Summary

  • Global Accessibility Awareness Day aims to get you talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different abilities and talents.

  • Accessibility is about everyone. Creating environments that also work for those impaired by their situation, circumstance, body or mind.

  • Be diverse. Be inclusive.

  1. In front of the camera - panel discussionpublished at 20:51 PM 14 Jun 2019

    Gareth Ford Williams
    Head of Accessibility, BBC Design and Engineering

    Gareth Ford Williams leads a conversation about access and inclusivity in the arts, with actors Melissa Johns, Cherylee Houston and Natalie Amber.

    Quote Message

    ...if we can change what we view on our screens, we can change how we're treated by society.

    Cherylee Houston

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    Gareth Ford Williams chats to three actors about access and inclusivity in the arts.

  2. Accessibility of Spoken Interfaces - Leonie Watsonpublished at 20:51 BST 14 June 2019

    Léonie Watson
    Director, TetraLogical

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    Léonie Watson takes us through the history and potential future of talking technology.

  3. Genie: Accessible games for everyone - Graham Denshampublished at 20:51 BST 14 June 2019

    Graham Densham
    Business Analyst, BBC Children's Games

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    Graham Densham from Children's Games presents their new, open, games platform: Genie.

  4. Be My Guest: Inclusive design with a little help from my friends - Henny Swanpublished at 20:50 BST 14 June 2019

    Henny Swan
    Director Of User Experience, The Paciello Group

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    Henny Swan from TPG shares what she's learned from others along her inclusive UX journey.

  5. How Big Should Subtitles Be? - Nigel Megitt and Edmund Whitepublished at 20:50 BST 14 June 2019

    Nigel Megitt & Edmund White
    Executive Product Manager, BBC Access Services, and User Experience Designer, AV Key Experience

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    Nigel Megitt and Edmund White report on research into subtitle sizing.

  6. Behind the camera - panel discussionpublished at 18:58 BST 14 June 2019

    Paul Bepey
    Assistive Technology Manager, BBC, and chair of BBC Ability, a staff network

    Paul Bepey leads a discussion on ideas and assistive technology that improve work inclusivity behind the camera and around media production, with journalist Sean Dilley, Disability Lead Allan MacKillop, Helen de Bretton of Microlink, and Leanne Newell of Keytools.

    Accessibility isn't a conversation that should only happen once a year. Keep the #BBCAAD19, external hashtag going.

    Media caption,

    Paul Bepey chairs a discussion on ideas and technology that improve work inclusivity.

  7. Exploring Barriers in VR - Jamie Knight + Lionpublished at 18:58 BST 14 June 2019

    Jamie Knight
    Senior Research Engineer, BBC UX&D Accessibility

    Quote Message

    It could have been Lion that asked the question in the first place.

    Gareth Ford Williams

    Media caption,

    Jamie Knight + Lion share the latest on their research on access barriers to VR.

  8. BBC Access Services - Richard Kurzikpublished at 18:58 BST 14 June 2019

    Richard Kurzik
    Senior Service Manager, BBC Access Services

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    Richard Kurzik explains BBC Access Services and the Subtitles Time Machine.

  9. Neurodiverse Workplace Design - Sean Gilroypublished at 18:58 BST 14 June 2019

    Sean Gilroy
    UX Principal for Cognitive Design, BBC UX&D

    Media caption,

    Sean Gilroy from BBC CAPE shares the latest in workplace design for neurodiverse staff.

  10. Keynote: Allan MacKilloppublished at 18:57 BST 14 June 2019

    Allan MacKillop
    Disability Lead, BBC Diversity & Inclusion

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    Allan MacKillop, BBC Diversity & Inclusion Disability Lead, delivers the keynote speech.

    Don't forget to add your story, wishes and ideas to the conversation at #BBCAAD19, external.

    BBC for Everyone is a new film premiered as part of Allan's keynote.

    Media caption,

    BBC for Everyone introduces why accessibility and inclusive design matter to the BBC.

  11. Welcome: Clare Sumnerpublished at 18:57 BST 14 June 2019

    Clare Sumner, CBE
    Director of Policy, BBC

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    Clare Sumner, Director of Policy, introduces BBC Access All Areas 2019.

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  14. Thank you thank you thank you - we are done!published at 16:45

    Gareth Ford Williams
    Head of Accessibility, BBC Design and Engineering

    A fantastic event this year. Thanks to all our speakers and exhibitors, all the amazing people who worked hard to make this possible, and everyone who turned up in Salford, in London and online.

    If you learned something today, tell everyone you know.

    #BBCAAD19

    #GAAD

    See you again next year!

  15. Making BBC News accessible to the worldpublished at 16:44 BST 16 May 2019

    Media caption,

    BBC News continue to improve accessibility of new and existing features.

  16. BBC Sport highlight the latest accessibility improvementspublished at 16:44 BST 16 May 2019

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    Video showing the latest accessibility improvements from BBC Sport.

  17. BBC Weather continue to improve accessibilitypublished at 16:44 BST 16 May 2019

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    BBC Weather explain a few of the recent accessibility improvements.

  18. Postpublished at 16:31 BST 16 May 2019

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    We're working on more incidental roles... I'm an actress, not the wheelchair using actress.

    Natalie Amber, Actor

  19. Q: What is our responsibility as an industry?published at 16:26 BST 16 May 2019

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    To reflect the society which we live in.

    Cherylee Houston

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    Its about truthful representation... sometimes we just want to play people living their lives.

    Melissa Johns

  20. Postpublished at 16:24 BST 16 May 2019

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    People get fearful with accessibility, but as soon as its put in place it helps everybody.

    Cherylee Houston, Actor