On Tuesday February 4, 2025 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EST (00:30-01:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘Older Adults and Digital Inclusion‘. Tom Kamber, executive director of Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from AARP, will discuss digital participation by older adults in America, including barriers to adoption and inclusion, and what is being done … Read more
On Tuesday January 7. 2025 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EST (00:30-01:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘Audio Description in Advertising‘. Eric Wickstrom and Liz Gutman of the award-winning Audio Description department at the International Digital Centre (IDC) will lead a discussion about the benefits of AD in advertising and explore the current and … Read more
On Tuesday December 3, 2024 the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosted a meetup ‘Verizon’s Accessibility Technology & Innovation Lab‘. Fred Moltz, Chief Accessibility Officer at Verizon, will give an overview of their Accessibility Technology & Innovation Lab, which was launched on Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2024. The meetup was webcast live via a partnership … Read more
On Tuesday November 19, 2024 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EST (00:30-01:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘How Continuous Accessibility Can Boost Your Accessibility Maturity‘. Andrew Hedges, COO and co-founder of Assistiv Labs, will talk about the intersection of good processes and automated tooling. Accessibility maturity models help organizations track progress across their accessibility … Read more
On Wednesday October 2, 2024 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EDT (23:30-00:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘Locking in Best Practices Early: Building PACNYC.org‘. PAC NYC is a new performing arts venue in Lower Manhattan that required the digital platforms from scratch. While this was a unique and exciting opportunity to follow best practices … Read more
On Tuesday September 10, 2024 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EDT (23:30-00:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘The Dos and Don’ts of Disability Representation in Media‘. This talk is for those in media and disability advocates, and will be a conversation about best practices and the good, bad, and ugly when it comes to … Read more
On Tuesday July 16, 2024 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EDT (23:30-00:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘Mobile Accessibility Tools: Camera Switches and More‘. The presentation will focus on specific interesting and potentially very useful accessibility options on the Android and iOS platforms. These include Facial Gesture Recognition, Accessibility Scanner, and more. New York … Read more
On Tuesday June 4, 2024 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EDT (23:30-00:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘Leveling the Playing Field: Toward Equivalently Accessible Video Game Worlds‘. Vishnu Nair of Columbia University will share insights from his journey in designing, building, and testing video game accessibility tools for blind or low vision (BLV) players … Read more
On Tuesday April 2, 2024 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EDT (23:30-00:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘A Taste of ReelAbilities New York 2024‘. Co-founder and director Isaac Zablocki will introduce the lineup for the upcoming 2024 ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York, which celebrates disability, inclusion & accessibility through wide-ranging international films. The presentation … Read more
On Tuesday March 5, 2024 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EST (00:30-01:30 UTC Mar 6) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘The Accessibility Tales: Stories from the Before Times‘. Jesse Beach , Engineering Manager, Specialist in Accessibility at Meta, will take us back to the dawn of automated accessibility testing, when ARIA 1.0 was still a … Read more