Online via a11ychi - Accessibility for Everyone - An Evening with Laura Kalbag

Today we join remotely the Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design (a11ychi) for "Accessibility for Everyone - An Evening with Laura Kalbag".

(7:00-7:30pm) networking and some announcements then we join a11ychi at 7:30pm.

Description

Laura gets really tired of the myth that accessible websites are ugly websites. First of all, accessibility starts with our content, and Laura will explore ways to make content more inclusive. Then, let’s look at inclusive aesthetics, and how layout, typography and color can be used to improve a site’s accessibility while also making for an attractive page. We’ll prove them wrong!

About our presenter

Laura Kalbag is a designer from the UK. She’s one third of Ind.ie (http://ind.ie/), a tiny two-person-and-one-husky social enterprise working for social justice in the digital age. At Ind.ie, Laura follows the Ethical Design Manifesto, and works on a web privacy tool called Better. Recently Laura wrote a book for A Book Apart called Accessibility For Everyone (https://abookapart.com/products/accessibility-for-everyone).

Laura will be presenting remotely for this meetup event.

Host:
Thanks OpenConcept (https://openconcept.ca/) for hosting the event!
571 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, K1R 5K1 (https://goo.gl/maps/yMafaSx2e5q)
Accessibility note:
Please let us know if you need a wheelchair accessible entrance and we will provide more information on how to access the room. The location is accessible, but the washroom is not.