, Head of International Operations at Learnetic Featured

Speakers:

👉 Simon Mellins, Accessibility Consultant at Simon Mellins Consulting – assists publishers globally in managing accessibility transformation. He is a recognized expert, having spoken at conferences hosted by the International Publishers Association (IPA), Independent Publishers Guild (IPG), Inclusive Publishing @ DAISY, Irish Publisher’s Association, London Book Fair, and more.
👉 Agata Zając, Senior Project Manager at Learnetic – an interactive content editor, translator, proofreader, and methodologist with extensive experience, Agata specializes in ensuring educational materials comply with international digital accessibility regulations.
👉 Aleksandra Krawczyk, CEO at Learnigo.com – with a background as a speech-language pathologist and content editor, Aleksandra leads Learnigo, the largest online library of interactive digital resources for SLPs, OTs, and special educators.

The European Accessibility Act (EEA) is set to take effect soon, introducing new accessibility requirements for digital products and services, including educational content. Starting June 28, 2025, all educational publishers distributing digital materials within the European Union will need to ensure their content complies with WCAG 2.2 standards. In the UK, monitoring of websites and applications of public services began even earlier, in October 2024. If you’re involved in creating or adapting digital educational resources, now is a good time to understand what these changes mean and how to prepare. The recording will be available starting May 7 and can be watched on-demand through the end of the year 2025.

We’re celebrating this year’s GAAD by changing genres: instead of theory now we’re putting the focus squarely on practice. Diving deep into the details, thoroughly exploring one specific issue, breaking it down into pieces, and collaboratively working out solutions with a focus on different ability areas. Besides accessibility experts Károly Szántai and Árpád Nagy guiding you through the entire process, you will also meet several experts by experience, who provide help and feedback on your work. Through interactive activities, participants will gain hands-on knowledge of accessibility practices and tools, and learn how to improve the accessibility of their own products and services.

Online event of Accesibility where we will teach how to audit a web, the problems with the overlays, and a case study of an app called KWIDO.

Join IrishJobs, part of The Stepstone Group, for an exclusive briefing on the upcoming EU accessibility legislation and its implications for fostering inclusivity in the workplace. The European Accessibility Act (EAA) comes into force on the 28th of June this year. The new accessibility requirements are aimed at removing barriers for individuals with disabilities, promoting equality, and standardising accessibility standards across industries and EU member countries. This legislation is a significant opportunity to not only ensure compliance but also to create a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable work environment.

Our speakers:

• Cormac Chisholm, Founder of DevAlly and accessibility advocate
• Adam Harris, Founder and CEO of AsIAm, Ireland’s Autism Charity
• Bobbie Hickey, Influencer and disability inclusion advocate
• Mimouna Mahdaoui, Head of Accessibility, The Stepstone Group

At the Lunch & Learn you will learn:

• The key components of the EU accessibility legislation.
• How accessibility affects recruitment strategies, workplace policies, technologies, and practices.
• Strategies to align with the regulations and champion inclusivity.

Whether you’re in HR, operations, or leadership, this briefing will equip you with the knowledge to navigate these changes effectively and create a workplace where everyone can thrive. We look forward to seeing you there as we explore how inclusivity in the workplace can be both a legal requirement and a strategic advantage. Attendees will also have the opportunity to experience our award-winning Accessibility Lab. The Lab provides a safe environment to challenge preconceptions and biases around disability, with interactive content and a suite of tailored exercises covering a range of disabilities and conditions.

Exciting Engagement planned for Primary School Students to experience the situations of People with special needs

Throughout GAAD week, we will be sharing on the Web for All Movement’s social media profiles (Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin) testimonials from some people with disabilities in our network, telling what they do on the web when they find accessible websites and applications, for example. Developing digital channels with accessibility can no longer be seen as a favor or as an unnecessary investment. This thinking is outdated and urgently needs to be updated. Digital accessibility is provided for in the Brazilian Inclusion Law (LBI – 13.146), more specifically in article 63. There is also a very recent ABNT standard – NBR 17225 – with all the detailed recommendations used globally to make websites accessible. The campaign theme chosen for this year is “We are here: accessibility is not a favor!” This concept was chosen because, despite all the barriers, people with disabilities are present on the web every day. They are working, studying, creating, consuming. It is not about the future: it is about presence. And ensuring digital accessibility is not a favor, it is the minimum. It is recognizing a basic right. In addition to showing these people how to generate more connection with society, we will share educational content on how to develop accessible digital projects. We will also teach how to identify accessibility flaws on websites and how to correct them.

How people can participate:
a) Reposting our posts to raise awareness in your network.
b) Tagging people and companies in the comments of our posts and encouraging your contacts to reflect on this urgent and necessary topic.
c) Sharing this issue with the leadership and colleagues of the company where you work and suggesting that they start a review of accessibility on the organization’s internal and external digital channels.
d) Making your own posts more accessible by describing the images, captioning videos and ensuring adequate contrast in the images you post.
e) Taking advantage of the commemorative date to create themed corporate events to raise awareness among the internal public of the company where you work.

Creativity, Inclusion, and Accessibility: Launch Celebration of the Guidebook Beyond Two Worlds

Monday, May 12, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Location: Bawabuku / Arka Coffee and Space

Accessible Leisure warmly invites you to “Creativity, Inclusion, and Accessibility”, a special event celebrating the release of our guidebook Beyond Two Worlds: Inclusion We See in Japan & Indonesia. This event welcomes everyone interested in inclusion, accessibility, and creative processes that promote social change.

Event Schedule:

• Writing Everyday Stories Workshop (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM) Led by @alimaruv, an author of two published books, this session invites participants to explore the art of writing from daily life experiences. Fee: IDR 35,000 (includes one drink from Arka Coffee & Space and a notebook from Bawabuku) Register via Azar (081357406767)

• Discussion Session: Inclusive Creative Processes (1:00 PM – 3:00 PM) A conversation with the Accessible Leisure team about the inclusive creative journey behind the guidebook and how we can design spaces and content that welcome everyone. Free and open to the public, no registration required.

Beyond celebrating the guidebook launch, this event aims to spread the message of inclusion and raise awareness about accessibility in our everyday lives. Let’s take one step closer together toward a more inclusive Indonesia. More info check at our Instagram page: @accessible.leisure

Over the last several years, Liberty Mutual Insurance has been on a multi-year journey to create an even more inclusive and accessible workplace. To increase the company’s digital accessibility and inclusion practices, in May, we will hold a month-long series of 17 virtual and in-person events to enrich employees’ understanding of accessible products and to build the skills necessary to design and engineer accessible experiences for our employees and customers. Through our events we will explore topics like accessibility-first engineering, accessible culture for the workplace, building accessible practices for our agile teams, and the future of accessible AI development. The program is provided by our Technology Learning department in partnership with the organization’s employee resource group (ERG), Able@Liberty + Allies – which supports people with disabilities, caregivers, and family members – providing first-person insight into the impact of accessible product design.

Nutzt Eure Kaffeepause für Inputs und Diskussionen zu aktuellen Themen der digitalen Barrierefreiheit. In der Woche rund um den GAAD erwarten Euch jeweils um 14:00 Uhr Kurzvorträge, gefolgt von einer offenen Diskussionsrunde. Jede Sitzung dauert 30 Minuten: 15 Minuten Input und 15 Minuten Diskussion. Wir freuen uns auf Eure Teilnahme und einen gemeinsamen (digitalen) Kaffee!