On Tuesday February 27, 2024 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EST (00:30-01:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘What’s on the Horizon in Legal Space with Digital Accessibility and WCAG 2.2?‘. Thomas Logan, owner of Equal Entry, and Ken Nakata have a podcast called A11yInsights. In every episode, they look at a legal case, a … Read more
On Tuesday December 5, 2023 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EST (00:30-01:30 UTC Dec 6) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘W3C’s Accessible Platform Architectures: The Working Group you haven’t heard of but probably should know more about‘. Janina Sajka, co-chair of the the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Accessible Platform Architectures (APA) Working Group, will … Read more
On Tuesday October 17 2023 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EDT (23:30-00:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘Digital Accessibility and Civil Rights: The 2023 legal landscape for the A11yNYC Community‘. Lainey Feingold, author of ‘Structured Negotiation: A Winning Alternative to Lawsuits‘ will offer an overview of what’s happening in the United States digital accessibility … Read more
On Tuesday September 12 2023 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EDT (23:30-00:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘Real AI Solutions for Accessibility Challenges‘. Artificial intelligence (AI) is here today and can make it easier to do the right thing when building web and mobile applications. Large language models and the coding tools built around … Read more
On Tuesday August 1 2023 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EDT (23:30-00:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘Accessibility at Figma‘. Software engineer David Winslow will talk about how screen readers can access canvas content in FigJam and Figma prototypes, share some upcoming accessibility features, and take a step back to discuss some the technical, … Read more
On Tuesday July 18 2023 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EDT (23:30-00:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘The Future of Technology Runs Through Accessibility. No, really!‘. The success of AI Large Language Models in 2023 begs a rethinking of not only assistive technology but what disability is anyway. Joe Devon, Head of Accessibility and … Read more
On Tuesday June 6 2023 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EDT (23:30-00:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘From Barriers to Breakthroughs: My Journey in Digital Accessibility‘. Thomas Logan, founder of Equal Entry, will speak about his 20-year career with lessons learned from every working period. Attendees will come away with a new understanding of … Read more
On Thursday April 20 2023 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EDT (23:30-0 :30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘Creating Accessible iOS Apps: An Action Plan‘. Users spend the majority of their time on smartphones by using native apps, so it is very important that such apps be accessible. Dani Devesa Derksen-Staats, author of the … Read more
On Tuesday March 7 2023 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EST (00:30-01:30 UTC MAR 8) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘Mapping the Disability Tech Market with Perkins School for the Blind‘. Together, people with disabilities and their allies control $13 trillion worth of disposable income, yet the market remains fragmented. The Howe Innovation Center at … Read more
On Tuesday February 7 2023 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EST (00:30-01:30 UTC Feb 8) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘Opportunities and Challenges of AI for Accessibility‘. Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques have the power to change the experience of living with a disability. For example, image analysis can generate descriptions of places and images a … Read more