Events - GAAD

There are many ways to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day and create awareness. Attend an event. Participate in an activity. Start your own event and publicize it.
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The following are events and activities the community has created for this year to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day.
24 Mar 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 | 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Europe/London (United Kingdom, Hampshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Accessible digital learning is an essential part of equal opportunity in education or in the workplace. Join us now to celebrate GAAD 2026 and start to create more accessible and inclusive learning content. The Showcase module for our Designing Accessible Learning Content (DALC) Programme has 9 free lessons. You can sign up and access the free training here – https://showcase-elahub.talentlms.com/
Learn more about Celebrate GAAD 2026 with more accessible learning by ELAHUB LTD
21 Apr 2026 – 21 May 2026 | 8:00 AM-8:00 PM Asia/Jakarta (Indonesia)
As part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), this design challenge invites creatives in Indonesia to reflect on a simple question: why does accessibility matter? Participants are encouraged to create and share visual content based on their own perspectives and experiences. The interpretation is open, as long as it stays connected to the theme. Participants will share their work on social media, helping amplify the message and reach broader audiences. Through this process, the challenge hopes to open up more space for voices, stories, and ideas around accessibility, including everyday barriers, inclusive design, and how accessibility shapes people’s lives.
Learn more about Design for Good – GAAD Challenge by Radikal Studio
24 Apr 2026 – 30 Oct 2026 | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Europe/London (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Celebrate GAAD 2026 with a free customised Accessibility Assessment Report to help your organisation get started with more accessible learning. With the tailored feedback from the eLa1000 assessment you can discover your accessibility learning gaps, understand your compliance position and get your roadmap. Find out more and complete your eLa1000 Accessibility Assessment today – https://ela1000assessment.elahub.net/
Learn more about Free customised Accessibility Assessment Report by ELAHUB LTD
07 May 2026 – 21 May 2026 | 12:00 AM-10:59 PM Europe/London (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Make the iOSDevUK conference app accessible and you could win a free ticket to iOSDevUK 2026 and a free one year subscription of RocketSim Pro! May 7th to May 21st (GAAD) Details: https://www.iosdevuk.com/competition
07 May 2026 | 11:00 AM-12:00 PM America/New_York (United States of America)
On May 7 at 11 AM ET, join Christopher M. Lee, PhD, CEO & President of the G3ict and Managing Director of the IAAP, and Corbb O’Connor, Director of Thought Leadership at Level Access, for a practical conversation about sustaining leadership support and building impactful learning programs in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. You’ll leave with concrete ideas for strengthening accessibility education across your organization and positioning your efforts in ways that executives recognize and support long-term.
Learn more about From Buy-In to Built-In: Accessibility Learning as an Engine for Lasting Leadership Support by Level Access
09 May 2026 | 2:00 PM-5:00 PM Asia/Singapore (Singapore, Singapore)
Turn empathy into action. Join 55 Minutes and Salvage Garden to 3D-print tools for PwDs and dive into inclusive design. Standard product design often overlooks the needs of People with Disabilities (PwDs). A simple task like using chopsticks or opening a can can be a daily barrier. Through this Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) event, you will get to join 55 Minutes and Salvage Garden for an intimate, hands-on workshop where we turn empathy into action. To ensure every participant receives personalised guidance, we are limiting this session to 12 participants. You will have the direct support needed to produce your own 3D-printed assistive tool.
Learn more about Accessible by Design: Crafting Assistive Tools with 3D Printing by 55 Minutes Pte Ltd
14 May 2026 – 23 May 2026 | 12:00 AM-12:00 PM America/Los_Angeles (United States of America)
My card matching game Ploppy Pairs is accessible via the support of VoiceOver on iOS, macOS and tvOS. It always tells you the index of the card, what image it has on it when you tap it and if you found a matching pair or not. During the 05/14/2026 and 05/23/2026 all cards are blank by default and there is a toggle where you can show the images or hide them again. The idea behind this is to bring more attention to accessibility and bring people without visual impairment to give the game a try by using VoiceOver. The app is also designed for kids – so it can be played from very early ages on. The app is available world wide (except China) and is localized into the following languages: English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese. Minimum OS versions are: iOS 16.0 macOS 12.0 tvOS 16.0
Learn more about Ploppy Pairs – Accessibility In-Game Event by Tempuno e.U.
14 May 2026 | 2:00 PM-3:00 PM (United States of America)
Join GivePulse as we walk through the practical steps organizations across nonprofits, higher education, and the public sector can take to make their volunteer events genuinely welcoming to everyone. From writing clear, descriptive event listings that give volunteers the context they need, to choosing and communicating about accessible venues, to crafting thoughtful sign-up forms that ask the right questions, we’ll cover th