Introduction to the W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 3)

This event will be online on YouTube and in person in New York City. Rachael will present remotely, and in-person attendees will watch her talk together at 72 Spring Street. The speaker and livestream start at 7:30 pm ET. In-person attendees may arrive as early as 7 pm ET. If arriving late, please leave a comment on this page and someone will come down ASAP.

The W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3 is coming along quickly, and we need your help to make it the best standard possible. Rachael Bradley Montgomery, a co-chair of the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group and an editor of WCAG 3, will give you the latest update on the standard, including:

The current status of WCAG 3
How to provide feedback on the draft guidelines
The schedule for WCAG 3 going forward

No WCAG expertise needed, and first-timers are welcome. Joining online? Add your questions in the YouTube chat.

Presenter bio
Rachael Bradley Montgomery, Ph.D., has been working in accessibility and usability for over 20 years. She currently serves as a digital accessibility architect at the Library of Congress, co-chair of the W3C Accessibility Guidelines Working Group, executive director of Accessible Community, and adjunct lecturer at the University of Maryland's College of Information Studies (iSchool).

Accessibility
The presentation will have human captions [CC], not automatic captions. For ASL preferred speakers, learn about the Aira ASL App, and download it before the event.
For the Blind and Low Vision community, learn about the Aira Explorer App and download it before the event. To access the online webinar for audio description, use the A11yNYC Access Offer to call, or simply inform your Visual Interpreter that you'd like that offer applied when you connect.
For additional accessibility requirements, please email [email protected] two weeks before the event.

Livestream
View on YouTube.
Provided by Internet Society Accessibility SIG.

Location details
The event is at 72 Spring Street on the 4th floor. Everyone must be accompanied to the event on the 4th floor. Because everyone needs to be escorted, please arrive early or on time. When you enter the ground floor, a representative from A11yNYC will be there to provide elevator access.

Transit
The building 72 Spring Street is near several transit stops:
6 train

Spring Street (non-accessible stop): 100 feet
Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.4 miles

B/D/F/M trains

Broadway-Lafayette Street (accessible stop), 0.2 miles

N/Q/R/W trains

Prince Street (non-accessible stop): 0.2 miles
Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.3 miles

M1 / M55 Bus lines

Broadway/Spring Street stop: 500 feet

Cabs and rideshares can let passengers out right near the building entrance.

Finding the building
In Google Maps, find 72 Spring Street. It shows the correct location of the entrance: on Spring Street, halfway between Crosby and Lafayette.
It’s also between the Glossier store and the Krewe Eyewear store.
Inside and over the reception desk in our building 72 Spring St, it says “Marc Jacobs.”

Traveling to the event?
We recommend Hotel on Rivington or Crosby Street Hotel.

Accreditation
All A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC).

Sponsors
Thanks to Aira, AKQA, Deque, Evinced, and Equal Entry for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact [email protected]