Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2025 event

[GBKS]

Let's have another accessibility-focused event as part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day. We did this in 2024 and 2023, and accessibility in bitcoin open-source is still not 110%, so let's keep going.

First step is to register with the accessibility day website, which I did. Once it's accepted, I will add the link here.

The format for the previous two years was to have a kick-off workshop in the morning (CET time), and then it was up to everyone individually to choose what do to. Maybe it's having more conversations, testing an application to find way to improve it, research further, individually or as a group, etc. We could do the same or change it up, let's discuss. You're invited to share your ideas and help shape this event.

[ItranscendD]

This seems exiciting, is this 100% Offline?

[jason-me]

Should be online, but I am not sure if @GBKS also set up something locally last year. I could only join for an hour as it was in the middle of the night for me but I believe they streamed a couple of small workshops on accessibility as well.

[UmarSalihu]

Once the registration is accepted and link shared here, I'd like to know more so I'll see how to help out.
It looks really interesting as accessibility is still an issue in this space.

[ItranscendD]

Should be online, but I am not sure if @GBKS also set up something locally last year. I could only join for an hour as it was in the middle of the night for me but I believe they streamed a couple of small workshops on accessibility as well.

Thanks, We'll see how to get something prepared

[ItranscendD]

Hey guys, any idea if our registration been accepted on the accessibility website?

[jason-me]

@GBKS - Did we get a response back on whether our GAAD event was accepted yet?

[GBKS]

Not yet. They haven't listed any events on the site yet, so are probably just going through reviews. Last year, I posted that our event went live on March 8, so if it's similar to this year then we'll hear an update soon. It's just a formality though. Even if, for some random reason, our event is not listed, we'll do it anyways.

[GBKS]

@jason-me our event is live now on this page. There is no deep-linking to the event directly unfortunately. Also, I did not get an email confirmation, I was just curious and checked (it's pretty informal overall). Still, great to be on that list, now let's organize a fun and interesting event.

[jason-me]

Excellent news! I'm up for having a brainstorming call soon to discuss further ideas around this event. Just needs to be a CST friendly time.

Currently for me that is 2:30-5PM UTC on Mondays and Thursdays.

I can also work on some ideas asynchronously if timing is an issue.

[GBKS]

We have this call scheduled, that should work, right?

[jason-me]

Yes, I have that one on my calendar. Blocking off on my other calendars. Thanks!