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Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day<\/strong>, and this year marks the 15th annual celebration! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a day worth pausing for, and one that feels increasingly personal to me and to the work of nth degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Little Background on GAAD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Global Accessibility Awareness Day<\/a> exists because awareness is still one of the biggest barriers in digital accessibility work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The day traces its origins to 2011, when Los Angeles-based web developer Joe Devon published a blog post urging the tech community to pay attention to how people with disabilities experience the web. Accessibility professional Jennison Asuncion connected with Devon on that idea, and together they launched GAAD in May 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, GAAD has grown into a global observance held every year on the third Thursday of May, with virtual and in-person events across dozens of countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The purpose is simple: to get everyone (designers, developers, organizations, and everyday people_ talking, thinking, and learning about digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people worldwide living with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year’s theme is “Design, Develop, Deliver,”<\/strong> a call to make accessibility an integral part of every stage of the creative and technical process, not an afterthought or a compliance checkbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where nth degree Stands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Accessibility isn’t a new addition to what I do here, it’s core to how I think about design, communication, and whose needs get centered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My background is in disability rights advocacy, and that shapes every project I take on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But commitment without action is just a stance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past year, I’ve made a deliberate effort to deepen both my knowledge and my practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Going All In on Accessibility:” The Blog Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This past April, I published a series of posts here under the title Going All In on Accessibility<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The series covered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n