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<h2 style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-size:28px;font-weight:600 !important">Axe-Con - Building Accessible Experiences</h2>
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<strong>March 15-17, 2022</strong></p>
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<strong><a href="https://www.deque.com/axe-con/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://www.deque.com/axe-con/" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(22, 112, 204);text-decoration:underline">Axe-con 2022<span style="margin:0px"> </span></a></strong>is
offered by Deque's and is a FREE accessibility conference with a focus on building, testing, and maintaining accessible digital experiences.</p>
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Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web is a keynote speaker.</p>
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The 3-day virtual event will be held March 15-17, 2021. Sessions will run from 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Eastern Time zone) each day.</p>
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<strong><a href="https://www.deque.com/axe-con/register/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://www.deque.com/axe-con/register/" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(22, 112, 204);text-decoration:underline">Register
now for Axe-con!</a></strong></p>
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<b>May 10, 2022</b></p>
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This is a FREE virtual conference. Ability Summit 2022 will feature sessions on:</p>
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<li style="margin-bottom:0px">Microsoft's commitment to help bridge the disability divide</li><li style="margin-bottom:0px">Keynotes from Microsoft and community leaders in accessibility and disability inclusion</li><li style="margin-bottom:0px">Expert panels showcasing the latest innovations in accessibility</li><li style="margin-bottom:0px">Product demos of the latest accessibility features in Office, Windows, Xbox, and more</li><li style="margin-bottom:0px">Emerging trends and best practices across the spectrum of disability, including mental health and neurodiversity.</li></ul>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Century Gothic", sans-serif"><b>Registration will open in early March.</b></span><b> </b><span style="margin:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(50, 49, 48)">For more information, visit the </span><strong style="color:rgb(50, 49, 48);font-size:18px"><a href="https://sway.office.com/WF3abdbmkH6gJudi?accessible=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://sway.office.com/WF3abdbmkH6gJudi?accessible=true" data-linkindex="2" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(22, 112, 204)">Ability
Summit site</a></strong><span style="margin:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(50, 49, 48)">.</span></div>
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<strong>March 29-April 1, 2022</strong></p>
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ACCESS is a FREE 4-day virtual conference presented by 3Play Media. The conference aims to share challenges and solutions related to accessibility and inclusion that organizations experience in this work in both internal and external efforts.</p>
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<strong><a href="https://www.3playmedia.com/access/#register" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://www.3playmedia.com/access/#register" data-linkindex="3" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(22, 112, 204);text-decoration:underline">Register
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<h2 style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-size:28px;font-weight:600 !important">Web Accessibility 101 (for SBCTC only)<span class="x_c_b_1310c973" style="margin:0px;opacity:1;outline:none"></span></h2>
<strong>May 19th, 2022</strong><a href="https://sbctcedu.sharepoint.com/accessibility/SitePages/The-Roundup-of-Accessibility-Trainings.aspx#web-accessibility-101-by-sbctc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_c_b_1310c973 x_e_b_1310c973 x_OWAAutoLink" data-linkindex="4" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 5px;opacity:1;text-decoration:underline;outline:none;color:rgb(22, 112, 204);left:412px;top:39.5px" id="OWA6b92b104-eabd-1451-64cb-f9c4af7c45c7"><i class="x_f_b_1310c973 x_g_b_1310c973 x_css-97" style="font-style:normal;speak:none;font-family:FabricMDL2Icons-0;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:3px;line-height:1;vertical-align:middle"></i></a></div>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.4em;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Come learn about web accessibility standards and best practices on Thursday, May 19th, from 1:00-4:00pm.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.4em;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">During this training you will learn about WCAG standards, the POUR principles, basic accessible framework, tools to check your work, the correct use of ARIA, and more! We will also introduce
Assistive Technology and provide a demo of a screen reader navigating a web page.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.4em;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Presenters:</p>
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<li style="margin-bottom:0px">Monica Olsson, SBCTC</li><li style="margin-bottom:0px">Marilyn Varela, SBCTC</li><li style="margin-bottom:0px">Greg Gamble, SBCTC</li><li style="margin-bottom:0px">Shaun Hegney, Spokane Falls Community College</li></ul>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.4em;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">This training is only for SBCTC staff, and the target audience members are web editors and web developers at the agency. <span style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
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