A11y Meetup Berlin #15
Details
Welcome everyone to the 15th edition of the A11y Meetup Berlin!
The event will take place on September 13th, 2023 kindly hosted by ThoughtWorks! Our main goal is to encourage everyone talking, thinking, and learning about digital access, inclusion, performance, and people with different disabilities.
Agenda
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19:00 Doors Open
19:20 Quick Intro
19:30 First Talk: Let’s respect the preferences of our users
20:00 Short Break
20:15 Second Talk
20:45 Closing Notes
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Talks
1. Let’s respect the preferences of our users
by Sergei Vakhrushev
We are so satisfied we can wear what we want, eat what we want, and say what we want. Of course, it is not everywhere, some cities/counties are citizen-friendly, while others are not. And, I’m pretty sure, most people prefer the first.
But why don’t we create user preferences-friendly services?
Many people because of some physical aspects or environmental conditions might want a little different rendering of the content of our applications. Operation systems and browsers might be differently configured according to the preferences, some of which we can use in our applications for providing content more conveniently.
About the Speaker:
A frontend developer with about 10 years experience. My passion and pain is code quality. I like knowledge sharing. I've been diving into a11y since last year
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2. An environmental approach to disability data (when there is no disability data)
by Susie Kahlich
How to cost-effectively use available data to evaluate the inclusivity and equity of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in cities in order to ensure that all communities have access to public transit and shared mobility services regardless of limitations.
About the Speaker:
Susie Kahlich is the founder of SINGE GmbH. She believes in creating accessible media and innovative partnerships as necessary tools for connecting individuals and building communities for shifting global populations.
Susie has spent much of her career developing the creative communication solutions necessary to connect and drive growth across divergent sectors.
By providing a platform for ideation, and applying her talent for identifying overlooked and unexpected markets, she guides creators through the changes ahead by combining analog and tech into products that maximize the value of their unique voices.
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If you would like to speak at A11y Meetup Berlin we will be glad to receive your talk proposal https://a11y-meetup-berlin.de/submit.html
Code of Conduct : https://a11y-meetup-berlin.de/code-of-conduct.html
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Accessibility
The Location is accessible for wheelchair users. This includes the entrance (no steps to get into the location), toilets and the stage.
Captions:
We will be able to provide simple automated transcription via Zoom during the event. The transcription will be shown on a digital board.
Folks who would like to use the transcription are recommend to sit close to the board in the front.
Alternatively, you can also log into the zoom call via your own device and follow it from there.
We are looking for sponsors to be able to provide live transcriptions for our event.
Please contact us, or comment in this event, if you would like to be a sponsor, to make the event more accessibile via [info@a11y-meetup-berlin.de](mailto:info@a11y-meetup-berlin.de).
COVID-19 safety measures
A11y Meetup Berlin #15