Global Accessibility Awareness Day
— 1:00pm
Location:
In Person
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Cohon University Center
Speaker:
A conference-style programming about digital access and inclusion for people with disabilities
9:00 - 10:30 am → Announcements/Keynote Presentation (McConomy Auditorium)
►Chancey Fleet is a Blind tech educator and activist based in Brooklyn. She is the founding Assistive Technology Coordinator at the New York Public Library, where she runs a free- peer-powered tech coaching service that connects library patrons with print-reading disabilities to 150 hours of one-to-one coaching each month; curates a rotating selection of workshops on tech topics with accessibility in mind; and runs the Dimensions Lab for free and open tactile graphics creation. Chancey is a 2017 Library Journal Mover and Shaker. She serves as President of the National Federation of the Blind’s Assistive Technology Trainers’ Division. Check out Chancey’s library. 10:45 - 11:45 am → Breakout Sessions
- Making Educational Materials Accessible (McKenna Room)
- Reframing Language to Promote Age-Inclusive Digital Spaces (Peter Room)
- Practical Steps to Inclusive Content, Design, and More for the Neurodiverse Community (Wright Room)
Event Website:
https://www.cmu.edu/computing/dao/news/2024/april/gaad2024.html