aserl-accessibilityig Mailing List: Upcoming Event: Making Space: Disability and Tech: The Future is Accessible

[Beth Ashmore (beashmor]

NC State is excited to host the upcoming free online program as part
of its Making
Space event series
<https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/events/series/making-space#:~:text=Making%20Space%20aims%20to%20confront,of%20all%20identities%20and%20abilities.>
:

*Making Space: Disability and Tech: The Future is Accessible*
*Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 12:00pm and 4:00pm*
Register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-space-disability-and-tech-the-future-is-accessible-tickets-232229222857
The future will only become more accessible, so let's talk about it! As a
content creator, scientist, web developer, or engineer, you will absolutely
encounter situations of "Accessibility". This talk will address the very
real ways that accessibility and universal design improve the user
experience for everyone and how disabilities, technology and STEM are
inextricably linked. Don't worry if this is a new topic, this presentation
will be "accessible" to all experience levels and all abilities.

Our speaker for this session is Thomas DiAgostino, MA. Tom is the Outreach
and Training Coordinator at TechOWL, Pennsylvania's designated Assistive
Technology Act Program. Before starting at TechOWL in 2019, Tom worked as
an English Teacher through the Fulbright Commission in Uruguay as well as a
Social Worker and Spanish interpreter in the foster care system in North
Philadelphia. Currently, Tom teaches Race and Diversity classes as well as
Spanish language classes at Temple University on top of his
responsibilities with TechOWL. As a person with dyslexia, Tom is passionate
about readability and website accessibility. Along with managing TechOWL’s
social media platforms, Tom also co-leads the Fabrication program CreATe
together and assists with managing the TechOWL website.


-- 
Beth Ashmore
Associate Head, Acquisitions and Discovery (Serials)
North Carolina State University Libraries
beashmor [at] ncsu.edu
919-513-3354
(Pronouns: she, her, hers)


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