10:12 am on January 11, 2022 · a11y (127), a11ynyc (78), a11ysig (75), accessibility (85), usa (16)

WEBCAST JAN 11 – A11yNYC – Broke with Accessible Taste: Understanding the Economics of Digital Access in US

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On Tuesday January 11 2022 at 7pm-8pm EST (00:00-01:00 UTC Jan12) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts an online meetup ‘Broke with Accessible Taste: Understanding the Economics of Digital Access in US‘. Conversations about digital accessibility are predominantly centered on the technical and monetary expenses of implementation in products and applications. Missing from these conversations … Read more

11:10 pm on December 2, 2021 · a11y (127), a11ynyc (78), Portugal (2), tourism (1)

WEBCAST DEC 2 – @A11yNYC – Accessible Tourism: How Travel Can Be Accessible for All #caretourism @Jose_Bourdain @tourismforallon #Portugal @A11ysig @a11ynyc #Accessibility #a11y #Captioned

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On Tuesday December 2 2021 at 11:00-12:00 EST (16:00-17:00 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts an online meetup ‘Accessible Tourism: How Travel Can Be Accessible for All‘. TourismForAll is a travel agency and tour operator that specializes in accessible tourism in Portugal. Founder José Bourdain will discuss care tourism, and how TourismForAll is able … Read more

7:25 pm on November 4, 2021 · a11y (127), a11ynyc (78), a11ysig (75), accessibility (85)

WEBCAST TODAY- @A11yNYC – Accessible SVGs: Pattern, Color Contrast, and Motion Considerations @cariefisher @A11ysig #Accessibility #a11y #Captioned

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On Tuesday November 4 2021 at 7-8pm EDT (23:00-00:00 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts an online meetup ‘Accessible SVGs: Pattern, Color Contrast, and Motion Considerations‘. Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) became a W3C open standard in 1999 and are still around and thriving Presenter Carie Fisher will focus on the accessibility aspect of SVGs, … Read more

7:56 pm on October 14, 2021 · a11y (127), a11ynyc (78), a11ysig (75), accessibility (85)

WEBCAST OCT 14 – A11yNYC – BillionStrong: A Global Identity and Empowerment Nonprofit

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On Tuesday October 7 2021 at 2pm EDT (18:00 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts an online meetup ‘Billion Strong: A Global Identity and Empowerment Nonprofit‘. According to the W.H.O. there are 1.3B people with disabilities in the world. Many multinational corporations at the CEO level are partaking in initiatives such as The Valuable … Read more

4:21 pm on September 14, 2021 · a11y (127), a11ynyc (78), accessibility (85), voice content (1)

WEBCAST SEP 14 – A11yNYC – Voice Content, Multimodal Accessibility, and the Story of Ask GeorgiaGov

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On Tuesday September 14 2021 at 3pm EDT (19:00 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts an online meetup ‘Voice Content, Multimodal Accessibility, and the Story of Ask GeorgiaGov‘. Screen readers have long unlocked written web content for people with disabilities, though still rooted in the strictures and limitations of the visual medium the web … Read more

1:17 pm on July 13, 2021 · a11ynyc (78), captioning (2)

WEBCAST JULY 13 – A11yNYC – I Heart CC: Why and How to Caption Videos Folks Love

On Tuesday July 13 2021 at 7pm EDT (23:00 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts an online meetup ‘I Heart CC: Why and How to Caption Videos Folks Love‘. Presenter Meryl Evans will share actual captioned clips from shows taking place in New York, and answer questions such as: Why do I want to … Read more

1:53 am on April 27, 2021 · a11y (127), a11ynyc (78), a11ysig (75)

WEBCAST APR 27 – Accessing Innovation @a11ynyc

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On Tuesday April 27 2021 at 7pm EDT (23:00 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts an online meetup ‘Accessing Innovation‘. Humanity is innovating faster and more than ever before. Cat Noone, co-founder and CEO of Stark, will give an overview of: The misconceptions about accessibility; Bottlenecks in the product development process; Tips to getting … Read more

1:44 pm on February 2, 2021 · a11y (127), a11ynyc (78), a11ysig (75), wayfaring (1)

A11yNYC – Accessible Wayfinding Systems will Start a New Era of Accessibility

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On Tuesday February 2 2020 at 2pm-4pm EST (19:00-21:00 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts an online meetup ‘Accessible Wayfinding Systems will Start a New Era of Accessibility‘. Accessible wayfinding systems will become ubiquitous in public spaces by 2025. Different technologies and policies are now being developed to prepare for the next exciting era … Read more

7:14 pm on August 18, 2020 · a11y (127), a11ynyc (78), a11ysig (75), covid-19 (11)

WEBCAST AUG 18 – Providing Remote Services for The Disability Community During The Pandemic @A11yNYC Jonathon Epstein @AHRCNYC #INthistogether #a11y

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On Tuesday August 18 2020 at 7pm EDT (23:00 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts an online meetup ‘Providing Remote Services for The Disability Community During The Pandemic‘. Presenter Jonathon Epstein of AHRC NYC and InTandem will discuss the ways in which, in the age of COVID-19, government agencies, non-profits and cultural institutions are … Read more

4:01 am on July 14, 2020 · a11y (127), a11ynyc (78), wcag (4)

WEBCAST JULY 14 – Using Task-Oriented Walk Throughs for Accessibility Reviews @A11yNYC @sarahtp #wcag #a11y

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On Tuesday July 14 2020 at 7pm EDT (23:00 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts an online meetup ‘Using Task-Oriented Walk Throughs for Accessibility Reviews‘. By adopting personas with different user needs, presenter Sarah Pulis (Intopia) will illustrate the steps to conduct task-oriented WCAG review walkthroughs, and how potential issues can be used by … Read more