Beatriz González Mellídez

@batish.bsky.social

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she/her/du Accessibility & Digital Inclusion Barrierefreiheit und Digitale Teilhabe/Inklusion Problem solver, inclusive Innovation & Design #UX4All German upa AK Barrierefreiheit @fronta11y #IAAPCPWA #IAAPADS #a11y 🇪🇸🇩🇪🇺🇸

2023 M-Enabling Summit Promoting Accessible Technologies and Environments October 10-12 | Washington, DC Organized By: G3ict
Neurodiversity 101: Wrong coloured balls! DO. You can picture someone's challenges as like different coloured and different sized balls in a bucket: Number of balls indicates the severity of the challenge in that area. Some are easier to see! Have to meet a certain level to 'count and get a diagnosis for challenges or meet the criteria for services Different colours indicate different types of challenge, e.g. reading, attention, social, motor, home life, behaviours This system works well for people with a single colour ball = one area of challenge (This system) Fails people with multiple needs or less well identified needs who don't quite meet a criteria = greater support needs 10 coloured single balls on horizontal, only blue balls on vertical make it to diagnosis line. Dyslexia! Here are some reading strategies! 4/6 balls of each color, none makes it to diagnosis- You behaviour is disrupting class- perhaps exclusion is the answer? Are we failing those with cumulative
Next steps - Transposition of the EAA: Only five countries have transposed the EAA into national law (Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Slovakia and Spain). - The European Commission as a driver for accessibility The Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 is a key policy framework for the improvement of accessibility in the EU - Find out more about EU legislation: Read and disseminate the Accessible EU Report: Accessibility Legislation at European Level.
Objectives of the EU legislation - Accessibility as a precondition: for meaningful participation in society on equal basis with others,for persons with disabilities and others. - Harmonisation of rules: To facilitate trade and remove uncertainty. - Driving innovation: for better products and a more open market where customers benefit from a wider and more socially inclusiv offer at more competitive prices. - Positive outcomes for all: all users benefit from products, services, and environments which are increasingly accessible.
(Me) A white slightly sun kissed 40 year old female with long dark blond hair and blue outside/red inside rimmed glasses wearing a black hoodies with self printed colorful letters „A11y“ half smiling standing under a display with eyes almost rolled over looking up to “Cologne Main station-Bruxelles Midi +50min” announcement. Jabra Headsets are still on.