Events & Activities

Digital exams represent both an opportunity and a risk for students with disabilities. For some students, there may be no need to apply for reasonable accommodations because writing digital exams from home is just what fits their needs. Other students might find digital exams an unnecessary barrier when the technical infrastructure is not fully accessible. During this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021, we will talk about accessible and inclusive digital exams.

This training provides an overview of basic accessibility concepts, such as why digital inclusion matters and how people with disabilities use the Web. Through this training, participants will develop a better understanding about how disabilities affect a person’s experience online, as well as a high-level introduction to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG).

To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we are hosting a webinar to highlight how our research and insights industry can and should design research to be inclusive of people with disabilities. This free webinar will feature two experts on designing inclusive research: Lauren Isaacson of Curio Research and Margaret Brigley, CAIP of Narrative Research.

Darci Duran, AVP Learning Design (Higher Ed), ansrsource speaks on – • Discover the origins of accessibility and UDL principles • Identify how higher ed has moved to comply with accessibility guidelines before COVID-19 • Discuss how accessibility has been affected by the pandemic, where we are now, and where do we go from here • Identify ways how, we, as a community of educators, can continue to come together to support each other in meeting the diverse needs of our learners.

Join us as we delve deeper into our journey of accessibility and the significance of creating inclusive digital content. Our goal is to breakdown the complexity regarding accessibility by sharing our personal journey of how we enable inclusive content on our websites, mobile apps and other digital channels which support federal and private clients alike. We will have a three person panel who are experts in accessibility and will be available for a live Q&A session as well. softrams.com  LinkedIn

Disabled in Tech is meant to be a discussion around the experience of leaders who identify as being disabled. There is an overwhelming lack of representation & diversification from the disabled community in tech leadership. To get a better perspective on these issues, we’ll ask panelists to share their personal experiences and ask how they are enacting change in their organizations and the industry at large.

There is an overwhelming lack of disability representation and diversification in tech leadership, and we’re looking forward to having the panel shed light on this and a few other important issues at hand. We’ll be joined by tech leaders across several companies VMWare, Spotify, LinkedIn, and Fable who will share their personal experiences and perspectives in dealing with disabilities in the workplace, and advice for those looking to pursue leadership roles within their organizations.

Old Dominion University Libraries and colleagues, including the Department of STEM Education & Professional Studies Library & Information Studies, Educational Accessibility, and Slover Library, will watch the ALA’s RUSA Division’s AccessAbility Academy, Positive Interactions: Making the Library a Welcoming and Empowering Place for People with Disabilities, an online webcast tutorial for library employees. A discussion will follow the webcast to generate an exchange of ideas of how we can contribute to making the library a welcoming place for everyone.

May 20th is Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Join our friends for a special free webinar with accessibility experts and the disability community to learn about how businesses can get more accessible for people with disabilities, and why it matters for your profit, your litigation risk, customer experience, and your brand.

Slack’s Abilities ERG is excited to host a panel discussion open to all next Thursday, May 20th at 12:30pm PT in celebration of the tenth anniversary of GAAD. GAAD’s goal is to bring awareness to digital access and inclusion for the 1 billion+ people with disabilities across the planet. There is an overwhelming lack of disability representation and diversification in tech leadership, and we’re looking forward to having the panel shed light on this and a few other important issues at hand.