[Athen] Re: May 9 Global Accessibility Awareness Day

[Jennison Mark Asuncion]

Hello,

If you would like to help promote Global Accessibility Awareness Day on
May 9, you can send an e-mail to gaadpromo at gmail.com. You will be sent
text you can share.

Thanks,
Jennison


> Over the last couple of weeks, some of you on Twitter and LinkedIn may

> have seen reference to the first Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May

> 9. This grassroots effort has been driven by a blog post by a Los

> Angeles-based dev, Joe Devon

> http://mysqltalk.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/challenge-accessibility-know-how-needs-to-go-mainstream-with-developers-now/

> which I happened upon by pure luck. I was excited by the idea and

> potential because it fully supports the notion of reaching beyond the

> converted (i.e., to  the balance of the design, development, and related

> IT communities). Think of it as a large accessibility “un”event in keeping

> with the camp/unconference movement that many of you know me as the poster

> guy for.

>

> Fast-forward and at this point, there are two free public events

> confirmed, one  in Los Angeles featuring Yahoo!’s Todd Kloots and Victor

> Tsaran http://www.meetup.com/LA-UPA/events/62248512 and a more modest one

> in Toronto hosted by myself http://www.mysqltalk.com/gaadtoronto.htm, with

> a few other events still in the works. The ultimate goal is to

> raise awareness and begin digital accessibility conversations of all

> kinds.

>

> An official website will go up next week, which will include ideas on how

> everyone can participate (e.g., unplug your mouse for an hour and use your

> computer and blog about your experience). For now, there is info at

> http://www.facebook.com/globalaccessibilityawarenessday.

>

> While I know all too well that May 9 is just around the corner, if anyone

> here has the time, and is willing and able to organize some sort of intro

> to accessibility talk, demo of adaptive technology/mobile/other

> accessibility, or other digital accessibility awareness building event in

> your community/at work/school, get in touch with me via

> globala11yawarenessday at gmail.com so it can be included and promoted. It

> doesn’t have to be formal or large. Your target are designers, developers,

> IT decision-makers, and others who are most likely not members of this

> e-mail list.

>

> Jennison

>

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> Jennison Mark Asuncion

> Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network http://www.adaptech.org

> LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennison

> Follow me on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/jennison

> Accessibility Camp Toronto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeP5Kl4GDgA

>

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Jennison Mark Asuncion
Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network http://www.adaptech.org
LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennison
Follow me on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/jennison
Accessibility Camp Toronto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeP5Kl4GDgA