Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Posted by: Jeff Mills on May 6, 2021

Thursday, May 20, 2021, help celebrate the tenth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than One Billion people with disabilities/impairments.

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