SydDT #126: Global Accessibility Awareness Day

We’re stoked to be collaborating with Remarkable Disability Tech Accelerator and Atlassian to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) this year.

We're lucky to have an amazing lineup of speakers – and this is a great opportunity to meet and hear from people working directly on inclusive and accessible solutions.

We’ll have short talks by Kate Jenkins & Kath Hamilton from Remarkable and Pawel Wodkowski from Atlassian‘s accessibility team… with some founders from the current Remarkable Launcher cohort sharing their story/pitch.

Kath Hamilton will then host a fireside chat/panel with Max Burt OAM from WheelEasy and Carolyn Mee from Sound Scouts… all three are alumni of Remarkable’s Accelerator program.

The purpose of GAAD is to “get everyone talking, thinking, and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than one billion people with disabilities/impairments”.

GAAD is on 21 May, so we’re celebrating a couple of days early… and for SydDT regulars, yes we’re doing this on a Tuesday!

Remarkable’s mission is to “empower disability tech innovators by providing the training, capital, and networks they need to create a future that is accessible, equitable and inclusive for all”. Accessibility is also core to Atlassian’s mission – to unleash the potential of every team.

Come join us for some fun conversations with interesting people in and around the design thinking community. New members are welcome!

SPEAKERS
Kate Jenkins
Head of Community & Partnerships, Remarkable
Awesome bio coming soon…

Kath Hamilton
Entrepreneur in Residence, Remarkable
Awesome bio coming soon…

Pawel Wodkowski
Lead Accessibility Designer, Atlassian
Pawel is an Accessibility Lead Designer at Atlassian with over 20 years of design experience, focusing on integrating accessible design practices across their global design teams. In his free time, he’s a Zumba instructor.

Max Burt OAM
Founder & Trustee, WheelEasy
Awesome bio coming soon…

Carolyn Mee
Founder & CEO, Sound Scouts
Awesome bio coming soon…

EVENT SPONSORS
This event is brought to you by Atlassian, Remarkable, and Dynamic4.

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