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
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Upcoming events
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Introduction to the W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 3)
72 Spring St, New York, NY, USThis event will be online on YouTube and in person in New York City. Rachael will present remotely, and in-person attendees will watch her talk together at 72 Spring Street. The speaker and livestream start 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.
The W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3 is coming along quickly, and we need your help to make it the best standard possible. Rachael Bradley Montgomery, a co-chair of the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group and an editor of WCAG 3, will give you the latest update on the standard, including:
• The current status of WCAG 3
• How to provide feedback on the draft guidelines
• The schedule for WCAG 3 going forwardNo WCAG expertise needed, and first-timers are welcome. Joining online? Add your questions in the YouTube chat.
Presenter bio
Rachael Bradley Montgomery, Ph.D., has been working in accessibility and usability for over 20 years. She currently serves as a digital accessibility architect at the Library of Congress, co-chair of the W3C Accessibility Guidelines Working Group, executive director of Accessible Community, and adjunct lecturer at the University of Maryland's College of Information Studies (iSchool).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
View on YouTube.
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, and Equal Entry for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact meryl@equalentry.com134 attendees
Past events
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