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05-17-2018, 05:14 PM
Everything you need to know about Global Accessibility Awareness Day
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In a world of rapidly advancing technology it’s crucial to ensure companies and organizations are doing their best to make digital developments accessible to everyone.
While browsing the internet, catching up on social media, or texting on mobile devices might seem like second nature to some, accessibility-related barriers prevent millions of people with disabilities from easily using basic forms of technology and, in some cases, even discourage them from going online (http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/07/disabled-americans-are-less-likely-to-use-technology/).
SEE ALSO: The incredible ways people with disabilities customize their tech to thrive (http://mashable.com/2017/05/17/apple-accessibility-videos-disability/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
In 2012, Global Accessibility Awareness Day (http://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/) was launched to help highlight the need for increased digital accessibility. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/17/global-accessibility-awareness-day-explainer/)
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In a world of rapidly advancing technology it’s crucial to ensure companies and organizations are doing their best to make digital developments accessible to everyone.
While browsing the internet, catching up on social media, or texting on mobile devices might seem like second nature to some, accessibility-related barriers prevent millions of people with disabilities from easily using basic forms of technology and, in some cases, even discourage them from going online (http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/07/disabled-americans-are-less-likely-to-use-technology/).
SEE ALSO: The incredible ways people with disabilities customize their tech to thrive (http://mashable.com/2017/05/17/apple-accessibility-videos-disability/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
In 2012, Global Accessibility Awareness Day (http://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/) was launched to help highlight the need for increased digital accessibility. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/17/global-accessibility-awareness-day-explainer/)
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