Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day!

On the third Thursday of May we celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day because accessibility is for everyone! Accessibility is defined in the dictionary as “the quality of being easily reached, entered, or used by people who have a disability.”

What effect does this have on your daily life?

Digital Accessibility

Through the years, digital content has become more prevalent in our lives. Banking and shopping are now commonly done online, connecting with friends and family is done through social media or messaging platforms, and newspapers and magazines have moved away from printed form and focus more on digital content. With this shift from physical to digital, it is essential that digital content be accessible for those with disabilities.

What does digital accessibility mean for those who are blind or vision impaired? Digital accessibility would include:

· websites navigable by keyboard

· alternative text image descriptions

· easy-to-read high-contrast font

· audio descriptions or captioning for videos · interactive buttons, headers, and drop-down menus compatible with screen reading software

Accessible Printed Materials

Though most of our daily reading and activities may be done digitally, there is still a need for accessing printed materials. For those with low vision or a vision impairment, accessing printed text may be difficult or impossible. Assistive technology devices make printed materials accessible through magnification or text-to-speech (OCR).

Join us for our May Training Events

We are holding training events in May to help you integrate accessibility into your organization, find the right assistive solution for you, or get the most out of your screen reading software.

Marking a Milestone: Celebrating 30 Years of JAWS on Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Wednesday, May 14 at 4 pm Eastern
Presenters: Matt Ater and Jennison Asuncion

Ten Tips for Managing Windows 11 with JAWS
Thursday, May 15 at Noon Eastern
Presenters: Rachel Buchanan and Elizabeth Whitaker

Amigo: Your Companion for Healthy Vision
Thursday, May 22 at Noon Eastern
Presenters: Shelly Klure and Joseph McDaniel

Interested in the topics but can’t attend the webinars? Register and we will send you the link to the archive once it is available.