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!
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Agenda:

• 6:00-6:30: Ahoys (Meet and greet) and order yo ho ho and a bottle of {milk tea?} (food and drinks)*
• 6:30-6:45: Welcome, introductions, and “arrrrr” future group plans and All Things Open Tickets
• 6:45-7:30: Arrr! Accessibility Dialogue(s) – today’ ship mates (attendees) talk about a11y topics through a pirate lens (eyepatch) Arrr!
• we’ll have some subjects to jump-start discussion
• we always welcome attendees’ questions, thoughts, experiences, tools,... about disabilities and people living with disabilities, WCAG, and why and how to make sites and apps and other products (like kiosks) accessible…
• 7:30-8:00: Abandon Ship (wrap up)

Next Event:
Tuesday October 21st, 6:00-8:00 pm at the Durham Food Hall.
For more details see: https://www.meetup.com/durham-raleigh-a11y/

Thank you:
We be verrrrry grateful 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.

Thank ye to all attendees and members who want to make our world accessible to people living with disabilities. ARRRRRRRR!!!!!

*Attendees encouraged to support Durham Food Hall vendors by purchasing at least one drink/food item from them while at the meeting.

(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/)