Accessibility for Devs Series: Online Talk and Workshop (topic TBA)
Hosted by
Toronto JavaScript
In-Person
Address available to attendees
Ready to join in on the fun?
Details
This is our third Accessibility for Devs event and the second online one! Topic and location are TBA but register early as these events will fill up fast.
Would you like to advance your career and improve your software development skills with accessibility in mind?
Are you curious about accessibility ("a11y") but don't know where to start?
Have you attended other web accessibility events, but they seem to be geared more to designers and product managers?
Do you know that accessibility is becoming increasingly important for legal, business, and human rights reasons?
Well then this is the series for you!
The Accessibility for Devs Talk & Workshop Series is designed for developers and run by developers. Every event will have a live coding demo and/or hands on practice so you can level up your skills.
Location: Online
Topic: TBA
Speaker: TBA
About Accessibility for Devs Talk & Workshop Series:
On the third Monday of every month
Alternating between online and in-person events
Open to all skill levels
Coding focus but no accessibility knowledge required
Run by the new Accessibility Team at TorontoJS!
Accessibility of Accessibility for Devs Talk & Workshop Series:
(Because accessibility isn't just about users!)
All in-person events will be wheelchair accessible and have easy access to an accessible subway station or streetcar route.
Online events will have auto captioning enabled and presenters/hosts will do our best to provide described audio of visuals.
Talks uploaded to YouTube will have both captions and transcripts (Please note: It may take a while for the first few YouTube videos to have captions and transcripts as we are setting up the new accessibility team. We're looking for volunteers!)
About TorontoJS: ℹ️
Did you know that our members and volunteers are not just in Toronto, and that we're not just JavaScript! We welcome people from any field in tech and with any level of skills - from students and those considering a career change up to seasoned professionals with decades of experience.
TorontoJS is dedicated to providing a welcoming, safe, inclusive and supportive environment for all regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion.
Please read the code of conduct prior to attending this meeting. https://torontojs.com/code_of_conduct
We welcome and encourage people who are disabled, neurodivergent, deaf/Deaf, LGBTQ2S+, and BIPOC, to attend events, get involved as members and to volunteer!
Connect With TorontoJS 🔗
Website: https://torontojs.com
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/torontojs/
You can also find TorontoJS events on Guild.host: https://guild.host/torontojs/events
Alt text for cover image:
Text: Accessibility for Devs Talk & Workshop Series In-Person
Talk and Workshop
Topic: TBA
Location: Toronto TBA
Design: Dark theme, black background, white text on the left and centre. Top left:White universal accessibility icon
On the right there's a stylized grey CN tower on a red background that looks like flood lights shining up from the ground.
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WorkOS is a modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. It provides flexible and easy-to-use APIs to ship user management, SSO, SCIM, and other enterprise features in minutes instead of months. Some of the hottest startups in the world are powered by WorkOS, including Perplexity, Vercel, and Webflow.
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Accessibility for Devs Series: Online Talk and Workshop (topic TBA)
Hosted by
Toronto JavaScript
In-Person
Address available to attendees
Details
This is our third Accessibility for Devs event and the second online one! Topic and location are TBA but register early as these events will fill up fast.
Would you like to advance your career and improve your software development skills with accessibility in mind?
Are you curious about accessibility ("a11y") but don't know where to start?
Have you attended other web accessibility events, but they seem to be geared more to designers and product managers?
Do you know that accessibility is becoming increasingly important for legal, business, and human rights reasons?
Well then this is the series for you!
The Accessibility for Devs Talk & Workshop Series is designed for developers and run by developers. Every event will have a live coding demo and/or hands on practice so you can level up your skills.
Location: Online
Topic: TBA
Speaker: TBA
About Accessibility for Devs Talk & Workshop Series:
On the third Monday of every month
Alternating between online and in-person events
Open to all skill levels
Coding focus but no accessibility knowledge required
Run by the new Accessibility Team at TorontoJS!
Accessibility of Accessibility for Devs Talk & Workshop Series:
(Because accessibility isn't just about users!)
All in-person events will be wheelchair accessible and have easy access to an accessible subway station or streetcar route.
Online events will have auto captioning enabled and presenters/hosts will do our best to provide described audio of visuals.
Talks uploaded to YouTube will have both captions and transcripts (Please note: It may take a while for the first few YouTube videos to have captions and transcripts as we are setting up the new accessibility team. We're looking for volunteers!)
About TorontoJS: ℹ️
Did you know that our members and volunteers are not just in Toronto, and that we're not just JavaScript! We welcome people from any field in tech and with any level of skills - from students and those considering a career change up to seasoned professionals with decades of experience.
TorontoJS is dedicated to providing a welcoming, safe, inclusive and supportive environment for all regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion.
Please read the code of conduct prior to attending this meeting. https://torontojs.com/code_of_conduct
We welcome and encourage people who are disabled, neurodivergent, deaf/Deaf, LGBTQ2S+, and BIPOC, to attend events, get involved as members and to volunteer!
Connect With TorontoJS 🔗
Website: https://torontojs.com
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/torontojs/
You can also find TorontoJS events on Guild.host: https://guild.host/torontojs/events
Alt text for cover image:
Text: Accessibility for Devs Talk & Workshop Series In-Person
Talk and Workshop
Topic: TBA
Location: Toronto TBA
Design: Dark theme, black background, white text on the left and centre. Top left:White universal accessibility icon
On the right there's a stylized grey CN tower on a red background that looks like flood lights shining up from the ground.
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