Accessible by Design Kid’s Workshop

Date: Thursday 31 October 2024
Time: 10.30 am – 12.30 pm
Duration: 2 hours
Ages: 7-12 years

About this event

Our kids are the designers of the future so what better time than now to learn about the importance of designing experiences that can be accessed by as many people as possible whilst excluding the fewest? 

Of the top 1M websites on the internet ~ 97.4% of homepages have detectable accessibility errors.

There are 16 million disabled people in the UK, that’s 1 in 4 people, and they need the next generation of designers to be aware of the issues they face and how to solve them.*

Another Acronym will lead an interactive workshop that explores what it is like to navigate the web with an impairment, encouraging the kids to question how they can improve on what is out there.

Task: Katie, Noel and their son Cooper (aged 9) will explore the types of challenges people have when they are interacting with a design that isn’t made with them in mind. These could include, physical challenges, impaired vision or hearing and conditions like dyslexia and autism which can make reading and understanding some things more difficult.

So come down and learn what to look for in a good inclusive, accessible design. 

Become a young a11y champion!

(If you don’t know what that is you will by the time you leave).

There are 10 spaces available for this workshop.

All equipment will be provided.

The Venue

Please note: The workshop will take place in the auditorium on the ground floor at the Margate School so parents are welcome to have a refreshment in the cafe area while the workshop is running. Parents with smaller children will need to accompany them at all times. The workshop will be conducted in English.

*Source: https://business.scope.org.uk/accessibility-and-disability-facts-and-figures/

About Another Acronym

Another Acronym is another branding studio run by Katie and Noel Leeman, a dynamic duo whose design and branding skills complement each other. They love designing and building brands and have over 40 years of combined experience working in agencies, on big names like Google, YouTube, PlayStation, and Universal, as well as disruptive companies like Endlesss.fm, and businesses in their local community like Ride Margate and Dane Valley Woods. As an agency for good, they now focus their time and effort on collaborating with clients who also do good like Music Support, Forward Trust and attune.

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VENUE ACCESSIBILITY: Please see the Festival Accessibility Statement for all accessibility information and contact details.

Host or Publisher The Margate School