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mb-4">What we’re about</h2><div class="relative h-auto overflow-hidden d1qnntw"><div class="absolute bottom-0 h-6 w-full d18425ul"></div><div inert="" class="break-words utils_description__BlOCA"><p class="mb-4">Our group exists to advance accessibility and inclusive design. Our goal is to bring together NYC's accessibility community to share ideas, best practices, and our experiences. If you're interested in accessibility and inclusive design then we want you in this group. We meet monthly, our previous presentations are all archived on <a href="https://youtube.com/a11ynyc" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="ugc">YouTube</a>. Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/a11ynyc" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="ugc">@A11YNYC</a>.</p> <p class="mb-4"><strong>Event sponsored by:</strong></p> <ul class="pl-5 list-disc mb-4"> <li><a href="https://www.akqa.com/" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="nofollow ugc">AKQA</a>, a s a digital design and communications agency.</li> <li><a href="https://www.deque.com/" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="nofollow ugc">Deque</a>, a leader in digital accessibility tools, services, and training</li> <li><a href="https://equalentry.com" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="nofollow ugc">Equal Entry</a>, a digital accessibility consultancy focused on results</li> <li><a href="https://www.evinced.com/" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="nofollow ugc">Evinced</a>, the software for accessible development</li> <li><a href="https://makeitfable.com/" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="nofollow ugc">Fable</a>, an accessibility platform powered by people with disabilities</li> </ul> <p class="mb-4">If you're signing up for a Meetup, you may run into a CAPTCHA. Google explains that a CAPTCHA can be triggered by automated processes sometimes caused by worms, proxy search traffic going through infected computers or DSL routers, or from some SEO ranking tools. The captcha puzzle is not directly linked to the Meetup platform.</p> <p class="mb-4">If you're having trouble RSVPing to our event, please contact Meetup so they can troubleshoot with you.</p></div></div><div class="h-5"></div></div><div><div class="flex justify-between mb-4"><h2 id="upcoming-section" class="ds-font-title-3">Upcoming events (1)</h2><a id="see-all-upcoming-events-button" data-event-label="see-all-upcoming-events-button" data-event-category="GroupHome" href="https://www.meetup.com/a11ynyc/events/" rel="" class="text-viridian">See all</a></div><ul class="flex flex-col space-y-5"><li><div id="e-1" class="rounded-md bg-white p-4 shadow-sm sm:p-5"><a id="event-card-e-1" data-event-label="event-card-1" data-event-category="GroupHome" href="https://www.meetup.com/a11ynyc/events/306807093/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events" class="flex h-full flex-col justify-between space-y-5 outline-offset-8 hover:no-underline"><div class="flex flex-col space-y-5 overflow-hidden"><div class="grid gap-2 d1hetqt0"><div class="flex w-full flex-col space-y-3"><time class="text-[#00829B] text-sm font-medium uppercase">Thu, May 8, 2025, 7:30 PM EDT</time><span class="ds-font-title-3 block break-words leading-7 utils_cardTitle__sAAHG">Championing Accessibility: Technical and Non-Technical Tips</span><div class="flex items-start space-x-1.5"><div class="size-5"><div style="width:20px;height:20px"></div></div><span class="text-gray6">72 Spring St, New York, NY</span></div><div class="flex space-x-2"></div></div><div class="relative hidden aspect-video rounded-lg shadow-lg sm:block"><img id="image-e-1" alt="Championing Accessibility: Technical and Non-Technical Tips cover photo" title="Championing Accessibility: Technical and Non-Technical Tips" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="aspect-video min-w-[180px] rounded-lg object-cover object-top" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" src="https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/a/9/5/event_527015477.webp"/></div></div><div class="hidden md:block"><div inert="true" class="utils_cardDescription__1Qr0x max-h-[60px] text-sm"><p class="mb-4">This event will be online and in-person. <strong>The speaker and <a href="https://youtu.be/NG5HxfuXL4w" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube live stream</a> starts at 7:30 pm ET</strong>. In-person attendees may arrive as early as 7 pm ET.</p> <p class="mb-4"><strong>Important note</strong><br> Google Maps currently incorrectly pins the location around the corner on Crosby Street. The entrance is not on Crosby. The entrance is on Spring Street, inside the Marc Jacobs International building. It is roughly halfway between Crosby and Lafayette, almost directly across Spring Street from the Chipotle restaurant.</p> <p class="mb-4"><strong>Description</strong><br> Whether you are a product manager, engineer, or QA, change happens when people make it happen.</p> <p class="mb-4">In this session, Asha Sachdeva and Kai Wong from Teladoc Health's Accessibility team will motivate you to champion digital accessibility through personal commitment, strategic action, and tools — no fancy job title needed. Discover practical strategies, including engineering-specific tips, to make a meaningful impact on accessibility within your team or organization.</p> <p class="mb-4">Attendees will:</p> <ul class="pl-5 list-disc mb-4"> <li>Learn ways to build a network and gain credibility as an influential accessibility champion in tech.</li> <li>Gain technical and non-technical tips on driving accessibility change in your work and teams.</li> <li>Get motivated to integrate accessibility in software development.</li> </ul> <p class="mb-4"><strong>Presenter bio</strong><br> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwong4a11y/" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="ugc">Kai Wong</a> (she/they), believes in the transformative power of accessible technology for a better world. At Teladoc Health, the global leader in health and whole person care, Kai is a Principal of Digital Accessibility, founder of Accessibility Champions for Change, and serves on the leadership board for their disability-focused Business Resource Group (BRG).</p> <p class="mb-4">They are an inventor of a U.S. patent pending, a recipient of the 2021 DC FemTech Award, and hold certifications in accessibility, health education, and quality assurance. Dubbed a presenter who “could make stale bread interesting,” Kai's strategy for advancing accessibility is simple: make it fun and inspire action.</p> <p class="mb-4"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/asha-sachdeva-9505681b/" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="ugc">Asha Sachdeva</a> is a seasoned senior manager of engineering with a specialization in accessibility, bringing over two decades of experience in leading cross-functional engineering teams to deliver high-quality, accessible, and user-centric digital products. With a strong passion for creating technology that empowers individuals of all abilities, Asha operates at the intersection of technical innovation and social responsibility.</p> <p class="mb-4">Sasha leads a team of engineers and accessibility experts in developing solutions that adhere to accessibility standards such as WCAG, Section 508, and ADA. Sacha collaborates closely with product, design, and QA teams to integrate accessibility across every phase of the product development lifecycle, from ideation through to implementation and testing. Sacha has a Master’s degree in Computer Science.</p> <p class="mb-4"><strong>Accessibility</strong><br> The presentation will have human captions [CC], not automatic captions. There will be an ASL interpreter.</p> <p class="mb-4">For Aira Visual Interpreter access for the Blind and Low Vision community, download the Aira Explorer app on the <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aira-explorer/id1590186766" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="ugc">Apple App Store</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.aira.explorer&hl=en-US" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="ugc">Google Play</a>. For access in the physical space, the A11yNYC geofence should apply automatically.</p> <p class="mb-4">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.</p> <p class="mb-4">Please let us know about any other accessibility requirements two weeks before the event.</p> <p class="mb-4"><strong>Livestream</strong><br> <a href="https://youtu.be/NG5HxfuXL4w" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube link</a></p> <p class="mb-4">Provided by Internet Society Accessibility SIG.</p> <p class="mb-4"><strong>Location details</strong><br> The event is 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.</p> <p class="mb-4">Attendees can enter on the third floor and go up the staircase, or request accommodation to go directly to the 4th floor. Thanks to Ben Ogilvie for making this possible! <a href="https://www.meetup.com/A11yNYC" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian">Let us know</a> if you're coming!</p> <p class="mb-4">The building is near several transit stops:</p> <p class="mb-4">6 train</p> <ul class="pl-5 list-disc mb-4"> <li>Spring Street (non-accessible stop): 100 feet</li> <li>Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.4 miles</li> </ul> <p class="mb-4">NQRW trains</p> <ul class="pl-5 list-disc mb-4"> <li>Prince Street (non-accessible stop): 0.2 miles</li> <li>Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.3 miles</li> </ul> <p class="mb-4">M1 / M55 Bus lines</p> <ul class="pl-5 list-disc mb-4"> <li>Broadway/Spring Street stop: 500 feet</li> </ul> <p class="mb-4">Cabs and rideshares can let passengers out right near the building entrance</p> <p class="mb-4"><strong>Accreditation</strong><br> All A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC).</p> <p class="mb-4"><strong>Sponsors</strong><br> Thanks to <a href="https://www.akqa.com/" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="nofollow ugc">AKQA</a>, <a href="https://www.deque.com/" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="nofollow ugc">Deque</a>, <a href="https://www.evinced.com/" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="nofollow ugc">Evinced</a>, <a href="https://equalentry.com/" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="nofollow ugc">Equal Entry</a>, and <a href="https://makeitfable.com/" target="_blank" class="!text-viridian" rel="nofollow ugc">Fable</a> for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact meryl@equalentry.com</p></div></div></div><div><div class="flex items-center justify-between"><div class="text-gray6"><div class="relative flex items-center space-x-2"><ul class="flex"><li style="z-index:5" class="l1w37v0b"><picture><img alt="Photo of Ben Ogilvie" src="https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/c/d/e/thumb_314740158.webp" style="width:34px;height:34px;min-width:34px;min-height:34px" loading="lazy" class="rounded-full object-cover border border-white bg-gray2 rounded-full"/></picture></li><li style="z-index:4" class="l1w37v0b"><picture><img alt="Photo of Cameron Cundiff" src="https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/f/a/d/thumb_241816301.webp" style="width:34px;height:34px;min-width:34px;min-height:34px" loading="lazy" class="rounded-full object-cover border border-white bg-gray2 rounded-full"/></picture></li><li style="z-index:3" class="l1w37v0b"><picture><img alt="Photo of Meryl K. Evans" src="https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/c/4/6/f/thumb_313010287.webp" style="width:34px;height:34px;min-width:34px;min-height:34px" loading="lazy" class="rounded-full object-cover border border-white bg-gray2 rounded-full"/></picture></li><li style="z-index:2" class="l1w37v0b"><picture><img alt="Photo of Thomas Logan" src="https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/3/e/8/thumb_317677864.webp" style="width:34px;height:34px;min-width:34px;min-height:34px" loading="lazy" class="rounded-full object-cover border border-white bg-gray2 rounded-full"/></picture></li><li style="z-index:1" class="l1w37v0b"><picture><img alt="Photo of Hilda Diana" src="https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/7/c/9/7/thumb_318991895.webp" style="width:34px;height:34px;min-width:34px;min-height:34px" loading="lazy" class="rounded-full object-cover border border-white bg-gray2 rounded-full"/></picture></li></ul><span class="text-gray6"><span class="hidden sm:inline">75 attendees</span><span class="sm:hidden">+70</span></span></div></div><div class="flex space-x-2"><div><button id="attend-event-btn-e-1" data-event-label="attend-event-btn" data-event-category="GroupHome" class="h-11 b9jvzp4">Attend</button></div></div></div></div></a></div></li></ul></div><div class="hidden sm:block"><div class="flex justify-between mb-4"><h2 id="past-section" class="ds-font-title-3">Past events (123)</h2><a id="see-all-past-events-button" data-event-label="see-all-past-events-button" data-event-category="GroupHome" href="https://www.meetup.com/a11ynyc/events/past/" rel="nofollow" class="text-viridian">See all</a></div><ul class="flex flex-col space-y-5"><li><div id="ep-1" class="rounded-md bg-white p-4 shadow-sm sm:p-5"><a id="past-event-card-ep-1" data-event-label="past-event-card-1" data-event-category="GroupHome" href="https://www.meetup.com/a11ynyc/events/305974159/?eventOrigin=group_past_events" rel="nofollow" class="flex h-full flex-col justify-between space-y-5 outline-offset-8 hover:no-underline"><div class="flex flex-col space-y-5 overflow-hidden"><div class="grid gap-2"><div class="flex w-full flex-col space-y-3"><time class="text-gray6 text-sm font-medium uppercase">Thu, Apr 3, 2025, 7:30 PM EDT</time><span class="ds-font-title-3 block break-words leading-7 utils_cardTitle__sAAHG text-gray6">Tools of the Trade: Accessibility Without the Cost</span><div class="flex items-start space-x-1.5"><div class="size-5"><div style="width:20px;height:20px"></div></div><span class="text-gray6">This event has passed</span></div><div class="flex space-x-2"></div></div></div></div><div><div class="flex items-center justify-between"><div class="text-gray6"><div class="relative flex items-center space-x-2"><ul class="flex"><li style="z-index:5" class="l1w37v0b"><picture><img alt="Photo of Thomas Logan" src="https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/3/e/8/thumb_317677864.webp" style="width:34px;height:34px;min-width:34px;min-height:34px" loading="lazy" class="rounded-full object-cover border border-white bg-gray2 rounded-full"/></picture></li><li style="z-index:4" class="l1w37v0b"><picture><img alt="Photo of Cameron Cundiff" src="https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/f/a/d/thumb_241816301.webp" style="width:34px;height:34px;min-width:34px;min-height:34px" loading="lazy" class="rounded-full object-cover border border-white bg-gray2 rounded-full"/></picture></li><li style="z-index:3" class="l1w37v0b"><picture><img alt="Photo of Ben Ogilvie" src="https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/c/d/e/thumb_314740158.webp" style="width:34px;height:34px;min-width:34px;min-height:34px" loading="lazy" class="rounded-full object-cover border border-white bg-gray2 rounded-full"/></picture></li><li style="z-index:2" class="l1w37v0b"><picture><img alt="Photo of Meryl K. Evans" src="https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/c/4/6/f/thumb_313010287.webp" style="width:34px;height:34px;min-width:34px;min-height:34px" loading="lazy" class="rounded-full object-cover border border-white bg-gray2 rounded-full"/></picture></li><li style="z-index:1" class="l1w37v0b"><picture><img alt="Photo of Chau" src="https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/e/7/thumb_310382535.webp" style="width:34px;height:34px;min-width:34px;min-height:34px" loading="lazy" class="rounded-full object-cover border border-white bg-gray2 rounded-full"/></picture></li></ul><span class="text-gray6"><span class="hidden sm:inline">215 attendees</span><span class="sm:hidden">+210</span></span></div></div><div class="flex space-x-2"><div></div></div></div></div></a></div></li></ul></div></div><aside class="w-full md:w-2/5"><div class="flex flex-col space-y-8 md:sticky" style="top:138px"><div class="flex flex-col space-y-8"><div class="flex flex-col space-y-4"><h2 class="ds-font-title-3">Organizers</h2><div class="flex items-center space-x-4"><a id="organizer-photo-photo" data-event-label="organizer-photo" data-event-category="GroupHome" href="/a11ynyc/members/?op=leaders" title="Thomas Logan" rel="nofollow" class="rounded-full"><picture><img alt="Photo of Thomas Logan" src="https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/3/e/8/thumb_317677864.webp" style="width:60px;height:60px;min-width:60px;min-height:60px" loading="lazy" class="rounded-full object-cover w-full"/></picture></a><div class="flex flex-col"><a id="organizer-name" rel="nofollow" data-event-label="organizer-name" data-event-category="GroupHome" href="/a11ynyc/members/?op=leaders"><span><span class="font-medium">Thomas Logan</span> and <span class="font-medium">3 others</span></span></a><a id="message-organizer-link" data-event-label="message-organizer-link" data-event-category="GroupHome" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow" 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In-person attendees may arrive as early as 7 pm ET.\n\n**Important note**\nGoogle Maps currently incorrectly pins the location around the corner on Crosby Street. The entrance is not on Crosby. The entrance is on Spring Street, inside the Marc Jacobs International building. It is roughly halfway between Crosby and Lafayette, almost directly across Spring Street from the Chipotle restaurant.\n\n**Description**\nWhether you are a product manager, engineer, or QA, change happens when people make it happen.\n\nIn this session, Asha Sachdeva and Kai Wong from Teladoc Health's Accessibility team will motivate you to champion digital accessibility through personal commitment, strategic action, and tools — no fancy job title needed. Discover practical strategies, including engineering-specific tips, to make a meaningful impact on accessibility within your team or organization.\n\nAttendees will:\n\n* Learn ways to build a network and gain credibility as an influential accessibility champion in tech.\n* Gain technical and non-technical tips on driving accessibility change in your work and teams.\n* Get motivated to integrate accessibility in software development.\n\n**Presenter bio**\n[Kai Wong](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwong4a11y/) (she/they), believes in the transformative power of accessible technology for a better world. At Teladoc Health, the global leader in health and whole person care, Kai is a Principal of Digital Accessibility, founder of Accessibility Champions for Change, and serves on the leadership board for their disability-focused Business Resource Group (BRG).\n\nThey are an inventor of a U.S. patent pending, a recipient of the 2021 DC FemTech Award, and hold certifications in accessibility, health education, and quality assurance. Dubbed a presenter who “could make stale bread interesting,” Kai's strategy for advancing accessibility is simple: make it fun and inspire action.\n\n[Asha Sachdeva](https://www.linkedin.com/in/asha-sachdeva-9505681b/) is a seasoned senior manager of engineering with a specialization in accessibility, bringing over two decades of experience in leading cross-functional engineering teams to deliver high-quality, accessible, and user-centric digital products. With a strong passion for creating technology that empowers individuals of all abilities, Asha operates at the intersection of technical innovation and social responsibility.\n\nSasha leads a team of engineers and accessibility experts in developing solutions that adhere to accessibility standards such as WCAG, Section 508, and ADA. Sacha collaborates closely with product, design, and QA teams to integrate accessibility across every phase of the product development lifecycle, from ideation through to implementation and testing. Sacha has a Master’s degree in Computer Science.\n\n**Accessibility**\nThe presentation will have human captions [CC], not automatic captions. There will be an ASL interpreter.\n\nFor Aira Visual Interpreter access for the Blind and Low Vision community, download the Aira Explorer app on the [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aira-explorer/id1590186766) or [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.aira.explorer\u0026hl=en-US). For access in the physical space, the A11yNYC geofence should apply automatically.\n\nTo 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.\n\nPlease let us know about any other accessibility requirements two weeks before the event.\n\n**Livestream**\n[YouTube link](https://youtu.be/NG5HxfuXL4w)\n\nProvided by Internet Society Accessibility SIG.\n\n**Location details**\nThe event is 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.\n\nAttendees can enter on the third floor and go up the staircase, or request accommodation to go directly to the 4th floor. Thanks to Ben Ogilvie for making this possible! [Let us know](https://www.meetup.com/A11yNYC) if you're coming!\n\nThe building is near several transit stops:\n\n6 train\n\n* Spring Street (non-accessible stop): 100 feet\n* Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.4 miles\n\nNQRW trains\n\n* Prince Street (non-accessible stop): 0.2 miles\n* Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.3 miles\n\nM1 / M55 Bus lines\n\n* Broadway/Spring Street stop: 500 feet\n\nCabs and rideshares can let passengers out right near the building entrance\n\n**Accreditation**\nAll A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC).\n\n**Sponsors**\nThanks to [AKQA](https://www.akqa.com/), [Deque](https://www.deque.com/), [Evinced](https://www.evinced.com/), [Equal Entry](https://equalentry.com/), and [Fable](https://makeitfable.com/) for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? 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