<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div class="gmail-gE gmail-iv gmail-gt" style="font-size:0.875rem;padding:20px 0px 0px;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><table cellpadding="0" class="gmail-cf gmail-gJ" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:0px;width:auto;font-size:0.875rem;letter-spacing:0.2px;display:block"><tbody style="display:block"></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-:2qw" style="font-size:medium;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail-qQVYZb"></div><div class="gmail-utdU2e"></div><div class="gmail-lQs8Hd"></div><div class="gmail-btm"></div></div><div class="gmail-" style=""><div class="gmail-aHl" style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"></div><div id="gmail-:2r9" tabindex="-1" style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"></div><div id="gmail-:2qy" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="gmail-:2qx" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aXjCH" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:1.5"><div dir="ltr" style="">Today, May 21 2020, is Global Accessibility Awareness Day<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Many events are ongoing around the world. Please visit<a href="https://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/events/" target="_blank"> https://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/events/</a> for a complete list.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Also follow hashtags <a href="http://bit.ly/gaadhashtag" target="_blank">#GAAD</a> and <a href="http://bit.ly/gaad2020" target="_blank">#GAAD2020</a> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Since Ramadan is ongoing, <a href="https://a11ysig.org/" target="_blank">A11ySIG</a> will actually run our own event on May 28. Details of that will follow.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Meanwhile here are details of one event today, at which our W3C colleague Shadi Abou-Zahra will speak.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">============================================</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Today May 21 2020, Global Accessibility Day. the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) <a href="http://www.ficci.in/pressrelease-page.asp?nid=3575" target="_blank">Diversity and Inclusion Task Force</a> (D&I) hosts a webinar, ‘<b>Inclusive technologies for a post COVID world</b>’. A panel of specialists, industry experts,<br>and government authorities will share the need for technological inclusion, best practices, and concrete suggestions for universal digital access as we emerge from the pandemic. Participation is via webex. Sign language interpretation will be provided.<br><br><b>WHEN</b>: Thursday, May 21, 2020: 3:00 pm-4.30 pm IST (09:30-11:00 UTC)<br><br><b>PARTICIPATE</b>: <a href="http://registrations.ficci.com/itapcw/online-registration.html" target="_blank">http://registrations.ficci.com/itapcw/online-registration.html</a><br><br><b>SPEAKERS</b><br>- Nipun Malhotra- Chair, FICCI D&I Working Group on EPWD and Founder and CEO, Nipman Foundation<br>- Apoorv Kulkarni- Associate Director, Ola Mobility Institute and D&I Task Force Member, FICCI<br>- Shadi Abou-Zahra- Accessibility Strategy and Technology Specialist, W3C, Vienna<br>- Krishna Kumari- Special Educator, Rehabilitation Professional and Project Associate, TARA, Vidyasagar<br>- Parag Gupta- Head of Amazon Devices, India<br>- Vikas Prasad- Director- Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India<br><br><b>MODERATOR</b><br>- Nidhi Goyal - Founder and Executive Director: Rising Flame<br><br><b>TWITTER</b>: @ficci_india<font color="#888888"><br></font></div><font color="#888888" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div><br></div>--<br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Joly MacFie</div><div><br></div><div>Administrator</div><div>Internet Society Accessibility Special Interest Group</div><div><a href="http://a11ysig.org/" target="_blank">http://a11ysig.org</a></div><div>+1 218 565 9365  </div></div></div></font></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>-</div></div></div></div></div></div>