Arrrr! - A Pirate's Guide to Accessibility

Meetup Ahoy!

Ye better save the date, me hearties - Arrrrrrr!

Come celebrate "International Talk Like A Pirate Day" a few days early and view accessibility through a pirate lens (or "eye patch").

Attending "Landlubbers": feel free to dress like a Pirate too! Arrrrrrrr!

We'll discuss issues effecting pirates like:

• Current challenges with touch screen only technology and hook wearers
• How firing cannons on the job led to light sensitivity and vestibular issues... and how this impacts your video game playing and work Zoom calls
• The difficulty wheel chair users have finding accessible planks
• Asking for accommodations to reach the crows nest (who doesn't want to yell out "Land Ahoy!"?)
• Accessible treasure maps
• Neurodiverse pirates
• Sca11yWCAGs and swabbing decks when seasick

Beware: a treasure map with more details forthcoming.

Shiver Me Timbers!

(alt text for image: A Gary Larson cartoon with three pirates: a pirate wearing an eye patch sits in a red salon chair having his hook manicured and his wood peg leg pedicured. The pirate working on the hook uses a brush and the pirate working on the peg leg uses a saw. Note: image from https://screenrant.com/funniest-far-side-comics-pirates-gary-larson/)