{"id":3276,"date":"2021-05-20T09:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T16:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/?p=3276"},"modified":"2021-05-20T09:49:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T16:49:28","slug":"recast-happy-global-accessibility-awareness-day-gaad-thursday-may-20-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/2021\/05\/recast-happy-global-accessibility-awareness-day-gaad-thursday-may-20-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Recast | Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! &#8211; Thursday, May 20, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a><strong>From: <\/strong><\/a>&#8220;Irish, Bridget&#8221; &lt;irishb@evergreen.edu&gt;<br> <strong>Date: <\/strong>Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 4:01 PM<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2021\/05\/GAAD-Announcement-and-Resources-May-2021.pdf\">GAAD-Announcement-and-Resources-May-2021<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2021\/05\/GAAD-Announcement-and-Resources-May-2021.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2021 at\nEvergreen!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year <a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fglobalaccessibilityawarenessday.org%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwilliaas%40evergreen.edu%7C36379c12dc6d403ae05808d91b19dfe6%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C637570621056233848%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=HAdyvdVBKHc8uxIEZI0uGAhyt3B0vGA8eY2sIRgQ9o8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">GAAD<\/a> is Thursday, May 20<sup>th<\/sup>, and is celebrating its 10<sup>th<\/sup>\nyear in promoting awareness and advocacy around disability and digital access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GAAD is an opportunity\nfor our campus community to learn about and discuss ways to ensure equitable\naccess to digital content such as websites, online forms, Word documents,\nPowerPoints, PDFs, video, audio, and more, for our students, faculty, and staff\nwith disabilities\/impairments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A guiding principle that may be of help in\nthinking about this work is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accessibility is necessary for some and benefits all.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Campus Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelpwiki.evergreen.edu%2Fwiki%2Findex.php%2FAccessibility_Help&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwilliaas%40evergreen.edu%7C36379c12dc6d403ae05808d91b19dfe6%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C637570621056243805%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=st4eSgfAk%2FEjSf2jM8NZcOkv9ktyuLcJ7Ox4WBpaqbM%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Accessibility Help: How-To Resources and\nGeneral Info<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.evergreen.edu%2Faccess&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwilliaas%40evergreen.edu%7C36379c12dc6d403ae05808d91b19dfe6%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C637570621056243805%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=iDcRouBA2gwWD%2Fux721uuRFVuuxIBm%2FQtU5LYNnBork%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Access Services for Students<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.evergreen.edu%2Fequity%2Finclusive-excellence-and-student-success&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwilliaas%40evergreen.edu%7C36379c12dc6d403ae05808d91b19dfe6%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C637570621056243805%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=zi%2Fb4Qn%2FRdYi7L9xWDWyUPHyw59I%2FpBMuhNtVf881jI%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Inclusive Excellence and Student Success<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.evergreen.edu%2Ftrio%2Ftrio-programs-evergreen-state-college&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwilliaas%40evergreen.edu%7C36379c12dc6d403ae05808d91b19dfe6%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C637570621056253763%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=ottV6HyNJt8Ft%2BUEI1LDznUCuP5tD1HXraEDBdkgOUY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">TRiO Student Success<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.evergreen.edu%2Faccess%2Fassistive-technology-lab&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwilliaas%40evergreen.edu%7C36379c12dc6d403ae05808d91b19dfe6%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C637570621056253763%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=YBKOqeWzlKsV2F%2Fb7%2BM5b2kK%2FSjsJd7smxa6X3P9kFU%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Assistive Technology (AT) Lab<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.evergreen.edu%2Faccessibility%2Finformation-technology-accessibility&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwilliaas%40evergreen.edu%7C36379c12dc6d403ae05808d91b19dfe6%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C637570621056263715%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=WD5oqEs%2BR8RAp7Ug4P%2BB%2FEGFVn64JpJ%2FnKKDR8HoHLg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Information Technology Accessibility<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.evergreen.edu%2Faccessibility%2Feita-workgroup&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwilliaas%40evergreen.edu%7C36379c12dc6d403ae05808d91b19dfe6%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C637570621056263715%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=NWrN3LEoH0k%2FZ44zoAzNMLcLi0azWcr2Z%2BN6Rl3ENOk%3D&amp;reserved=0\">EITA (Electronic Information Technology\nAccessibility Workgroup)<\/a><br>\n<br>\n<br>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions or would like\nto schedule an introduction to accessible IT training for your staff or faculty\nteam, please contact our college\u2019s WA State Policy 188 IT Accessibility\nCoordinator &#8211; Bridget Irish, irishb@evergreen.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;\n&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best wishes,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bridget<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To request\nCanvas, WordPress, or&nbsp;Program&nbsp;Fileshares,&nbsp;<\/strong>please use the<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpresence.evergreen.edu%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwilliaas%40evergreen.edu%7C36379c12dc6d403ae05808d91b19dfe6%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C637570621056273671%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=vvU%2Fl7Eqoh7vqqxr3l1RRJJNdTD1FG1mEgAYzf3Ksww%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><strong>Academic Resources<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>link at your My Evergreen page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For support\nneeds or technical issues,&nbsp;<\/strong>please submit a ticket at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelp.evergreen.edu%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwilliaas%40evergreen.edu%7C36379c12dc6d403ae05808d91b19dfe6%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C637570621056273671%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=QiCLrjvy60S9Grravoy0fdFDvvKP8TJBGstAA6uD6cw%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><strong>help.evergreen.edu<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bridget\nIrish <\/strong>(pronouns:\nshe\/her),<strong> proud first-gen Greener grad \u201892<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Curricular\n     Technology Support for Faculty and Students<\/li><li>Canvas,\n     WordPress, UDL (Universal Design for Learning), Microsoft 365, and Zoom\n     Support for Faculty, Students, and Staff<\/li><li>WA\n     State Policy 188 IT Accessibility Coordinator (re: Digital Accessibility\n     for People with Disabilities and Universal Design of Digital and Web-based\n     Content)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Work area:\nAcademic Technologies\/Computer Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:irishb@evergreen.edu\">irishb@evergreen.edu<\/a>. Also available via Microsoft Teams or Zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Olympia\n&amp; Tacoma, Washington<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From: &#8220;Irish, Bridget&#8221; &lt;irishb@evergreen.edu&gt; Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 4:01 PM Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2021 at&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4996,"featured_media":1714,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3276"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4996"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3276"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3278,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3276\/revisions\/3278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}