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CATEGORIES:ECS Seminars
CONTACT:Thomas Bryan and Bee Tapara
DESCRIPTION:Guest Lecture - SWEN 303 (User Experience Engineering) \nZoom: 
 https://vuw.zoom.us/my/swen303 \n\nGlobal Accessibility Awareness Day (htt
 ps://accessibility.day/) is on Thursday 19 May 2022. We have the following
  guest speakers. \n\nSpeaker 1: Thomas Bryan\n\nTitle: My Life Technology 
 how it can be a game changer \n\nAbstract:  How and what technology I use 
 and why. The right technology can make a huge difference in what I do thro
 ughout my day.  In my presentation I will talk about some of the technolog
 y I use to remove barriers. I’ll also discuss areas where technology cou
 ld assist me but due to several factors there are gaps that mean I need to
  develop a range of strategies to overcome the technology lockout.\n \nBio
 : Thomas is an advocate for accessibility in all walks of life. I am a bli
 nd person.  I have worked in technology\, as a trainer\, service manager\,
  and national technology advisor.  I have received recognition for my advo
 cacy and my work by several organisations over the last 30 odd years. One 
 of the recent projects I lead was to roll out iBeacons   into a number of 
 shops in Wellington partnering with Wellington city Council.  The purpose 
 of the iBeacons was to help guide blind and print disabled people to know 
 what businesses they were passing or entering. I was also  part of a team 
 that rolled out smart speakers to assist in accessing information and a li
 brary service. I now am a contractor providing advice to other organisatio
 ns about how they can make goods and or services accessible for all. I hos
 t a radio show on Wellington Access Radio. I am a member of Blind Citizens
  NZ Wellington Branch\, a member of the Greater Wellington Public Transpor
 t Advisory Group\, A trustee of the board for ABLE the organisation that p
 roduces Audio Description and am one of two country delegates to the World
  Blind Union.\n\nSpeaker 2:  Bee Tapara \n\nTitle:  An Introduction to Acc
 essibility in Context\n\nAbstract: “Nothing about us\, without us." Techno
 logy\, software\, and accessible design is crucial to many groups who face
  access barriers in day to day life\, however to many it remains unknown a
 nd under-utilised. Everyday actives like grocery shopping\, banking\, and 
 studying are taken for granted by many but are tasks that may only be poss
 ible for some when accessibility is considered in its design. So why is ac
 cess important? How do we continue to provide a world accessible to people
  of all ability levels. In this talk\, we will examine the history of tech
 nologies initially invented out of necessity for the survivorship of disab
 led people but have since become tools for the benefit everyone. Taking th
 ese lessons of the past\, we will continue our journey by examining how ac
 cessible design philosophies continue to hold true in an age of exponentia
 l development and how a culture of diversity creates unique and inspired s
 olutions.  By exploring why including minorities in the conversation is im
 portant\, we can create connection as well code and continue on a path tow
 ards a richer and more diverse world.\n\nBio: Bee (they/them is an undergr
 aduate here at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington studying 
 computer science. Born with a genetic based disability that significantly 
 impacts my vision\, I have been exposed to and utilised adaptive technolog
 y since I was a toddler to allow me a chance at independence. As one of th
 e many people who experience a significant impairment during childhood\, I
  have been fighting with assistive technology and accessibility softwares 
 since pre-primary school. I took an interest in accessible software design
  in my early teens after having noticed the increasing gap in access betwe
 en myself and my able bodied peers. Now\, I strive to use my knowledge of 
 the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines(WCAG) and first hand experience t
 o shine a light on accessibility and inclusion and how they fit into the r
 apidly changing industry of software development.\n\n\n
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20220519T150000
DTSTAMP:20260415T005730Z
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20220519T141000
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre\, Hugh McKenzie LT002
ORGANIZER:Thomas Bryan and Bee Tapara
SUMMARY:Thomas Bryan and Bee Tapara - Global Accessibility Awareness Day
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URL:https://accessibility.day/
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