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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=74e60e60095c19f49c0a11377a3bf5b1b12b0ff045228060c9772805cce0dfc5&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18948&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=d89a6a4b01f748a3d81c1ba853db97a0&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLmxpdmUvMTg5NDg&email_id=ff48f45c8fab2179dd5f0042358c6b69" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank"><img src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a12ynyc0325-300x169.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>Tuesday Mar 4, 2025</strong> at <strong>7:30pm-8:30pm EST</strong> (00:30-01:30 UTC) the <strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b12ff7820cc69829ae662e746928cc2dc8f580d34d219e9a794c8b4afaca2b7b&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18948&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=a954593027909755035d81c21478567a&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWVldHVwLmNvbS9BMTF5TllDLw=&email_id=ff48f45c8fab2179dd5f0042358c6b69" 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=2603ee9fe24b2ca9eacb798caeab1fc43bf88875eb6acff5cca9d213717873f7&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18948&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=fb03a41dd44ddbf4faf6a0dff60ce6f9&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWVldHVwLmNvbS9hMTF5bnljL2V2ZW50cy8zMDU4NjYxNDgv&email_id=ff48f45c8fab2179dd5f0042358c6b69" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">Benchmarking Usability and the Cognitive A11y Frontier</a></strong>'. <strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=688bb2c6a85ecf0169e1842e9530ba08cbb887fe39bb9c0f27d1f163c64d7add&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18948&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=bbd1cd20b27c6240c46c1a5400602fd9&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9tYWtlaXRmYWJsZS5jb20v&email_id=ff48f45c8fab2179dd5f0042358c6b69" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">Fable</a></strong> co-founders <strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=82849a1b006baa41ae85d731bc7e04340c00d7b8fd42b7438c3d2062507b0895&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18948&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=bb57b5fd727958cba0222648982b4ef0&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGlua2VkaW4uY29tL2luL2FiaWQtdmlyYW5pLTMxYmEzODFiLw=&email_id=ff48f45c8fab2179dd5f0042358c6b69" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">Abid Virani</a></strong> and <a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d017ffa135b8246a6f9c047a1c8b151101ec448ff565a2777ca6579c1430a227&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18948&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=030989ccf85d53baa25ba99b4a14586a&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGlua2VkaW4uY29tL2luL2Fsd2FycGlsbGFpLw=&email_id=ff48f45c8fab2179dd5f0042358c6b69" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank"><strong>Alwar Pillai</strong></a> explore the future of usability benchmarking through an accessibility lens. This talk will delve into the <strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2faf302465a97ebbef809af85eb2152c590ae8eaa04dcad3175f7c9e3efe8dcd&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18948&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=f0520b667018d70c60961f27b13169cc&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9tYWtlaXRmYWJsZS5jb20vYWNjZXNzaWJsZS11c2FiaWxpdHktc2NhbGUv&email_id=ff48f45c8fab2179dd5f0042358c6b69" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">Accessible Usability Scale</a></strong> (AUS) — its adoption, industry data on assistive technologies, and the key UX challenges faced by diverse user groups. Abid and Alwar will also discuss how Fable is advancing accessibility usability research to address the cognitive inclusive digital future.</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=16ebb03201eb285391bb2434fe792f5e3ab6c4594458213c30a813cf54424890&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18948&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=1e5593c682217db9c89f0661fbff9e1b&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9hMTF5c2lnLm9yZw=&email_id=ff48f45c8fab2179dd5f0042358c6b69" 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>REAL TIME TEXT: <a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=aaaed13638e37b9db1223b9dd6b8470bf674be850f3f36c38582bdd2ec607c4c&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18948&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=372221f92566344b0ef8fc359a50a61f&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3RyZWFtdGV4dC5uZXQvcGxheWVyP2V2ZW50PWExMXlueWM&email_id=ff48f45c8fab2179dd5f0042358c6b69" 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: #CognitiveA11y <a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d6ee191e671c2b5ad2760206dd07b84de2a6d2b3b817a263b60e0b38d5c538b3&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18948&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=c359bd29f46982f35583a6a98cb6a2c5&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9iaXQubHkvNDNwQk1EYw=&email_id=ff48f45c8fab2179dd5f0042358c6b69" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">@a11ynyc</a> @A11ysig @abidvirani @alwarpillai @makeitfable #a11y #Accessibility #Captioned </strong></p>
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