Global Accessibility Awareness Fair
Thursday, May 17, 2018 • 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Geisel Library, Seuss Room
Hosted by: The Library Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) happens annually on the third Thursday in May. The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion. GAAD started in 2011 as a way for web developers to educate themselves and others about how to create web pages that are accessible to people with disabilities and has since become an international initiative with events around the globe. While people may be interested in the topic of making technology accessible and usable by persons with disabilities, the reality is that they often do not know how or where to start. Awareness comes first.
Join us for the Global Accessibility Fair where we will have different stations to learn more about digital accessibility, including:
- Virtual Reality experiences to simulate audio and visual disabilities
- Practice navigating webpages without a mouse
- Computer demos of screenreaders and voice-recognition software
- Informational tables
This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Gayatri Singh, gasingh@ucsd.edu.