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Event overview
A11y Week is the Government’s digital inclusion learning festival for all public officers, especially those making Singapore a Smart (and Inclusive) Nation.
This year, GovTech’s A11y Team celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day with folks from Apple, Microsoft, Smart BFA, and many more. Join us as we unpack why “Progress Over Perfection” enables us to build a more accessible and inclusive Singapore together.
Registration is free but seats are limited, so save your spot at go.gov.sg/aw24-reg
Have questions? Drop us an email at accessibility@tech.gov.sg.
Here’s what you can look forward to:
Event details
Date:
Wednesday, May 15 to Friday, May 17
Time:
10:00 am to 5:30 pm
Venues:
Old Hill Street Police Station (MCI & MCCY Building)
The new South-East Asia Apple Developer Center
Day One – Wednesday, May 15
Venue: Old Hill Street Police Station (MCI & MCCY Building)
Event lineup
Time | Programme |
|---|---|
9:30-10:00am | Registration |
10:00-10:15am | Opening Speech Mrs Josephine Teo |
10:15-11:30am | Fireside Panel: How should we forge the path to digital inclusion? Dr Janil Puthucheary Cassandra Chiu, Psychotherapist and Social Advocate. President, Disabled People’s Association. Executive Director, K9Assistance. Judy Wee, Executive Director, Muscular Dystrophy Association (Singapore). Dr Wong Meng Ee, Associate Professor, Early Childhood and Special Needs Education Academic Group, National Institute of Education (NIE). Chairman, iC2 PrepHouse. |
11:30-12:00pm | Networking & Interactive Exhibition: Experience A11y A11y Team |
2:00-4:00pm | Interactive Gallery and Workshop: Empathy Lab A11y Team |
2:00-4:00pm | It’s Us, Not Them – Practical steps towards inclusive engagement In collaboration with NCSS Social Service Institute: Gain valuable insights into the ways we can better interact and engage with Persons with Disabilities in the workplace and in our various contexts as public officers (i.e. In service centres, citizen engagement or user research). In this interactive workshop, we will be busting some common misconceptions around disability and sharing tips to foster empathy in our teams so that together, we can take the next step towards a more inclusive and enabling workplace culture! |
4:00-5:30pm | Micro-Workshops: Accessibility Dojo A11y Team |
End of Day One |
Day Two – Thursday, May 16
Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Venue: Old Hill Street Police Station (MCI & MCCY Building)
Event lineup
Time | Programme |
|---|---|
9:30-10:00am | Registration |
10:00-11:00am | Presentation: A11y & AI Rory Preddy, Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft. Saqib Shaikh, Project Lead for Seeing AI at Microsoft. |
11:00-11:30am | Presentation: Mapping Wheelchair Accessibility — The SmartBFA Experience Kai Reuber, Project Lead at SmartBFA. Tan Hwee Xian, Project Lead at SmartBFA. |
11:30-12:00pm | Presentation: Advancing Accessibility by NLB Vilashini Subramaniam, Manager (Accessibility), Equaliser Office, National Library Board. |
12:00-12:30pm | Networking & Interactive Exhibition: Experience A11y Mr Tan Kiat How A11y Team |
2:00-5:00pm | Workshop: Co-Creation Lab A11y Team Participation: By invitation only |
End of Day Two |
Day Three – Friday, May 17
In Collaboration With Apple
Venue: The new South-East Asia Apple Developer Center
Event lineup
Time | Programme |
|---|---|
9:30-10:00am | Registration |
10:00-12:00pm | Inclusion Inspires Innovation
Presentations Featuring David Niemeijer, Founder and CEO of AssistiveWare. Participation: For officers in leadership and management roles |
1:30-5:00pm | Designing for Everyone
Presentations Featuring David Niemeijer, Founder and CEO of AssistiveWare. Participation: For officers in product management, design and development roles |
End of A11y Week 2024 |