Making Events Accessible — a checklist
Upcoming Events:
Upcoming Digital Accessibility Events
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is on Thursday, May 15!
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is an annual event in May to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital accessibility and inclusion. Here are links to some upcoming GAAD events:
- Instructure presents Scaling Accessibility in Canvas LMS on May 15 at 2 pm ET
- Deque Inc. is offering a Digital Accessibility Fundamentals session on May 15 from 1-3 pm ET
- 3Play Media is presenting Authentic Inclusion with Emily Ladau, Disability Activist on May 15 at 2 pm ET
- Workday presents Intro to Assistive Technologies on May 15 at 3 pm ET
Accessibility Open Office Hours will resume on June 26th
Recorded Digital Accessibility and Disability Events
Technical Topics:
- From Promise to Practice: AI and Accessibility with Dr. Claire Brady (April 2025)
- Communication Access — Accessibility Open Office Hours (Feb. 2025) Communication Access Slides
- Assistive Technology Overview — Accessibility Open Office Hours (November 2024)
- Siteimprove Platform Demo (November 2024)
- Creating Accessible Event Flyers and Announcements (October 2024) Accessible Event Flyer slides
- Planning Accessible and Inclusive Events (October 2024) Accessible Meeting slides
- Intro to Siteimprove (October 2024) Intro to Siteimprove slides
- Demystifying STEM Accessibility for Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision (April 2024)
- Digital Accessibility: A User Perspective (May 2024)
- Best Practices for Accessible Content Creation (JHU Be an Ally Event, April 2023)
- Social Media Accessibility (JHU Be an Ally Event, April 2023)
- Creating Accessible Word and Powerpoint Files (JHU Be an Ally Event, April 2023)
- Practical Strategies for Enhancing Digital Accessibility at JHU by Prof. Jonathan Lazar (May 2023)
- Inclusive Teaching: Math Accessibility, Part 1: Math as a Language (November 2023)
- Inclusive Teaching: Math Accessibility, Part 2: Equation Creation Tools (November 2023)
General Disability Topics:
- Ableism and Unconscious Bias, Part 1 (February 2022) (For JHU community only)
- Accessible and Inclusive Meetings, Events and Conferences webinar (JHM Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity webinar, March 2022) Link to event slides
- Demystifying Disability — a Fireside Chat with Emily Ladau (JHU community event, July 2022)