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On Wednesday October 2, 2024 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EDT (23:30-00:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘Locking in Best Practices Early: Building PACNYC.org‘. PAC NYC is a new performing arts venue in Lower Manhattan that required … </span>
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<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3bc3c13f50bdae5808248b41204c2f4ba25e8c0e4e65eb6cf742b32d0ba3d9a4&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18376&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=daa73a8500e9b33b722ac758e8f1b675&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLmxpdmUvMTgzNzY" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank"><img role="button" src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/a11ynyc1024-300x169.png" alt="isoc live" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 24px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>On <strong>Wednesday October 2, 2024</strong> at <strong>7:30pm-8:30pm EDT</strong> (23:30-00:30 UTC) the <strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=eeaf31f8d09e9e5edd483a145363cf04fe3b955e774b81a533b4d924bf3efce0&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18376&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=0378f298346cbdbf36fd82903f9b70ca&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWVldHVwLmNvbS9BMTF5TllDLw=" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">Accessibility NYC Meetup</a></strong> (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘<strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=32d018a82edc066321ccf42ba5c4c274fdd17c8318e82403b829b6f27731638e&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18376&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=fe45163ece3bd4db3b81751be419276a&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWVldHVwLmNvbS9hMTF5bnljL2V2ZW50cy8zMDMyMzkyNzAv" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">Locking in Best Practices Early: Building PACNYC.org</a></strong>‘. PAC NYC is a new performing arts venue in Lower Manhattan that required the digital platforms from scratch. While this was a unique and exciting opportunity to follow best practices in accessibility from the beginning, it did come with some challenges unique to startup environments. <strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=7a368ceb1c0e953966fd5d83ba792f7d6790cd5913f921fadee9f76868319ef8&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18376&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=4c180fa1e04e65bd2f3406c05bd811c5&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGlua2VkaW4uY29tL2luL3ZsYWRvLXZpbmNlLTYwYjYzMjg2Lw=" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">Vlado Vince</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=217712127e79d6ea0dcd4d5a0f60088d1040d6dd7e3ba60a03439b27b0ce91db&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18376&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=be99075403bc2afd6f08c6911611c1c3&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGlua2VkaW4uY29tL2luL25hdGFsaWUta2VydGVzLTYzYjNhODUyLw=" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">Natalie Kertes</a></strong> will describe iterative accessibility improvements through the whole design process, from the initial website vendor selection through launch and subsequent feature releases.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px">The meetup will be webcast live via a partnership with the <strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3b5a991cbf64613fdfe9ebd0a56529f49d53d857b205c6bd425bde09de47ca65&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18376&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=67ce67e64827ca3338bd7a0150b5750d&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9hMTF5c2lnLm9yZw=" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">Internet Society New York Accessibility SIG</a></strong>.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>PARTICIPATE: <a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=32d018a82edc066321ccf42ba5c4c274fdd17c8318e82403b829b6f27731638e&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18376&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=fe45163ece3bd4db3b81751be419276a&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWVldHVwLmNvbS9hMTF5bnljL2V2ZW50cy8zMDMyMzkyNzAv" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/a11ynyc/events/303239270/</a> </strong>(Captions)</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>REAL TIME TEXT: <a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2e25fdf4dd1d8e37050647149af6e4acad109ffd6330dcb761cca59574ac8303&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18376&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=53bc564fe44cf252c2ac1673563c8f74&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3RyZWFtdGV4dC5uZXQvcGxheWVyP2V2ZW50PWExMXlueWM" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=a11ynyc</a></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>TWITTER: <a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=54c606590820d28d3ca56288bd2fe21ea809669870d1e9aeea2622b421923052&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18376&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=03191bddbf303983771df73428e6de20&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9iaXQubHkvNDNwQk1EYw=" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">@a11ynyc</a> @A11ysig @pac_nyc #a11y #Accessibility #Captioned </strong></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>MASTODON: <a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=802881cc0a946078e79628052659583cf58e1b6b96db6a72adae98b13c383578&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18376&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=8607bfedd6a93863a134058d125d279d&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXN0b2Rvbi5zb2NpYWwvdGFncy9hMTF5bnlj" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">#a11ynyc</a> </strong></p>
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