- From: Howard Kramer <hkramer@ahead.org>
- Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 08:33:08 -0600
- To: WebAIM Discussion List <webaim-forum@list.webaim.org>, Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu>, EASI@listserv.icors.org
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Please excuse the cross-posts. Passing along this announcement from the Education and Outreach Working Group of WAI: The Accessibility Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG) has published 5 short *videos that introduce evaluation resources* from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), at: https://www.w3.org/WAI/test-evaluate/ The animated videos cover: * Easy Checks — A First Review of Web Accessibility * Evaluation Tools * Conformance Evaluation, including the Report Tool * Involving Users in Web Accessibility You can use the videos freely under a Creative Commons License, including in upcoming Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) promotions and events. Other resources particularly relevant for GAAD include: * Video Introduction to Web Accessibility and W3C Standards <https://www.w3.org/WAI/videos/standards-and-benefits/> * Web Accessibility Perspectives videos that demonstrate how accessibility is essential for some and useful for all <https://www.w3.org/WAI/perspective-videos> * Free online course (through September 2020): Introduction to Web Accessibility <https://www.w3.org/blog/2019/12/free-online-course-introduction-to-web-accessibility/> We encourage you to share this information and include @w3c_wai #a11y #GAAD Here's a tweet you can use: https://twitter.com/w3c_wai/status/1260952007688544256 Regards, Shawn Henry, WAI Outreach and EOWG W3C Staff Contact Sharron Rush, EOWG Co-Chair Brent Bakken, EOWG Co-Chair -- Regards, Howard Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference <http://accessinghigherground.org/>* in Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2020. Request for proposals will open up in early March. Sign up to our mailing list to receive announcements <https://accessinghigherground.org/about/#Join_Our_Mailing_List>. Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of Spring 2020 webinars <https://www.ahead.org/events-programming/webinars/2020-spring-webinars>. Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your earliest convenience for the largest selection. Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now. <http://ahead.org/join/become-a-member>*
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