Upcoming Events
- Launch of the Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration, Thursday, July 9, 2020, 12 PM ET - Join this webinar to hear disability leaders talk about how disaster response can be more inclusive.
- 2020 Disability:IN VIRTUAL Conference, July 13th – 16th - Disability:IN moved their annual conference back to the middle of July. Disability:IN has produced information on stock photos & procurement that has already been featured here.
- Using Task-Oriented Walk Throughs for Accessibility Reviews, July 14, 7:00 PM ET - Intopia's Sarah Pulis presents how to complete key tasks as if you were the user.
- DrupalCon Global, July 14-17 - DrupalCon always has great resources on accessibility for the web. Yes, there's a lot of Drupal specific stuff, because this community is helping to shape the web, but it is much bigger than Drupal.
- ADA Anniversary Update: 30 Years, Where do We go Now? - July 14, 2pm ET - A workshop by the Great Lakes ADA Center, ADA National Network.
- Accessibility of Forms on the Web (July 14) - By Tenon's Karl Groves
- CSUN: Introduction to Assistive Technology from a Remote Perspective, July 18, 10:00am PD - This workshop will also address making tasks easier and more accessible, at a distance.
- Introduction to Assistive Technology from a Remote Perspective, July 18, 9am-11am ET - Access a CSUN AT Conference workshop from your home!
- Human-Centered Design July 20 - a single-day online conference with an intense focus on design for all our users, not just some idealized average.
- Deep dive into WAI-ARIA (July 21) - By Tenon's Karl Groves
- Section 508 Best Practices Webinar: Accessible Virtual Meeting Platforms, July 21, 1-2:30 ET - Panel will review features and considerations for ensuring access to virtual platforms based on the Section 508 Standards.
- Drupal GovCon 2020, July 29-31 - DrupalGovCon is so much more than just another amazing Drupal community event. This is an opportunity for governments and non-profits to highlight some of the best practices on the web. Register now and consider submitting a session today!
- Inclusive Design 24, All Day September 17, 2020 - This is an amazing free virtual event about inclusive design and accessibility.
- A11yCourses - This list of accessibility courses and events is being maintained for those who want to learn more. If there are others that you think should be added, please let us know. Supported by OpenConcept.
COVID-19
- Anatomy of an Alert: Accessibility for COVID-19 Hospital Web Alerts - Phase2's Catharine McNally writes about some of the good accessibility elements to a COVID-19 Web Alert. Catharine is also responsible for the Connect-Hear which has some amazing resources to help include the deaf and hard of hearing.
- The Role of Sign Language Interpreters During The COVID-19 Pandemic - Video by Employment and Social Development Canada on value of ASL/QSL in this pandemic.
AccessibilityTV: Life After Covid Series - Great series if interviews featuring CNIB's Mahadeo Sukhai, BDO's Max Brault, Alfred Spencer, and James MacKenzie & Beth Robertson.
- White Coat, Black Art: People with disabilities left out of the conversation about coping with COVID, advocates say - Popular CBC radio program highlights experiences of PwD in COVID-19.
- We need to embrace a ‘new, improved and accessible normal’ post-COVID-19, David Onley says - David Onley is calling on Canadians to embrace a more inclusive, accessible society as they begin the task of rebuilding following COVID-19.
- COVID-19 Intensifies Need to Tackle Digital Accessibility - Glenda Sims is Team A11Y (Accessibility) lead for Deque Systems and writes about how higher ed institutions are making progress toward equitable access.
- Digital services are making isolation easier – unless you have a disability - Too many entrepreneurs care more about growing their audience at all costs than improving their ability to serve all sectors of their existing audience.
- Covid-19 makes it clearer than ever: access to the internet should be a universal right - Tim Berners-Lee writes this compelling argument.
- ‘The equal opportunity I needed': U of T Accessibility Services supports students during COVID-19
- Disability advocates in Nova Scotia say they've been excluded from COVID-19 policies.
- How do government Covid19 response sites perform? - Basic survey of sites globally using Google Lighthouse data.
- Covid-19 work flexibility improves accessibility for people with disabilites - News from NZ.
- The Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration, Thursday, July 9, 2020, 12 PM ET - Join this webinar to hear disability leaders talk about COVID-19 and other disaster responses can be more inclusive.
- Manager Guide: Onboarding Students During COVID-19 - This quick reference tool provides tips and tricks to help managers with the onboarding of students working remotely.
- NYC COVID-19 Response for People with Disabilities | Accessibility NYC Meetup Recap - Presenters Walei Sabry & Jonathan Novick from the NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities described how New York City is addressing the needs of people with disabilities.
Updates from OpenConcept
- OpenConcept is acting an advisor to the We4Authors Cluster. Drupal is the most popular CMS of many governments around the world, and the European Commission is supporting improvements in the authoring experience.
- /r/accessibility/ sub-reddit - If you are a reddit user, consider joining the accessibility sub-reddit. I post there regularly.
- I presented at Enable Ottawa on June 2nd and my video is up along with presentations by Kyle Phillips, Max Brault, Claire Davies, Audrey Girouard and Chantal Trudel.
- A11y Axioms - What are the basic truths about accessibility? - Mike Gifford (A11yTalks - May 2020) - I presented to the A11yTalks community about my #A11yAxiom project. Laura L. Carlson's great Webdev Newsletter featured this talk.
- I was featured in an episode of Stories from the Open Gov an amazing podcast by Richard Pietro with stellar a line-up of people pushing for open government. Subscribe now to hear interviews with Melanie Robert, Rob Davidson, Michael Geist, Ryan Androsoff, Jesse Hirsh and Tracey Lauriault.
- I am one of the facilitators in the Institute on Governance's Digital Executive Leadership Program. If you are already a digital leader, or want to become one, it is worth signing up for more information. The next cohort is October 26 - 30, so register now.
Mike Gifford's Bio
For almost 20 years Mike has worked to shape open source software and the communities around them. In 2008, Mike began building a community of global experts in accessibility to help shape the Drupal community. He spearheaded the advancements made by the community, working to make it accessibility by default. In 2012, Mike was officially made a Drupal 8 Core Accessibility Maintainer.
Mike has a long association with people with disabilities. Mike founded the first Ottawa Accessibility Unconference Dec 2, 2011. Since then A11yYOW.ca has been organizing events to build a community of practice in Ottawa. He has presented at several accessibility conferences including A11yTO, CSUN & M-Enabling.
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