Important note for in-person attendees
Please note this is on a Wednesday instead of Tuesday.
This event will be online & in-person. The speaker & live stream starts at 7:30 pm ET. In-person attendees may arrive as early as 7 pm ET.
Description
PAC NYC is a new performing arts venue in Lower Manhattan. In preparing for our opening, we had to build all of our digital platforms from scratch. While this was a unique & exciting opportunity to follow best practices in accessibility from the beginning, it did come with some challenges unique to startup environments.
This talk covers our approach of iterative accessibility improvements through the whole design process, from the initial website vendor selection through launch & subsequent feature releases. We will be joined by our web agency, Substrakt, to share our approach to digital accessibility.
There will be time for your questions.
Presenter bio
Vlado Vince is a technologist with a decade of experience working in technology roles in the arts. While his background is in networking & backend infrastructure, he has developed a strong interest in building & applying technology solutions with a focus on end-user experience & accessibility. Vlado has recently helped open two new NYC arts venues: The Shed & Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)
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Natalie Kertes is the Director of Client Engagement at Substrakt, a leading digital agency working exclusively in the arts & culture sector to build user-centered, accessible & beautiful websites & digital products. She has worked in Arts Administration for over a decade, leading literary & theatre programming & audience engagement for organizations like the Toronto Public Library & the Koffler Center of the Arts among others.
Accessibility
The presentation will have human captions [CC], not automatic captions. Please let us know about accessibility requirements two weeks before the event.
Livestream
View on YouTube
View audio description on YouTube
Provided by Internet Society Accessibility SIG.
Location details
The event is on the 4th floor. Everyone must be accompanied to the event on the 4th floor. Because everyone needs to be escorted, please arrive early or on time. When you enter the ground floor, ask for Ben Ogilvie from A11yNYC to get elevator access.
Attendees can enter on the third floor & go up the staircase, or request accommodation to go directly to the 4th floor. Thanks to Ben Ogilvie for making this possible! Let us know if you're coming!
The building is near several transit stops:
6 train
- Spring Street (non-accessible stop): 100 feet
- Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.4 miles
NQRW trains
- Prince Street (non-accessible stop): 0.2 miles
- Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.3 miles
M1 / M55 Bus lines
- Broadway/Spring Street stop: 500 feet
Cabs & rideshares can let passengers out right near the building entrance
Accreditation
All A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC).
Sponsors
Thanks to Deque, Evinced, Equal Entry, & Fable for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact meryl@equalentry.com
