WEBCAST DEC 21 – Webinar: Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities to Achieve the Global Goals #accessibility #Bangladesh @InternetSociety @a2i_bd @UNDP_BD #IDPD #IDPD2022 #SDGs @ISOCapac #a11y #captioned

On Wednesday December 21 2022 at 09:30-10:30 BST (03:30-04:30 UTC) the Internet Society Accessibility Standing Group presents a webinar 'Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities to Achieve t

https://isoc.live/16168/

#post #a11y #accessibility #asg #Bangladesh #isoc

Though I avoid birdsite, I just found if you search for tweets with #accessiBe and #IDPD2022, you get 30 image tweets with images ostensibly provided by accessiBe.

Only 3 of them have alt text; one replicates the entirety of the tweet.

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23accessiBe%20%23IDPD2022&src=typed_query&f=live

It seems #accessiBe could not be bothered to provide its own customers with alt text on those logo images. Great consulting model there.

WEBCAST DEC 5 – Webinar: The Regulatory Framework for Accessibility in the EU #accessibility #IDPD #IDPD2022 @KHoeckner @MyEDF #WebAccessibilityDirective @EU_Commission #EUAccessibility #a11y #captioned

On Monday December 5 2022 at 13:00-14:00 CET (12:00-13:00 UTC), to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022, the Internet Society  Accessibility Standing Group presents a webinar 'The Regulator

https://isoc.live/16131/

#post #a11y #accessibility #europe #regulation

RT @scope: 3 out of 4 disabled people have experienced negative attitudes. Does this surprise you? 🤔

🌍 On International Day of Disabled People, we asked Adam Pearson, Sophie Christiansen, Nicolas Hamilton and Dan Edge for their tips on being a better disabled ally.

#IDPD2022 #IDPWD

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/julie4north/status/1599408830072639488

Yesterday, it was the #IDPD2022.
Today, we want to highlight this 🇮🇹 project.

Supported by #EUFunds, the initiative is an example of how social projects can help persons with disabilities reaching a healthier quality of life.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Social/status/1599463544310964226

RT @MyEDF: The #EUDisabilityCard can provide easier recognition of rights across the EU.

We expect a strong proposal that expands it to all EU.

Your support is essential to shape it.

Share your views until 21 December: https://www.edf-feph.org/share-your-views-on-the-eu-disability-card-deadline-21-december/

@EU_Social @helenadalli #IDPD2022

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Social/status/1599370213400936450

Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities #idpwd2022 #IDPD2022 !
Take a few moments to hear Vicky Levack, disability rights activist from Nova Scotia, interviewed by Matt Galloway on CBC's The Current.
"I’m a full-fledged human being person who’s doing full-fledged human being things. Going to the grocery store - I felt so freakin’ normal and I was like 'this is the greatest thing in my life.'"

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63-the-current/clip/15952535-disability-rights-advocate-vicky-levack-finally-allowed-move?onboarding=false

Electronic Arts have added six patents to its accessibility patent pledge, aiming to improve access to games for disabled players.

EA initially unveiled its accessibility patent pledge in August 2021, sharing five patents for its previously protected technology and making them freely available to all developers and publishers.

#Accessibility #Gaming #IDPD2022 #Disability #axschat

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-shares-more-accessibility-patents?utm_source=social_sharing&utm_medium=CopyLink&utm_campaign=social_sharing