On Monday, May 13, the NY Tech Meetup in partnership with A11yNYC, will shine a spotlight on disability tech, featuring 5 amazing companies and the tech they have developed.

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Program: 6:00 PM - Doors Open 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Welcome and Tech Demos 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM - After Party & Networking

Event Partners: Give Beauty Wings is a non-profit organization that offers self-esteem programs for all ages that are tailored to individual and organizational needs. We encourage the universal beauty of everyone and the individual gifts and full potential of every participant (especially those with disabilities).

Demoers: AccessLint is a GitHub App that finds accessibility issues in your pull requests bringing automated web accessibility testing into your development workflow. When a pull request is opened, AccessLint reviews the changes and comments with any new accessibility issues, giving you quick, timely, and targeted feedback, before code goes live. The Open Steno Project is a volunteer organization that enables thousands to explore stenography without any upfront cost. Their open source program, Plover, lets anyone use their computer keyboard as a steno machine, reducing costs to zero, enabling anyone to learn stenography for free. FedcapVR helps institutions, organizations and governments supercharge their workforce development with immersive technology. At FedcapVR our approach is always human centered. We work closely with employers, career practitioners, career coaches and other education and training professionals ensuring our technology works for them first. Equal Entry's mission is to encourage more equitable access to information by raising awareness to improve public education about accessibility, and close the gap between what is being taught and what needs to be taught. Bridging Voice enables and empowers people with neurodegenerative disorders to communicate by removing the barriers between them and assistive technology.

About NY Tech Meetup NYTM is NY Tech Alliance's signature event that has been a staple for the NYC tech ecosystem since 2004. It's the world’s largest meetup group of its kind with members who have a common interest in learning from and helping one another. At each event, entrepreneurs, founders, CEOs, and their teams demo cutting edge and transformative tech, answer questions from attendees and network with all in a welcoming, fun-filled space. Since its creation, over 1,000 companies have participated and have been a driving force of innovation and job creation in NYC and the greater NY area. This event is a perfect place to start if you are new to tech, to New York City, or to the New York tech ecosystem. It’s all about meeting people and having a "front row seat" to learn of the latest innovations that address market opportunities.

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