{"id":4832,"date":"2021-05-05T09:21:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T15:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/?p=4832"},"modified":"2026-01-09T13:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:04:10","slug":"may-20th-is-global-accessibility-awareness-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/2021\/05\/05\/may-20th-is-global-accessibility-awareness-day\/","title":{"rendered":"May 20 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is a time to talk, think, and learn about digital accessibility. More than one billion people worldwide have a disability or impairment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a few small changes, you can make your digital content more accessible for all. Here are three steps to help you get started today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-attend-an-event\">1. 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Review your digital content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to make your content more accessible? Pick a webpage, an image, a video, or a document, and do a quick review! A few small changes may make your content even more accessible for your users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some questions to ask yourself as you go. Don&#8217;t know the answer? 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