Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2021
GAAD is an annual global event, designed to engage people around the world in talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion. Additional information about GAAD is available at .
Each year, the 91探花commemorates GAAD by offering a full day of lectures, workshops, and other activities related to digital accessibility. All events are open to everyone in the 91探花Community.
- Date: May 20, 2021
- Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
- Location: ( 91探花NetID required)
- All sessions will include live captioning and ASL interpreting.
Session schedule
| Time | Topic | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:20 | Welcome and “Zero Errors” Overview | Terrill Thompson |
| 9:20 – 9:50 | Online Courses (Ally) | Gaby de Jongh |
| 9:50 – 10:00 | Break | – – – |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Videos (YTCA) | Terrill Thompson |
| 10:10 – 10:20 | Web Accessibility Checkers: WAVE Extension | – – – |
| 10:20 – 10:30 | Web Accessibility Checkers: PowerMapper | – – – |
| 10:30 – 10:40 | Web Accessibility Checkers: axe DevTools Browser Extensions | – – – |
| 10:40 – 10:50 | Web Accessibility Checkers: Lighthouse (Chrome DevTools) | – – – |
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Break | – – – |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Siteimprove | Anna Marie Golden |
| 11:30 | End | – – – |
| 12:00 – 5:00 | Office Hours | ATS Staff |