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SUMMARY:G2025 GAAD: LATAM Region
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging webinar in celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Our presenters\, who live and work in the LATAM region\, will share their unique perspectives on accessibility. This session will cover a range of topics\, including case studies and success stories\, practical implementation tips\, the role of AI in accessibility\, and methods for measuring impact. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how accessibility is being advanced in the LATAM region and learn practical strategies for implementing inclusive design in their own organizations. \n\n\n\nKey Learning Objectives: \n\n\n\nExplore AI and Accessibility: Gain a foundational understanding of AI and machine learning and their potential to enhance accessibility. Learn how these technologies can be leveraged to create more inclusive digital experiences. \n\n\n\nLearn from Real-World Examples: Hear from industry experts and organizations in the LATAM region that have successfully implemented inclusive design. Understand their experiences\, challenges\, and the solutions they have developed. \n\n\n\nImplement Accessibility Features: Discover practical tips and techniques for integrating accessibility features into websites\, apps\, and other digital products. Learn how to make your digital offerings more inclusive and user-friendly. \n\n\n\nThis webinar is open to the public and will be recorded and available on Disabilityin.org for later viewing.
URL:https://accessibility.usc.edu/event/g2025-gaad-latam-region/
CATEGORIES:Digital Accessibility
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SUMMARY:Building Accessibility Consent for Communication Pros
DESCRIPTION:This special GAAD session Nichols Strategies’ Digital Accessibility Professional Learning Community for school communications professionals will focus on how we build consent and capacity to prioritize accessibility at all levels of our organizations.
URL:https://accessibility.usc.edu/event/building-accessibility-consent-for-communication-pros/
CATEGORIES:Digital Accessibility
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SUMMARY:Prepare Your Website for the 2025 European Accessibility Act (EAA)
DESCRIPTION:Is your website accessible enough for the new EU Accessibility Act rules? The June 28 EAA deadline is fast approaching! Join web accessibility experts on May 15\, 2025 (Global Accessibility Awareness Day) in this free Lumar webinar to learn how to audit\, update\, and future-proof your website for EU accessibility compliance.
URL:https://accessibility.usc.edu/event/prepare-your-website-for-the-2025-european-accessibility-act-eaa/
CATEGORIES:Digital Accessibility
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SUMMARY:Perspectives on the State of WordPress Accessibility (Livestream)
DESCRIPTION:On Global Accessibility Awareness Day\, join WP Accessibility Day board members\, Bet Hannon\, Joe Dolson\, and Amber Hinds\, and lead organizer\, Isla Waite\, for a conversation about the current state of accessibility in WordPress\, how they see it changing in the future\, and what’s in the works for the WP Accessibility Day nonprofit and event this year. The panel discussion will be livestreamed on YouTube.
URL:https://accessibility.usc.edu/event/perspectives-on-the-state-of-wordpress-accessibility-livestream/
CATEGORIES:Digital Accessibility
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SUMMARY:Accessibility Fundamentals Bootcamp
DESCRIPTION:If you’re new to accessibility\, Deque’s Accessibility Fundamentals session is the perfect place to start—and it’s FREE! \n\n\n\nLed by the same accessibility experts trusted by the world’s biggest brands\, this session is for everyone: policymakers\, designers\, developers\, testers\, and more. \n\n\n\nIn just two hours\, you will: \n\n\n\n\nGet tips for championing accessibility at your organization.\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover what digital accessibility is and why it matters.\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn which laws and guidelines apply to your location.\n\n\n\n\n\nExplore how people with disabilities navigate the web.
URL:https://accessibility.usc.edu/event/accessibility-fundamentals-bootcamp/
CATEGORIES:Digital Accessibility
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SUMMARY:Access Granted: Creating and designing inclusive digital content
DESCRIPTION:Join the Office for Institutional Accessibility and ADA Compliance (OIA) for a virtual training conducted via Zoom.  This introductory level training is designed for USC content creators who want to make their digital communications more accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities. Whether you’re crafting a document\, building a presentation\, posting on social media\, or sending a listserv announcement\, accessibility matters. \n\n\n\nThis session will cover essential best practices\, including proper heading structure\, descriptive hyperlinks\, CamelCase for hashtags\, meaningful alt text\, effective image descriptions\, logical reading order\, and the impact of color\, font\, animations\, and media. We’ll also explore how to create accessible content in Word and PowerPoint\, touch on the challenges and tips for PDFs\, and offer guidance for social media\, listservs\, and web content. \n\n\n\nParticipants will leave with practical strategies and a toolkit of accessibility checkers and resources to help ensure their content can be accessed and understood by all.
URL:https://accessibility.usc.edu/event/access-granted-creating-and-designing-inclusive-digital-content/
CATEGORIES:Digital Accessibility
ORGANIZER;CN="Stacey M. Hearn":MAILTO:stacehe@usc.edu
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Different Types of Assistive Technology (WorkDay)
DESCRIPTION:May 15th is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)\, which is dedicated to getting everyone talking\, thinking\, and learning about digital access and inclusion – and the more than one billion people with disabilities!  \n\n\n\nIn the spirit of GAAD\, we’ll be talking about some of the many kinds of assistive technologies that people with different disabilities use in our next Workday Accessibility Level Up series. We’ll also discuss things to keep in mind when building a digital product to make sure people with disabilities\, and the assistive tools that they use\, can interact with your product.
URL:https://accessibility.usc.edu/event/introduction-to-different-types-of-assistive-technology-workday/
CATEGORIES:Digital Accessibility
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250515T150000
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SUMMARY:Website Accessibility Testing Training
DESCRIPTION:Join the Office for Institutional Accessibility and ADA Compliance (OIA) for a virtual training conducted via Zoom. This introductory level training is designed for USC website owners\, developers or content managers who want to learn how evaluate and test their websites to identify accessibility issues leading them build a more inclusive web presence inclusive for people with disabilities.  \n\n\n\nThis session will cover essential best practices\, including proper heading structure\, descriptive hyperlinks\, meaningful alt text\, effective image descriptions\, logical reading order\, tables and the impact of color and media. We’ll also explore how to use USC’s Manual Evaluation Template to log these issues for reporting. \n\n\n\nParticipants will leave with practical strategies and a toolkit of accessibility checkers and resources to help ensure their website content can be accessed and understood by all.
URL:https://accessibility.usc.edu/event/website-accessibility-testing-training/
CATEGORIES:Digital Accessibility
ORGANIZER;CN="Jimmy Thai":MAILTO:jimmytha@usc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250516T060000
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UID:2452-1747375200-1747400400@accessibility.usc.edu
SUMMARY:Stem to Stern Accessibility with AFixIt
DESCRIPTION:May 16 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). In celebration of GAAD\, join Karl Groves from AFixIt for an all-day workshop\, Stem to Stern Accessibility. \n\n\n\nWhether you work in a large or small organization\, follow an agile or waterfall process\, are experienced or just starting out\, this workshop will guide you toward reliably developing accessible and usable products. This workshop is structured to be inclusive and engaging to all skill sets and levels. \n\n\n\nThrough a mix of lecture and highly interactive group work\, this workshop covers everything from the beginning to the end in developing a high quality\, accessible product. This includes product requirements\, procurement\, design\, development\, release\, maintenance\, and support.
URL:https://accessibility.usc.edu/event/stem-to-stern-accessibility-with-afixit/
CATEGORIES:Digital Accessibility
ORGANIZER;CN="Karl Groves (AFixIt) &#8211%3B External Vendor":MAILTO:talktous@afixit.com
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