About us
Our group exists to advance accessibility and inclusive design. Our goal is to bring together NYC's accessibility community to share ideas, best practices, and our experiences. If you're interested in accessibility and inclusive design then we want you in this group. We meet monthly, our previous presentations are all archived on YouTube. Follow us on Twitter @A11YNYC.
Event sponsored by:
- AKQA, a s a digital design and communications agency.
- Deque, a leader in digital accessibility tools, services, and training
- Equal Entry, a digital accessibility consultancy focused on results
- Evinced, the software for accessible development
- Fable, an accessibility platform powered by people with disabilities
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Upcoming events
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The worldviews we build with: Why good design starts in the spirit
72 Spring St, New York, NY, USThis event will be online on YouTube and in-person (New York City). The speaker and live stream starts at 7:30 pm ET. In-person attendees may arrive as early as 7 pm ET. If arriving late, please leave a comment on this page and someone will come down ASAP.
Description
Every product we ship carries a worldview. "Efficiency is paramount." "Scale is the goal." "User engagement is the gateway.” Most of us don’t pause to reflect on what foundations we're building within ourselves. Stuff that feels too nebulous and exists out there, instead of in us, in here.This isn't a talk about "bad actors." It's about the rest of us. The well-intentioned designers, PMs, and engineers whose unexamined defaults quietly shape what gets built, who it serves, and who it harms.
Drawing on indigenous learnings from Aotearoa New Zealand, and examples from accessibility and AI design, we'll explore what happens when we treat worldview work as foundational rather than optional.
Elina Ashimbayeva is determined to find hope amid humanity's existential crisis! Join Elina! This session will focus on examples and allow people to interact with each other to reflect on our individual and team practices and worldviews.
Because you can't change a practice without first changing the soil it grows in.Attendees will leave with ...
- A clearer view of the worldviews running underneath your own work
- Language to name them with your team
- Examples of how different worldviews produce radically different products - especially in AI and accessibility
- A small set of tools and prompts for doing worldview work as part of practice, not separate from it.
Presenter bio
Elina Ashimbayeva is a product manager, community builder, and facilitator with over a decade of work across healthcare, education, and social impact. Originally from Kazakhstan and Aotearoa New Zealand, she is now based in New York. Elina has led product and discovery work at Health New Zealand, designed the Equitable Product Cohort on ethics and equity in tech, and run a storytelling community, Storyo.Her practice sits at the intersection of human-centred design, values-led leadership, and the harder, slower work of shifting the worldviews underneath how teams actually operate.
She recently launched Making Good Money, a podcast on financial transparency with founders of mission-driven ventures, where she talks about the values that we make decisions from, in life and in work.Elina loves dancing, poetry and, notable mention, mayonnaise.
Accessibility
The presentation will have human captions [CC], not automatic captions. For ASL preferred speakers, learn about the Aira ASL App, and download it before the event.For the Blind and Low Vision community, learn about the Aira Explorer App and download it before the event. To access the online webinar for audio description, use the A11yNYC Access Offer to call, or simply inform your Visual Interpreter that you'd like that offer applied when you connect.
For additional accessibility requirements, please email meryl@equalentry.com two weeks before the event.
Livestream
YouTube link
Provided by Internet Society Accessibility SIG.Location details
The event is at 72 Spring street on the 4th floor. Everyone must be accompanied to the event on the 4th floor. Because everyone needs to be escorted, please arrive early or on time. When you enter the ground floor, a representative from A11yNYC will be there to provide elevator access.Transit
The building 72 Spring street is near several transit stops:6 train
- Spring Street (non-accessible stop): 100 feet
- Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.4 miles
B/D/F/M trains
- Broadway-Lafayette Street (accessible stop), 0.2 miles
N/Q/R/W trains
- Prince Street (non-accessible stop): 0.2 miles
- Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.3 miles
M1 / M55 Bus lines
- Broadway/Spring Street stop: 500 feet
Cabs and rideshares can let passengers out right near the building entrance.
Finding the building
In Google Maps, find 72 Spring street. It shows the correct location of the entrance: on Spring Street, halfway between Crosby and Lafayette.
It’s also between the Glossier store and the Krewe Eyewear store.
Inside and over the reception desk in our building 72 Spring st, it says “Marc Jacobs.”Traveling to the event?
We recommend Hotel on Rivington or Crosby Street Hotel.Accreditation
All A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC).Sponsors
Thanks to Aira, AKQA, Deque, Evinced, Equal Entry, and Fable for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact meryl@equalentry.com71 attendees
From paramedic to aphasia advocate
72 Spring St, New York, NY, USThis event will be online on YouTube and in-person (New York City). The speaker and live stream starts at 7:30 pm ET. In-person attendees may arrive as early as 7 pm ET. If arriving late, please leave a comment on this page and someone will come down ASAP.
Description
In this inspiring and educational presentation, Avi Golden shares his personal journey from working as a critical care and flight paramedic to becoming a stroke survivor living with Broca's aphasia. Through photographs, personal stories, and firsthand experiences, Avi explains what aphasia is, how it affects communication, and the daily challenges faced by people living with the condition.Attendees will gain insight into the emotional, social, and practical impact of aphasia, learn effective communication strategies, and discover the importance of support, advocacy, and community. This presentation highlights the power of determination, rehabilitation, and inclusion while helping audiences better understand and support individuals with aphasia.
Attendees will learn ...
- What aphasia is and how it affects communication
- Common challenges experienced by people with aphasia
- Communication strategies that help support successful conversations
- The emotional and social impact of stroke and aphasia
- The importance of rehabilitation, support networks, and advocacy
Presenter bio
Avi Golden is a practicing EMT and former Critical Care and Flight Paramedic with North Shore LIJ (Northwell) EMS and NY Presbyterian EMS. Avi holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and has extensive experience as a practicing paramedic both in the US and with Magen Adom David in Israel.After experiencing a stroke in 2007 and experiencing resulting aphasia, Avi now educates the medical and lay community and advocates for aphasia awareness. Avi is passionate about disability sports and encouraging others to participate.
Accessibility
The presentation will have human captions [CC], not automatic captions. For ASL preferred speakers, learn about the Aira ASL App, and download it before the event.For the Blind and Low Vision community, learn about the Aira Explorer App and download it before the event. To access the online webinar for audio description, use the A11yNYC Access Offer to call, or simply inform your Visual Interpreter that you'd like that offer applied when you connect.
For additional accessibility requirements, please email meryl@equalentry.com two weeks before the event.
Livestream
YouTube link coming soon.
Provided by Internet Society Accessibility SIG.Location details
The event is at 72 Spring street on the 4th floor. Everyone must be accompanied to the event on the 4th floor. Because everyone needs to be escorted, please arrive early or on time. When you enter the ground floor, a representative from A11yNYC will be there to provide elevator access.Transit
The building 72 Spring street is near several transit stops:6 train
- Spring Street (non-accessible stop): 100 feet
- Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.4 miles
B/D/F/M trains
- Broadway-Lafayette Street (accessible stop), 0.2 miles
N/Q/R/W trains
- Prince Street (non-accessible stop): 0.2 miles
- Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.3 miles
M1 / M55 Bus lines
- Broadway/Spring Street stop: 500 feet
Cabs and rideshares can let passengers out right near the building entrance.
Finding the building
In Google Maps, find 72 Spring street. It shows the correct location of the entrance: on Spring Street, halfway between Crosby and Lafayette.
It’s also between the Glossier store and the Krewe Eyewear store.
Inside and over the reception desk in our building 72 Spring st, it says “Marc Jacobs.”Traveling to the event?
We recommend Hotel on Rivington or Crosby Street Hotel.Accreditation
All A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC).Sponsors
Thanks to Aira, AKQA, Deque, Evinced, Equal Entry, and Fable for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact meryl@equalentry.com4 attendees
Past events
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