2014 Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 15.5.

Global Accessibility Awareness Day is a community-driven effort whose goal is to dedicate one day to raising the profile of and introducing the topic of digital (web, software, mobile app/device etc.) accessibility and people with different disabilities to the broadest audience possible. 2014 Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is May 15th.

Experience Accessibility First-Hand on May 15

Whether you participate in a public or private event to mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day, on May 15, we encourage designers, developers, usability professionals, and everyone else to take an hour to experience first-hand the impact of digital accessibility (or lack thereof).

Go Mouseless For An Hour

Go ahead and unplug your mouse and only use your keyboard alone (tab/shift tab, arrow keys, enter and spacebar) to navigate and interact with your favorite websites and applications. If you use a touchpad, trackpad or similar input method, disable it, and use the keyboard instead.

Enlarge Your Fonts

Check that your page(s) is accessible and usable for low vision/visually impaired users.

Check for Sufficient Color Contrast

Surf the Web With A Screen Reader For An Hour

In the case of the mobile devices, why not try using some of your favorite apps with different accessibility features enabled.

Caption a video - at least prepare a transcript.

If it is not your video, send the transcript to the owner and suggest that they follow the information provided by Google for YouTube or 3Play Media for Vimeo to add captions.

More info:

globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/gaad
globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/participate