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In an effort to raise awareness about the importance of accessibility to digital content for those with special needs or disabilities, Mada, Qatar Assistive Technology Centre, will participate in the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) today. |
The Global Accessibility Awareness Day is a community-driven effort aimed at dedicating one day to raise the profile and introduce the topic of digital (web, software, mobile app/device) accessibility and people with different disabilities to the widest audience possible.
The initiative aims to help people in Qatar understand the impact of living with a disability in daily life.
The community-driven effort calls upon all computer users in the country to participate in GAAD by unplugging a computer mouse to experience how digital content is not equipped for those with disabilities.
David Banes, CEO of Mada, said: “This is an excellent opportunity to raise awareness in Qatar, a nation which is one of the most digitally savvy countries in the world. There is a growing need for accessible digital design and this initiative falls in line with Mada’s mission.”
Mada has called upon citizens of Qatar to support the cause through the use of social media, by posting support to the awareness day on Facebook, Twitter or Google+ with the hashtag #gaad #qatar. Users are encouraged to participate in a competition to raise awareness by submitting a video illustrating the difficulties faced when trying to use a website to Mada at [email protected] The best videos will be selected and uploaded to the Mada YouTube page.
Details are available online @madaqatc on Twitter, Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/madaQATC) and YouTube http://www.youtube.com/qatcmada
