<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The <span style="color:#222222;font-size:small">New York City Accessibility & Inclusive Design</span> Meetup (A11yNYC) will be having a social tonight as part of GAAD. It's at thoughtbot, conveniently located at Broadway and  38th in Manhattan. Pizza and refreshments will be served. RSVP <a href="http://www.meetup.com/a11ynyc/events/231233109/">here</a>. If you are elsewhere, check the extensive events list linked below.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:#222222;font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default">​</div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5" style="display:block"><u></u><div><table style="width:564.545px;background:#dddddd" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:544.545px;padding:10px" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td><div style="direction:ltr;max-width:600px;margin:0px auto;overflow:hidden"><table style="width:544.545px;max-width:1024px;min-width:320px;margin:0px auto;background-color:#ffffff" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:544.545px;height:8px;background-color:#43a4d0" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><br><table style="width:544.545px" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:504.545px" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div style="direction:ltr;margin-top:1em;max-width:560px"><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444444;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><a style="color:#2585b2" href="http://www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/"><img style="max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;" src="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gaad.png" alt="Global Accessibility Awareness Day" border="0"></a>Today <strong>Thursday, May 19 2016</strong> is the fifth <strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="http://www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/">Global Accessibility Awareness Day</a></strong> (GAAD). Events are happening all over the world including NYC. The purpose of GAAD is to get people talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) accessibility and users with different disabilities. The target audience of GAAD is the design, development, usability, and related communities who build, shape, fund and influence technology and its use. While people may be interested in the topic of making technology accessible and usable by persons with disabilities, the reality is that they often do not know how or where to start. Awareness comes first.</p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 1em 1em;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444444;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><li style="margin-left:1em;line-height:1.4em"><strong>Events: <a style="color:#2585b2" href="http://www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/events.html">http://www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/events.html</a></strong></li><li style="margin-left:1em;line-height:1.4em"><strong>Hashtag #gaad: <a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gaad">twitter</a> | <a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://facebook.com/hashtag/gaad">facebook</a></strong></li><li style="margin-left:1em;line-height:1.4em"><strong><strong>Read the <a style="color:#2585b2" href="http://mysqltalk.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/challenge-accessibility-know-how-needs-to-go-mainstream-with-developers-now">blog post</a> by Joe Devon that inspired GAAD.</strong></strong><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">​​</div></li></ul></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.4em;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;font-size:14px;color:#666666;padding:1em 0px 0em;width:auto"> </p><table style="width:auto" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width:10px"><a style="color:#ffffff;border-radius:10em;border:1px solid #11729e;text-decoration:none;padding:5px 15px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-left:0px;white-space:nowrap;background-color:#2585b2" href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8489#respond">Comment</a></td><td>   <a style="color:#2585b2" href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8489#comments">See all comments</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:544.545px;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#dddddd;background-color:#efefef" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" bgcolor=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