Global Accessibility Awareness Day May 16, 2024 8:30am — 1:00pm Location: In Person - Cohon University Center Speaker: A conference-style programming about digital access and inclusion for people with disabilities 8:30 am → Registration/Breakfast/Vendor Tables Open (Connan Room)9:00 - 10:30 am → Announcements/Keynote Presentation (McConomy Auditorium) ►Chancey Fleet is a Blind tech educator and activist based in Brooklyn. She is the founding Assistive Technology Coordinator at the New York Public Library, where she runs a free- peer-powered tech coaching service that connects library patrons with print-reading disabilities to 150 hours of one-to-one coaching each month; curates a rotating selection of workshops on tech topics with accessibility in mind; and runs the Dimensions Lab for free and open tactile graphics creation. Chancey is a 2017 Library Journal Mover and Shaker. She serves as President of the National Federation of the Blind’s Assistive Technology Trainers’ Division. Check out Chancey’s library. 10:45 - 11:45 am → Breakout Sessions Making Educational Materials Accessible (McKenna Room) Reframing Language to Promote Age-Inclusive Digital Spaces (Peter Room) Practical Steps to Inclusive Content, Design, and More for the Neurodiverse Community (Wright Room)12:00 - 12:45 pm → Data Visualization Discussion & Lunch (McConomy Auditorium) Event Website: https://www.cmu.edu/computing/dao/news/2024/april/gaad2024.html Add event to Google Add event to iCal
