[Accessibleweb] UW GAAD 2022 event is on May 19th

[Anna Marie Golden]

 6th Annual UW Global Accessibility Awareness Day

GAAD is an annual global event, designed to engage people around the world
in talking, thinking, and learning about digital access and inclusion.
Additional information about GAAD is available at https://accessibility.day/
.

Each year, the UW commemorates GAAD by offering a full day of lectures,
workshops, and other activities related to digital accessibility.

   - *Date*: May 19, 2022
   - *Time*: 9:00am – 4:00pm
   - *Location*: Zoom (registration required)

UW GAAD 2022 sessions are *free* and *open to everyone* but *registration*
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3r6usfux0pIRPLKm3N0pAOovphDxmZwvdUyPdZLOCC-FUqg/viewform?usp=sf_link>
is required.
Session schedule

Join us for one session or attend them all!

See UW GAAD 2022 <https://www.washington.edu/accessibility/events/gaad2022/>
for full session descriptions.

   - 9:00 – 9:50: Accessibility Testing Tools
   - 10:00 – 12:00: Using Screen Reader Programs to Check Website
   Accessibility
      - 10:00 – 10:30: Quick Introduction to Screen Reader Testing
      - 10:30 – 11:10: Basic Voiceover Testing on Mac
      - 11:20 – 12:00: Basic NVDA Testing on Windows
   - 2:00 – 2:50: Alt text for Images and Accessible Charts
   - 3:00 – 4:00: Accessible Tables in Word and PDF

Hope to see you there!

Anna Marie  Golden

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*Anna Marie  Golden, MHCID*


*Master of Human-Computer Interaction + Design, Class of 2014*

*IT Accessibility Specialist*

*Accessible Technology Services, UW-IT*
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