Accessible online design – design that welcomes people with disabilities – is a part of addressing the digital divide and meaningful digital inclusion.
John Slatin AccessU is an interactive and communal conference where attendees learn everything needed to integrate accessibility into online products. Presented by the nonprofit Knowbility, AccessU provides methods and resources that can immediately be put to use by designers, developers, project managers, administrators, and anyone who is responsible for online content and development.
Classes at Knowbility’s AccessU include:
Accessibility 101: Beginner’s Basics, Annual Accessibility Legal Update, Accessible Office – Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Accessible PDF Documents, Accessible iOS Development, Building Accessibility into Design, Designing Accessible Forms and Tables, Mobile Accessibility, Accessible User Experience Design Studio, Practical Accessibility Testing Tools for Everyone, Usability Testing for People with Disabilities, and much more.
John Slatin AccessU
Mon, May 14, 2018 – Wed, May 16, 2018
Austin, Texas
https://knowbility.org/programs/accessu/
More than 49 million Americans have some type of disability. One in five people will experience a disability at some point in their lives, and those numbers are sure to increase as the population ages.
People with disabilities want to be able to learn online, to work, to buy things, to attend online classes, to volunteer, to donate and to contribute to their society just as everyone does. And just like other people, they want to use the Web and other online technologies to access information and network with others.
Also note that Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in all services, programs, and activities provided to the public by State and local government. That has been interpreted by the courts to include online services and programs.
Also see:
- Pioneering in “hacks for good”: Knowbility
- Web designers: your chance to be a super hero!
- Transcribe & caption!
- Lessons for online outreach to nonprofits, NGOs & charities
- Re-creating offline excitement & a human touch online
- Nonprofits, NGOs: An Opportunity for a Fabulous Web Site
- TechSoup webinar on how your web site can welcome EVERYONE
- accessibility, diversity & virtual volunteering
- Hackathons for good? That’s volunteering!
- Dec. 3, International Day of Persons With Disabilities