BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T020000 RDATE:20230312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230912T000358Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230919T194500 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230919T174500 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230912T000358Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230915T175829Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250480686 DESCRIPTION:As an accessibility professional\, do you ever feel like you’ re swimming against the tide as you try to make your company’s offerings more accessible? If so\, you’re probably aware that the organization co uld be “better” with respect to accessibility\, but you may have trouble identifying just what it would take to make real progress. Accessibilit y maturity models can help by providing objective assessment criteria an d concrete steps for leveling up. In this talk\, we’ll cover what is a m aturity model\, how they’ve been applied to accessibility\, and strategi es for getting started with your first assessment. \;\n \;\nEvent begins at 6:00pm\; join early starting at 5:45pm for networking. \;\n \;\n#### Agenda \;\n \;\n* 5:45–6:00pm Networking \;\n* 6:0 0–6:15pm Introductions &\; announcements \;\n* 6:15–7:00pm Present ation \;\n* 7:00–7:30pm Q&\;A and discussion \;\n* 7:30–7:45pm Wrap up \;\n \;\n#### About the presenter \;\n \;\n[Andrew H edges](https://andrew.hedges.name/) is a co-founder of [Assistiv Labs](h ttps://assistivlabs.com/)\, providers of a platform that simplifies manu al testing of websites with assistive technologies. He is a longtime web developer having started building websites professionally in 1998. Soon thereafter he discovered this thing called accessibility and has been a dvocating for it ever since. Most recently\, he led the design system te am at Zapier where he was a major contributor to the company’s accessibi lity guild\, including helping initiate Zapier’s first self-assessment o f their digital accessibility maturity. \;\n \;\n#### Accommodatio n requests \;\n \;\nIf you have any accommodation requests\, pleas e [contact us](mailto:info@pdxa11yux.org) in advance of the event to dis cuss. \;\n \;\n#### Special thanks \;\n \;\nThank you to Ass istiv Labs for providing tonight's Zoom hosting!\n\nTags: User Research\ , a11y\, accessibility\, accessibility lawsuits\, accessible technology\ , accessible web design\, disability\, human rights\, inclusive design\, meetup:event=295741398\, meetup:group=Portland-Accessibility-and-User-E xperience-Meetup\, mobile user experience\, screen reader\, structured n egotiation\, technology\, universal design\, usability\, user experience \, wcag\, web accessibility\, web design\n\nImported from: http://calaga tor.org/events/1250480686 URL:https://www.meetup.com/portland-accessibility-and-user-experience-mee tup/events/295741398/ SUMMARY:Portland Accessibility and User Experience Meetup (PDX A11Y UX) - Accessibility maturity models LOCATION:Online: placeholder for on-line events\, SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR