[Chapter-delegates] Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day!

[Joly MacFie]

Today, May 21 2020, is Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Many events are ongoing around the world. Please visit
 https://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/events/
<https://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/events/> for a complete list.

Also follow hashtags #GAAD <http://bit.ly/gaadhashtag> and #GAAD2020
<http://bit.ly/gaad2020>

Since Ramadan is ongoing, A11ySIG <https://a11ysig.org/> will actually run
our own event on May 28. Details of that will follow.

Meanwhile here are details of one event today, at which our W3C colleague
Shadi Abou-Zahra will speak.

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Today May 21 2020, Global Accessibility Day. the Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
<http://www.ficci.in/pressrelease-page.asp?nid=3575> (D&I) hosts a webinar,
‘*Inclusive technologies for a post COVID world*’. A panel of specialists,
industry experts,
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.

*WHEN*: Thursday, May 21, 2020: 3:00 pm-4.30 pm IST (09:30-11:00 UTC)

*PARTICIPATE*:
http://registrations.ficci.com/itapcw/online-registration.html

*SPEAKERS*
- Nipun Malhotra- Chair, FICCI D&I Working Group on EPWD and Founder and
CEO, Nipman Foundation
- Apoorv Kulkarni- Associate Director, Ola Mobility Institute and D&I Task
Force Member, FICCI
- Shadi Abou-Zahra- Accessibility Strategy and Technology Specialist, W3C,
Vienna
- Krishna Kumari- Special Educator, Rehabilitation Professional and Project
Associate, TARA, Vidyasagar
- Parag Gupta- Head of Amazon Devices, India
- Vikas Prasad- Director- Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of
India

*MODERATOR*
- Nidhi Goyal - Founder and Executive Director: Rising Flame

*TWITTER*: @ficci_india



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Joly MacFie

Administrator
Internet Society Accessibility Special Interest Group
http://a11ysig.org
+1 218 565 9365


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