Help Us Promote Our PanelPicker Session at SxSW 2021

Please vote for our SxSW 2021 PanelPicker Session: “Disability-Led Innovation in Future Workplaces.” You’ll help us ignite a conversation about the #FutureOfWork and how people with disabilities can contribute their knowledge, skills, and experience toward design of #EmergingTech. 

Moderated by Bill Curtis-Davidson of PEAT, this session will feature a diverse panel including futurist Cathy Hackl, business strategist Jonathan Kaufman, and founder of disability-led startup, Think and Zoom, Zuby Onwuta. Community voting runs from November 10-20. Vote for us using the SxSW PanelPicker.

Celebrate National Apprenticeship Week

Catch the highlights from the U.S. Department of Labor’s virtual celebration of the National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and the 30th anniversary of the ADA, “Building a Future that Works.” Learn from thought leaders—including internet guru Vint Cerf, futurist Cathy Hackl, and more — about the crucial role of accessible technology in the workplace and how we can ensure emerging technologies are accessible from the start. Visit PEAT’s NDEAM page to view “Building a Future that Works.”

Check out our new resource to support efforts to create accessible data visualizations for the web. Read “7 Tips to Make Your Data Visualizations Accessible.”

How can we ensure virtual, augmented, and mixed realities are designed to be accessible? The XR Association (XRA) worked with XR Access to keep accessibility top of mind for tech developers as they create the applications of the future. View the chapter of XRA’s Developers Guide: Accessibility & Inclusive Design in Immersive Experiences.

If you’d like to learn more about accessible virtual meetings and presentations, watch this presentation from PEAT’s Co-director, Corinne Weible, “The New Normal: Hosting Accessible Virtual Meetings & Presentations,” hosted by DirectEmployers Association.

Do you want to learn more about accessible transportation and workplace technology? PEAT’s Josh Christianson moderated a panel on the topic. Watch the recording of the event hosted by The Council of State Governments in partnership with the State Exchange on Employment and Disability.

Exploring the ROI of Diversity and Equity with Jill Houghton, President and CEO of Disability:IN

Falling through the Cracks: Implications of AI for employment of individuals with disabilities