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From: Jennison Mark Asuncion
Date: Apr 14, 2015 9:22PM

I wanted to draw attention to four more regular gatherings on digital
accessibility that will be launching, or that recently kicked-off in
2015.

Vancouver (BC) Accessibility and Inclusive Design launches April 22
http://www.meetup.com/a11yyvr and
Portland (OR) Accessibility and User Experience launches April 29
http://www.meetup.com/Portland-Accessibility-and-User-Experience-Meetup.

Ottawa launched their Meetup in March http://www.meetup.com/a11yOttawa.

Finally, In February, the Chicago Web Accessibility and Inclusive
Design Meetup took flight http://www.meetup.com/a11ychi.

A list of other gatherings can be found in my note below.

Jennison

On 2/15/14, Jennison Mark Asuncion < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Last month, I posted information about a new, monthly gathering of
> people interested in digital accessibility that launched in New York
> City, the New York City Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup
> Group. As there are three new Meetup Groups launching this month, I
> thought I would draw attention to these, and to other gatherings that
> exist in the USA, Canada, and Australia. All of these are excellent
> opportunities to build community and network locally with those who
> either work in digital accessibility or want to learn more.
>
> Denver/Boulder - Front Range Accessibility and Inclusive Design
> (Kick-Off is February 18) www.meetup.com/a11yfr
> Charlotte Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup (Kick-Off is
> February 24) www.meetup.com/Accessibility-and-Inclusive-Design-Meetup
> San Francisco Bay Area - Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design
> Meetup (Kick-Off #1 in the Silicon Valley is February 24, Kick-Off #2
> in San Francisco is March 26) www.meetup.com/a11ybay
>
> Sarasota - Wandering Parrot Accessibility (Kick-Off TBD)
> www.meetup.com/Wandering-Parrot-accessibility
>
> The following locations have ongoing gatherings.
> Boston www.meetup.com/a11ybos
> Brisbane www.meetup.com/Brisbane-Web-Accessibility
> Canberra www.meetup.com/Canberra-Web-Accessibility-Inclusive-Design
> New York City www.meetup.com/a11ynyc
> Los Angeles
> www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Accessibility-and-Inclusive-Design-Group
> Perth www.meetup.com/Perth-accessibility
> Philadelphia www.meetup.com/Philly-Accessibility-Meetup
> Pittsburgh www.meetup.com/Pittsburgh-Area-Accessibility-Meetup
> San Francisco Bay Area www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Accessibility-Dinners
> Sydney www.meetup.com/Sydney-Web-Accessibility-Inclusive-Design
> Toronto www.meetup.com/a11yto
> Washington D.C. www.accessibilitydc.org
>
> Is your city not on this list? Perhaps seeing the number of existing
> gatherings will inspire you to consider setting one up.
>
> Jennison
>
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> Accessibility Camp Bay Area www.accessibilitycampbay.org
> Accessibility Camp Toronto www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeP5Kl4GDgA
> Accessibility Camp Los Angeles www.accessibilitycampla.org
> Global Accessibility Awareness Day www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org
>