This event will take place in the Toronto Microsoft Office.
Location: TORONTO-CIBC SQUARE
81 Bay Street,Toronto ON M5J 2T3
Did you know that while around 5% of the world population has disabling hearing loss, 80% of the people who use captions don’t have a hearing impairment, and 85% of videos on Facebook are watched with sound off? Accessibility is all around us and already part of our daily lives, whether in the form of permanent, temporary, or situational exclusions.
Join us at the Toronto Microsoft Office on Tuesday October 25th to learn more about what accessibility is, the cost of not engaging in this human imperative from the ground up, and resources for your organization to improve accessibility considerations for people of all abilities - now.
In this event, we will discuss ways to increase your business profit margin up to 30%; learn how accessibility increases developer productivity while reducing "accessibility debt", and how to reduce the cost of non-compliance up to 3x, noting certain legislations such as the Accessible Canada Act coming into force. We want to: set everyone up for success, empower inclusive practices, and get you to win more customers with features that feel more inclusive and personalized. The opportunity is endless when there is focus on making applications and business processes accessible.
This reference also gives some additional insight, such as 29% profit, 89% retention rates, and 72% in employee productivity Gartner Top Strategic Predictions For 2020 And Beyond. https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/gartner-top-strategic-predictions-for-2020-and-beyond
This reference also informs us that more than 1 in 5 Canadians have a disability. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/dai-quo/index-eng.htm
Agenda:
5:30PM - Door Opens
6:00PM - Introduction & Remarks
6:10PM - Latest Accessibility Must-Haves for non-experts
Speaker: Hugo Bernier (Microsoft Principal Program Manager)
6:30 PM - Break
6:45 PM - Defining a11y ownership
Speakers: Maria Acevedo (Product Design Lead & Accessibility Evangelist) | Hector Rodriguez (Senior Manager, Front End Development at Accenture)
7:30 PM: Resources
7:40 to 9:00 PM (Network/Social)
Are you not located in Toronto? Not a problem! Join us virtually: https://aka.ms/Oct25AllAboutAccessibility
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