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From: Elle
Date: May 9, 2012 6:46AM

Our organization is participating today with "Lunch Unplugged" - all
employees are encouraged to spend their lunch hour surfing the web,
checking email, and doing what they normally would on the computer, just
without the use of their mouse.


Cheers,
Elle



On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Jennison Mark Asuncion <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> In some parts of the world, May 9, and the launch of the first Global
> Accessibility Awareness Day is already upon us. Please take a minute to
> forward this e-mail to at least one designer or developer, or someone who
> influences the funding or use of technology and who likely knows little to
> nothing about digital accessibility at all.
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> May 9 marks the first Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). GAAD is a
> community effort to get people talking, thinking and learning about
> digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) accessibility and users with
> different disabilities. The goal is to spread basic awareness especially
> among the design, development, usability, and related communities who
> build, shape, fund and influence technology use and change.
>
> Please take time out of your day to learn more about digital accessibility
> first-hand and get involved http://www.mysqltalk.com/participate.html.
> Consider sharing this message with your contacts.
>
> With thanks in advance,
> Joe Devon and Jennison Asuncion
> Co-Organizers, Global Accessibility Awareness Day
> http://www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org
> Like us on Facebook:
> http://www.facebook.com/globalaccessibilityawarenessday
> Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gbla11yday
>
> > > >



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