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# Day 1

What is Disability? Why Does the Web Need to Change?

### Getting Started

Welcome & Community Agreements (15 min) 

### Introduction to Web Accessibility

What is Disability? \
\--> Davis (Power, Normality and Culture)\
\--> Models of Disability\
\--> Why disability studies

### Guest Speaker - Iris

Why Should We Care About Accessible Design? 

### How to Check for Accessible Design

Demo - Accessibility Checkers {For Websites}

### Group Activity

Pair activity: "Websites that didn't work for me" --> discuss examples of a few websites that are not accessible and why {give suggestions} 

### How to Make Your Websites More Accessible

HTML/CSS 101: Semantics + Structure – Harshita – 30 min \
 \- screen readers, alt text, color contrast analyzers 

Live coding walkthrough: a broken page 

### Guest Speaker - Ilaana

Research Experience

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### Homework {complete required readings, fill out questions}

Homework  (open till 1 hr before Day 2 starts, completion counts as attendance)

150-word reflection: "Where have I experienced access or inaccess in tech?"

**Reflection on reading for the day:** \
Introduction: Imagined Futures. *Feminist, Queer, Crip --> Alison Kafer (PDF in drive)*