May 20, 2021, marks the tenth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different disabilities.
Try spending a few minutes and check on the accessibility of one of your most frequented websites- try running the free accessibility checker tool WAVE https://wave.webaim.org/
Ex. See what digital accessibility errors come up that can impact individuals with disabilities being able to use the website or gaining needed information from it.
-You can also try checking the accessibility of one of your Microsoft Word documents easily by clicking on the "Review" document menu item in the toolbar and then using the "Check Accessibility" feature.
-You can take action right now in helping make digital content more accessible by reporting concerns or issues found to website managers so improvements can be made.
-You can also start practicing creating your own accessible materials.
Here's a top 10 quick list of tips for ensuring digitial accessibility in the content you create: https://digitalaccessibility.unc.edu/resources/top-10-tips/
Practice accessibility, share the knowledge, and make a difference!
For more ideas on how to observe GAAD, go over to the Accessibility and Disability myUMBC group at: