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Accessibility New York City: Using Task-Oriented Walk Throughs for Accessibility Reviews

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While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted meetup events around the world, it’s wonderful to see groups like Accessibility New York City and Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design transition to hosting virtual-only events.

I personally know that both group organizers are well-versed in offering livestreamed events; I’ve attended several of their events over the past few years.

One upcoming event I’m looking forward to is Accessibility New York City’s July meetup when they host Sarah Pulis speaking on Using Task-Oriented Walk Throughs for Accessibility Reviews. Continue reading Accessibility New York City: Using Task-Oriented Walk Throughs for Accessibility Reviews

Takeaways from 2019 Digital Accessibility Trends with Tim Springer, Founder of Level Access

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Takeaways from Digital Accessibility Trends

Thanks to Accessibility New York City (A11y NYC) livestreaming their April 2018 meetup last night, I was able to attend Tim Springer’s presentation 2019 Digital Accessibility Trends.

I didn’t know much about Springer’s background, he’s been doing accessibility work for 20 years. He started his accessibility journey when he was an undergraduate student at Stanford University.

Now CEO at Level Access, Springer developed Level Access’s core technology and led development of InFocus, the first commercial web accessibility testing software.

In recognition of his work, Springer was recently awarded a Champion of Change award by the White House. Continue reading Takeaways from 2019 Digital Accessibility Trends with Tim Springer, Founder of Level Access

Takeaways from How Learning American Sign Language Improved My Alt Text

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Thanks to Accessibility New York City (A11y NYC) livestreaming their January 2017 meetup last night, I was able to attend Shawn Lauriat’s presentation How Learning American Sign Language (ASL) Improved My Alt Text.

Before Lauriat began his presentation, he introduced himself as one of the co-organizers for the A11y NYC meetup group and spoke about his job at Google, working on accessibility for Google Docs and Drive (sounds cool to me!).

I smiled and nodded my head when he said: Continue reading Takeaways from How Learning American Sign Language Improved My Alt Text

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