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I know, I know. Accessibility seems like a thing that we should do... but it's sometimes uncomfortable to talk about and it feels like there aren't that many people who need it anyway... right?

Wrong. About 1 in 5 Americans reports that they have some kind of disability - from hearing impairment, vision impairment, mobility issues to mental disabilities and more. What does this mean for you and your company? It means that if you're not creating sites, services, and products with this group of people in mind, you're letting go of a multi-billion dollar market share. It also means that you're missing opportunities to be innovative leaders in your space. It also - finally - means that you're about to be breaking the law. Did you know that companies like Target and Netflix have been successfully (and expensively) sued for failure to create and maintain accessible sites? Well, they have. And we don't want that for you.

We're putting on a seriously hands-on workshop to help people from all ends of all companies think about this topic. Building the Accessibility Roadmap is a hands-on workshop. It is not a panel, or a lecture, or a networking schmooze event. You will leave with a real plan that you can implement. If you, your department, or company is ready to start thinking about the "accessibility question" - whether because it's the right thing to do or because it's the law - this workshop is designed to take you through our proprietary tool and roadmap system that points the way forward. You'll leave with actionable tasks, not just ideas or theory.

When: Tues. Aug 4th at 6-8:30pm Where: 52 LTD Who: Anyone interested in learning more about actionable accessibility

If you're ready to start planning AND doing, this workshop is for you. We'll cover a bit about the law, but the workshop is really geared toward helping you develop a real plan and approach for creating your company's accessibility roadmap.

Innovating Inclusion: A Panel Discourse on Equity and Diversity

Empowering the innovators of tomorrow starts with what we do today.

Join us for a discussion where we're making invisible barriers visible and bringing paths to critical impact into the present tense.

This is a free event and everyone is welcome.

Keynote Speaker:

Deena Pierott, Founder iUrban Teen Tech

Panelists:

Rep Jessica Vega Pederson, Oregon House District 47

Katherine Krajnak, Program Director, Portland Development Commission

Grace Andrews, Co-founder, Graph Alchemist

Jen Terry, Domestic Lending Program Leader, Kiva

Moderator:

Catherine Nikolovski, Director, Hack Oregon

Space is limited! Kindly RSVP innovatinginclusion.eventbrite.com

*Special thanks to 52LTD and Portland Code School for making this a free event.

The Burst is a rather unique spin the bottle between Portland’s top Illustrators and Motion Designers. We’re giving teams an entire week to collaborate and show Portland what they are made of.

Each randomly paired up team (1 Illustrator and 1 Motion Designer) has exactly 1 week to put their heads together to design and animate a 15-30 second masterpiece. We reveal the theme and then cut everyone loose. After a week we get together and throw a big party in their honor. Join us for that party and see what happens when you pair up random creatives.

Seating is limited so RSVP today

CreativeMix PDX is a new networkng event developed for Portland's creative industry. Its sole purppose: to bring agency people together to connect and foster new realtionships in the creative community.

Please join us for beer and h'orderves at 52Ltd.

Thursday August 29th,2013 Time: 5:30 - 8:30 Cost: Free (No RSVP)