What we’re about
A group for software developers, designers, and others interested in creating and maintaining accessible (a11y) digital and physical spaces and communication tools to gather and discuss all things a11y.
Topics include, but not limited to, designing and building accessible user interfaces, assistive technologies, WCAG, the European Accessibility Act (EAA), Section 508, visible and hidden disabilities, accommodations...
Find us at LinkedIn: Durham-Raleigh A11y: The Accessibility Meetup - Triangle Style LinkedIn group.
Find us on Slack: https://a11y-triangle.slack.com/.
Reach out to Esther Siram if you have questions about the group or joining our Slack space or LinkedIn group.
Featured event
Durham-Raleigh A11y: The Accessibility Meetup-Triangle Style - October Event
Tentative Agenda:
- 6:00-6:30: Meet and greet and order food and drinks*
- 6:30-6:45: Welcome and discuss general plans for the group
- 6:45-7:30: Accessibility Dialogue(s) – attendees talk about a11y topics
-- Topics TBD: Join our Slack space at https://a11y-triangle.slack.com/ to share topics we can focus on this meeting. If we choose a topic or set of topics there, we will update this agenda; otherwise we’ll have some subjects to jump-start discussion.
-- Regardless, we always welcome attendees’ questions, thoughts, experiences,... about disabilities and how people living with disabilities navigate through digital and physical spaces, about WCAG, and why and how to make sites and apps and other products (like kiosks, apps, maps and charts,... ) accessible. - 7:30-8:00: Wrap up
Thank you:
Special thanks to Clayton Cook and the Durham Food Hall. We have a regular meeting space because of them and value their enthusiastic support of this meetup group and its focus to make digital technologies and spaces accessible to people no matter their (dis)abilities.
Upcoming events
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Durham-Raleigh A11y: The Accessibility Meetup-Triangle Style - October Event
Durham Food Hall, 520 Foster St, Suite 1, Durham , NC, USTentative Agenda:
- 6:00-6:30: Meet and greet and order food and drinks*
- 6:30-6:45: Welcome and discuss general plans for the group
- 6:45-7:30: Accessibility Dialogue(s) – attendees talk about a11y topics
-- Topics TBD: Join our Slack space at https://a11y-triangle.slack.com/ to share topics we can focus on this meeting. If we choose a topic or set of topics there, we will update this agenda; otherwise we’ll have some subjects to jump-start discussion.
-- Regardless, we always welcome attendees’ questions, thoughts, experiences,... about disabilities and how people living with disabilities navigate through digital and physical spaces, about WCAG, and why and how to make sites and apps and other products (like kiosks, apps, maps and charts,... ) accessible. - 7:30-8:00: Wrap up
Thank you:
Special thanks to Clayton Cook and the Durham Food Hall. We have a regular meeting space because of them and value their enthusiastic support of this meetup group and its focus to make digital technologies and spaces accessible to people no matter their (dis)abilities.6 attendees
Past events
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