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🎉 Launch event @ Watt Factory

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Roel Van G. and Wout H.
🎉 Launch event @ Watt Factory

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# This is the final schedule for the evening.

18.00: Doors open / Food sponsored by 🤖@thebothrs

18.55: Short introduction by Roel (organizer)

19.00: Talk 1 — ‘Six ways to make your website more accessible today’ by Hidde de Vries (Web Accessibility Specialist at W3C)

19.20: Talk 2 — ‘Inclusive Design at the heart of the design and development process’ by Marc Walraven (Digital Accessibility Coordinator at VRT)

19.40: Talk 3 — ‘Putting voice first when creating the digital experiences of tomorrow’ by Gil & Stef Nimmegeers (Founders at Bothrs)

20.00: Talk 4 — ‘Truly including everyone when captioning media’ by Johan Verstraete (Inclusive Experience Designer & Researcher at Thinklusive)

20.20: Q&A with all speakers

20.40: Drinks sponsored by Eleven Ways - Digital Accessibility Lab 🍸

# How to get there?

The venue is called Watt Factory. It’s at Vlasgaardstraat 52 in 9000 Ghent.

🚗 If you come by car, you can find a parking spot in ‘de put’. There are a few spots available near the entrance as well (indicated on the map below).

🚴 If you come by bike, the building has an in-door bike stalling you can use.

🚆 If you arrive in Ghent Sint-Pieters by train, it will take you about 20 minutes to get there by bus (14) or tram (2) from the station. Here are all your options: https://bit.ly/2kcN5it

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Vlasgaardstraat 52 · Gent