Digital Accessibility: What does it mean and why does it matter with Meenakshi Das

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In this webinar recording, learn how you can make technology more accessible to people with disabilities and how you can support your employees better by providing accommodations driven by modern technology.

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A 2021 WebAIM study revealed that 97% of the one million most-trafficked websites had accessibility issues. However, digital accessibility is not limited to website accessibility. It’s important that we ensure all aspects of technology are accessible to people with disabilities, including the everyday digital tools we use in our personal and professional lives.

In this webinar, participants will learn how you can make technology more accessible to people with disabilities and how you can support your employees better by providing accommodations driven by modern technology.

About the presenter: Meenakshi ‘Meena’ Das is a software engineer at Microsoft. Through her writing and speaking engagements, she has shared her accessibility expertise with several individuals and organizations on making software accessible to users with disabilities. She is the founder of ‘Working with Disabilities’ support group for working professionals with disabilities which has over 2500+ members on social media.

For her tech inclusion work, Meena was inducted into the National Susan M. Daniels National Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame. She is also a member of the Accessibility Leadership Committee of a non-profit organization named Disability:IN, and has been quoted by Forbes, CNET, Salon and ABC News for her views on disability inclusion in tech.

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