I’m taking a break today from my normal work of auditing and coaching clients on how to make their digital properties more accessible to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day. GAAD is a time when industry professionals, accessibility advocates, and disability defenders make a concerted effort to bring the conversation to the front.
Now this may sound like what I do every day, and it is. My company asks us to do volunteer work, giving back to the disabled communities around us. And you may say to yourself, “Doesn’t Nat already do that?” And yet again fine reader you would be correct. I spend a significant chunk of my free time serving on the board of directors for the Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired. I contribute to the W3C.
But I’m not walking away and making excuses. This year I reached out to VeDA and volunteered to help them with their accessibility. I’m currently working on the audit, but once that is done, I will also help them repair the code base.
Take some time today to do volunteer in making someone’s life better.
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