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Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2018

Last Modified: April 27, 2018 by Raghavendra Satish Peri Leave a Comment

Join us on Thursday, May 17 2018 and mark the seventh Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access/inclusion and people with different disabilities.

The target audience of GAAD is the design, development, usability, and related communities who build, shape, fund and influence technology and its use. While people may be interested in the topic of making technology accessible and usable by persons with disabilities, the reality is that they often do not know how or where to start. Awareness comes first. Read the blog post by Joe Devon that inspired GAAD.

Learn more about

  • How this all got started
  • Public events that you are invited to attend
  • Other activities taking place to mark

Events Hosted By Deque Systems

  • GAAD 2018 – Keyboard Accessibility Challenge
  • GAAD Accessibility Stories
  • Intro to Screen Readers Webinar

GAAD Events In India

  • Prakat Solutions from Bangallore is hosting Multiple events as part of celebrating GAAD. For more information check the event registration page.
  • aXe Hackathon – Deque India celebrates GAAD 2018 on May 17th at Hyderabad.

For all the events that are being hosted as part of GAAD check the GAAD Website or followw GAAD on twitter @gbla11yday.

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About Raghavendra Satish Peri

Raghavendra Satish Peri is a digital accessibility evangelist working at Deque Systems as Senior Accessibility Consultant breaking web accessibility & mobile accessibility challenges. He authors an Accessibility Blog & is galvanizing the adoption of accessibility by inspiring the local tech community with meetups and mentorship. He propelled this thought by founding HelloA11y, a community of accessibility professionals, developers and enthusiasts. When away from his computer, Raghava can be found at local cafes & restaurants sampling cuisines, attending local meetups, listening to audio books or writing on his Personal Blog. Raghavendra Satish Peri also helps small business & individuals with Digital Marketing Trainings & SEO consulting… He has been building websites & doing SEO Consulting for more than 14years.

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