Written by: The Accessibility Team
There are still knowledge gaps around accessibility issues and many barriers and hurdles still exist when building and developing websites. UMBRAAD is a virtual opportunity for the Umbraco Community and web practitioners to get together, learn and discuss accessibility in general, find out what’s happening with Umbraco accessibility and to pick up any tools and techniques that may help them improve the accessibility of their sites đź›
The half-day event is open to all involved in designing, building and creating websites đź“ťđź’» It’s also open to anyone with an interest in accessibility and the web, from users to marketers to those who commission websites. Attendees do not have to work exclusively with Umbraco.Â
Highlights include:
UMBRAAD takes place on Thursday, 20th May from 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM CEST.
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Register for your free ticket to UMBRAAD
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The Umbraco A11Y community team formed in 2019 after a group of Umbraco developers recognized that in order to improve Umbraco’s usability and meet some of its ethical claims, the backoffice of Umbraco CMS needed special attention and focus to make it more accessible. If we achieve our goal of ultimate accessibility in Umbraco, absolutely no one will be prevented from using the CMS in the way it is intended 🚀
More information about the Umbraco A11Y team can be found in community teams.
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GAAD was founded by a Los Angeles-based web developer called Joe Devon. Joe’s blog post caught the attention of accessibility professional Jennison Asunction, who contacted him to join forces to develop GAAD events.
Find out more about GAAD by visiting their website. Â
