Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup - October 2022

This session will be held remote using a Zoom link that will be shared once you RSVP.

Topic: Screen reader demonstration and discussion

Agenda

• Welcome to all new members
• Acknowledgement of Country
• Introduction to Assistive Technologies (AT)
• Background and sharing of the OZeWAI YouTube video for Get Online week 2020 - featuring Scott Nixon (https://youtu.be/AqqJlbTIh_g)
• Q&A session with Scott and Adam
• Share resources and links to find out more

Panelist bios:

Scott Nixon has been involved with computers since the late 1980s. He has worked in digital access ability in one form or another since 1995 and currently works as a freelance access-ability consultant out of Melbourne. When he isn’t locked down due to COVID, he also works as a public speaker. He’s passionate about tech, politics and everything pop culture.

Adam Cooper has been in and out of the digital accessibility space for the past seventeen years. Earlier in his career, He worked for Vision Australia and the Victorian Office for Disability in a variety of capacities including assistive technology skills training, sales, and support, and digital access policy development. For the past decade, Adam has worked with private organisations and various government agencies delivering accessible digital solutions, education and awareness, and managerial and strategic consulting. Adam has a broad range of skills and experience across information technology and organisational development including business analysis, project management, user research, skills training, quality assurance and testing, and user interface design and development. Until August, Adam was the lead Digital Accessibility Consultant with NDIA. He is currently taking a break from full time engagements to renovate his house.

More about Get Online week: https://aus.getonlineweek.com/

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