#a11yHAM Meetup Group | Overlays? May the Fourth be with you if you choose an overlay for accessibility

Join us Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at 12:00 noon for a panel discussion on “Overlays for Accessibility” with accessibility specialists Cam Beaudoin, Martin Courcel, Karl Groves, and Trisha Pokorny.

Guest Speakers:
Cam Beaudoin, The A11y Coder – Founder. Cam is a digital accessibility expert who helps organizations big and small confidently meet their accessibility objectives. Audiences appreciate his honest, practical, and high-energy approach to explaining digital accessibility in a way that both business and technical leads learn something new. Cam is passionate about this industry and is always looking to learn more about how to make technology a little more inclusive. He’s also known as The A11y Coder and is building free training courses from his experience in the industry.

Martin Courcelles – As a person with lived experience, having to use access technology every day, Martin is able to explain how to improve web properties to ensure accessibility for all. Martin brings over 15+ years of expertise in the realm of screen reading technology. He’s a subject matter expert at using JAWS, NVDA, and Narrator on the PC and Voiceover and Talkback on smartphones.

Karl Groves, Tenon.io – Karl is an IT Consultant and industry expert on Accessibility Testing, Consulting, Training, and Development in finding solutions to complex problems relating to accessible user experience.

Tricia Pokorny – Tricia has spent the last 25+ years advancing a culture of accessibility and inclusion in the workplace. Renowned for having pioneered accessibility in the gaming and lottery industry, her success in employing people with disabilities led directly to an invitation to address the International Labour Organization of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Tricia is currently a working member of the City of Burlington’s Accessibility Advisory Committee.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://mohawkcollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvc-mqrTkuEtaxmNixzSbux5GxFdf-zdsK

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

A HUGE thank you to our sponsor AbleDocs for sponsoring our #a11yHAM meetups!

#a11yHAM events are free and open to anyone interested in discussing digital accessibility and inclusion. This Zoom event will include a live transcript created by Otter.ai Teams – a link will be provided during the webinar.

Thank you in advance for your support of this physical distancing meetup!