Help Solve Climate Change with Digital Accessibility

Date & Time

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 9:20 AM PDT  

Location

Orange County 1-2  

Description

By 2040, the tech sector is expected to consume 14% of the world’s energy per year.

98% of the top websites are not fully accessible.

We need better practices to solve climate change and reduce barriers.
This session will highlight how delivering accessibility also improves sustainability. Attendees will learn how best practices for ensuring no one is excluded also reduce your service’s impact on the environment.

Note: this is an evolution and expansion of a talk given at 2023 CSUN

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Audience

• Higher Education
• Information & Communications Technology
• Government
• Finance & Banking
• Media & Publishing

Audience Level

Beginning  

Session Summary (Abstract)

By 2040, the tech sector is expected to consume 14% of the world’s energy per year.

98% of the top websites are not fully accessible.

Evolve your practices to solve climate change and reduce barriers.  

Primary Topic

Digital Accessibility  

Secondary Topics

• Design
• Emerging Technologies
• Information & Communications Technology (ICT)
• Web

 

Session Type

General Track  

Presenter

• Jennifer Strickland
  The MITRE Corporation

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