<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hi Jessica,<div><br></div><div>This sounds like a great idea and I would certainly be interested in hearing more about it.<br><br><div dir="ltr">--<div>Catherine Roy</div><div>www.catherine-roy.net</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 16, 2021, at 9:19 AM, Jessica Cahill <jessica.cahill@abilitynet.org.uk> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I’m an accessibility and usability consultant at AbilityNet, a UK tech charity, and I also volunteer separately for the Missing Maps project/Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. I’ve been on this list for a while
and wondered if there would be any interest in a virtual meetup for people working at the intersection of accessibility and GIS?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We (AbilityNet) have our annual accessibility and inclusive design conference coming up in November,
<a href="https://abilitynet.org.uk/techsharepro-2021">TechSharePro</a>, and there would be the opportunity to host something like a networking session at this if this is of interest. (We would not let the ticket price be a barrier to anyone wishing to attend.)
I haven’t come across much in the way of events for people working at the intersection of accessibility and maps, but do fill me in if I have missed them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Do let me know your thoughts or suggestions. We would also be looking for a co-host for this session if anyone would like to volunteer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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