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E-GAAD's We're Celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day!

E-GAADs We're Celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day!

Thursday, May 18, 2023 is GAAD Day!

Logo for Global Accessibility Awareness Day

 

CELEBRATE ACCESSIBILITY with the Center for Accessibility Services office. 

Spend 1 hour on Thursday, May 18th, learning about digital accessibility.

What can you do in 1 hour? A LOT!

 

How Did GAAD Start?

The internet, of course! One post gets liked, and shared and poof. Two people with a shared interest connected. Joe Devon's post on November 2011 caught the attention of Jennison Asuncion. Now the 3rd Thursday of May is an annual celebration for digital accessibility. 

What is Digital Accessibility Exactly?

Accessibility.com defines digital accessibility as, "Websites, apps, kiosks, electronic documents, and anything people read or do in digital form should be created in a way that allows independent use by people with disabilities."  

How Can You Participate in Our E-GAAD Day?

Sketch of an eye with lashes
Sketch of a human ear
Sketch of a human head with a shape of the brain shaded inside the head.
Sketch of a computer monitor and a mouse.

VISON

 

 
 
 
 
HEARING

 

 

LEARNING

  • Provide 1 place for all information.
  • Include extra time for comprehension issues in group discussions.
  • Ensure your course materials are accessible for text to speech software. 
  • Maintain posted due dates. 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCESSIBLE DOCUMENTS

Accessibility Issues

  • Visual (e.g., visually impaired, color blindness)
  • Motor/mobility (e.g., wheelchair-user concerns)
  • Auditory (hearing difficulties)
  • Seizures (especially photosensitive epilepsy)
  • Learning/cognitive (e.g., dyslexia, comprehension)

 

 

Common Website Accessibility Failures

According to WebAIM Million Report

GAAD-Access Failures