John Slatin AccessU: May 14–16 in Austin
The Forrest Four-Cast: May 13, 2018
Inclusiveness and diversity was one of the most important themes at SXSW 2018. But this mindset and approach must not be limited to geographical, gender and racial concerns. A truly inclusive tomorrow also focuses on accessibility in all its forms.
Learn more about cutting-edge accessibility at John Slatin AccessU, scheduled May 14–16 at St. Edwards University (3001 South Congress Avenue in Austin). Named after the pioneering leader in web accessibility who taught at the University of Texas, John Slatin AccessU provides immediately useable information for designers, developers, project managers, administrators and content creators.
Sessions for John Slatin AccessU 2018 range from “Designing Accessible Forms,” “How to Inject Accessibility into your Organization,” “Plain Language: Accessibility for Content,” “Usability Testing with People with Disabilities,” “WordPress + Accessibility = Win,” plus many many more. The keynote speaker on Tuesday, May 15 is Liz Jackson, who will cover how “Disabled People are the Original Lifehackers.”
Pre-conference begins Monday, May 14 and the event itself runs Tuesday, May 15 and Wednesday, May 16. Register now to be part of this special three-day event. John Slatin AccessU is one of the many programs organized by the Austin-based non-profit company Knowbility.
Other Austin events for the week of May 14
May 14: Telemedicine Across Texas
May 14: Co-Founders Wanted Austin Meet Up
May 14: AustinRB Meet Up
May 14: Austin Clojure Meet Up
May 14: EFF Austin Meet Up
May 14: PowerUp Austin! & Networking Reception
May 14: Telemedicine Across Texas
May 14: Women Who Code Hacking Hangout
May 14: MicroConference: DevOps Days Redux
May 15: Networking Tips and Tricks
May 15: Music Tech Meet Up
May 15: Evening Of Python Coding
May 15: Product Management Info Session
May 15: Web Development Immersive Info Session
May 15: Learn to Code: Intro to Data Science With Pandas
May 16: Trends in Action: Accenture + Fjord AMA / Fireside Chat
May 16: Founders Live
May 16: Austin Startup Meet Up
May 16: Austin Go Language User Group
May 16: 2018 WIT Showcase Event
May 16: Build a Taco Website
May 17: Website SEO Teardown
May 17: Austin Cassandra Users
May 17: Unlocking the Answers with AI and Natural Language Processing
May 17: General Assembly UX Designer Graduate Showcase
May 17: Texas Society for Construction Solutions
May 17: Austin Hardware Startup Meet Up
May 17: Bleeding Edge Web Meet Up
May 17: SXSW 2019 Strategies for Success with Hugh Forrest
May 18: Austin Community Inclusion Council
May 18: US Census Hack / Viz-a-Thon
More upcoming Austin events:
May 22: Beers and Bar Charts: How We Rely on Data & Facts
May 22: foundingAustin Issue 7 Release Party
May 23: MassChallenge Texas Startup Showcase
May 23: Find Your Event’s Next Big Idea
May 24: Austin A-List 2018
May 29: Michael Pollan Book Reading
June 1–3: ATX Hack for Change
June 1–3: Dreamhack Austin
June 5: Austin Forum on Internet of Things
June 6: Austin Digital Marketing Conference
June 7–10: Startup Weekend Hackout 2018
June 21: Central Texas LGBT-Allies Diversity Summit
June 23: Austin Ice Cream Festival
June 25: SXSW 2019 PanelPicker Speaking Application Process Begins
August 3–5: RTX Austin 2018
August 22: Snap Judgement LIVE!
If you have a creativity-focused event that you want listed in this space, then please contact hugh at sxsw dot com.
Hugh Forrest serves as Chief Programming Officer at SXSW, the world’s most unique gathering of creative professionals. He also tries to write at least four paragraphs per day on Medium. These posts often cover tech-related trends; other times they focus on books, pop culture, sports and other current events.
