Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day!

Today is the seventh Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to encourage people to think about digital access and inclusion for individuals with different disabilities, especially visual impairments. The idea for this day of observance came from a blog post by Joe Devon, a web developer in Los Angeles, in November 2011. Jennison Asuncion, an accessibility professional in Toronto, worked with Devon to make GAAD a recognized day. Events are being held today all over the country as well as the world and online. GAAD is observed on the third Thursday of May every year. For more information, go to http://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/.

The Global Accessibility Awareness Day logo

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