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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
Join Fable co-founders Abid Virani & Alwar Pillai as they explore the future of usability benchmarking through an accessibility lens. This talk will delve into the Accessible Usability Scale (AUS) - its adoption, industry data on assistive technologies, & the key UX challenges faced by diverse user groups. Abid & Alwar will also discuss how Fable is advancing accessibility usability research to address the cognitive inclusive digital future.
Attendees will:
Learn from accessibility thought leaders driving innovation in usability benchmarking.
Gain unique insights into industry trends & real-world data on assistive technology usage.
Understand the challenges & solutions for addressing cognitive accessibility in UX design.
There will be time for your questions.
Presenter bios
Alwar Pillai is the Co-Founder & CEO of Fable, a leading accessibility platform powered by people with disabilities. Before founding Fable, Alwar led large-scale accessibility initiatives in both the public & private sector. From her UX & design experience, Alwar learned that the experiences of people with disabilities need to be central to improving digital accessibility.
Alwar has been celebrated as one of Forbes' Top 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs, & one of The Globe & Mail's Top 50 Changemakers. Alwar has an M.Des. in Inclusive Design where she focused on designing social applications for seniors with mild cognitive impairments & is currently leading Fable's Cognitive Accessibility Working Group.
Abid Virani is the Co-Founder & COO at Fable. Informed by experiences spanning the non-profit sector, international development initiatives, & digital product development, Abid is a strong advocate of accessibility & inclusive design. Abid has been celebrated as one of Forbes' Top 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs & an Emerging Innovator in North America by Ashoka Changemakers
Accessibility
The presentation will have human captions [CC], not automatic captions. There will be an ASL interpreter.
For Aira Visual Interpreter access for the Blind & Low Vision community, download the Aira Explorer app on the Apple App Store or Google Play. For access in the physical space, the A11yNYC geofence should apply automatically.
To access the online webinar for audio description, use the A11yNYC Access Offer to call, or simply inform your Visual Interpreter that you'd like that offer applied when you connect.
Please let us know about any other accessibility requirements two weeks before the event.
Livestream
YouTube link.
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, a representative from A11yNYC will be there to provide 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 AKQA, Deque, Evinced, Equal Entry, & Fable for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact meryl@equalentry.com
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