Accessibility Meetups, Training, and Introducing aXe-core.org It's the 3rd Thursday of May, and you know what that means - it's Global Accessibility Awareness Day! (Or GAAD, for short.) GAAD was started by Los Angeles-based developer Joe Devon and Jennison Asuncion, accessibility expert, leader, and all-around mover and shaker. This is the 6th Global Accessibility Awareness Day to date, and there are events happening all over… Continue Reading Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2017
In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2016, we will now be offering scholarships for free access to our entire curriculum of Deque University online courses in web and digital accessibility for people with disabilities. Employment for people with disabilities is often difficult, with discrimination during the hiring process and barriers to employment all along the way, including barriers to acquiring the skills necessary for… Continue Reading Free Access to Digital Accessibility Courses for People with Disabilities
Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day with Deque and the A11Y community by helping us file accessibility bug reports with assistive technology vendors and web browser developers. We're asking everyone involved with GAAD and A11Y on Twitter to file as many UA/AT accessibility-related bugs as they can handle, and to post the bugs they've filed to the GAAD Bug Bash Google Spreadsheet Tracker. The GAAD A11Y… Continue Reading Global Accessibility Awareness Day: BugBash Global Community Effort
Deque has a lot of big plans for Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 21! Here's a breakdown of the events we're featuring. YouTube Webinars on Accessibility This year we're presenting all-new, free webinars live on YouTube--no registration required. We'll cover the following topics: Advanced Accessible Navigation, presented at 11 AM by Dylan Barrell The all new "Stand-Alone" version of FireEyes, presented at 1 PM… Continue Reading 5 Don’t-Miss Giveaways on Global Accessibility Awareness Day
May 15, 2014 - Herndon, VA - In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, on May 15, 2014, Deque Systems is opening its online "Web Accessibility Fundamentals" course in Deque University to the public for 30 days, free of charge. "Education is key to spreading the word about accessibility. Together we can make digital equality a reality!" said Deque CEO Preety Kumar in announcing the… Continue Reading Deque Celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day with Free Course
In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, on May 15, 2014, Deque Systems is opening it online "Web Accessibility Fundamentals" course in Deque University to the public for 30 days, free of charge. "Education is key to spreading the word about accessibility. Together we can made digital equality a reality!" said Deque CEO Preety Kumar when announcing the Accessibility Awareness Day offer. Customers who sign… Continue Reading Deque Celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day
