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My cognitive impairments mean I always mess up time zones. I’ve participated in many events in the past five years. Only one managed to sense my current time zone and adjust all the info on their site to match. (And of course I can't remember which one it was.)

Which is why I love https://dateful.com. It’s an excellent tool when you’re communicating across time zones. It’s free. It features:

• Time Zone Converter: convert between major world cities and timezones instantly as you type
• World Clock: up to 20 clocks to see how the rest of the world can participate in your event
• Time Calculator: adds and subtracts times, dates, and durations

And best of all:

• Eventlink: create a link that converts an event’s time to the user’s current time zone and day. You can add an event title, description, and URL (meeting link or a web page), and you can offer an “add to my calendar” which works with Apple, Google, and Outlook.

All that info in a single link. You don’t need an account, but if you create one, you can go back and edit your Eventlinks.

I’m able to do these things with the keyboard; I welcome insights from readers using adaptive technology.

Virtual Conference, CART provided, runs on two Wednesdays

• 5 February 2025, 9:30AM to 1:30PM AEDT (UTC +11)
  In my timezone

• 12 February 2025, 6PM to 9PM AEDT (UTC +11)
  In my timezone

Considers the intersections of disability, media, and communication across mediums, contexts, and geographies.

Detailed conference schedule at https://tinyurl.com/disabilitycommunication

These presentations, on the first Wednesday, seemed relevant to our community:

• Building Microworlds for Difference on an Online Platform for Disability and Activist Arts
• Crip Digital Intimacies: The Social Dynamics of Creating Access through Digital Technology
• Affirming or ableist? Digital disconnection meets disability media studies

Free registration at https://ntu-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/kooFlAjJTXiwER7TMZsO-g

In addition to being relevant to many here, this is what online access can look like: American Sign Language, Spanish interpretation, and English live captions will be provided. Multiple breaks will be built in to the webinar.

"Grounding Movements in Disability Justice" will take place this Thursday -- 23 April 2020 -- between 7-8:30 PM EST (in your time zone) via the ZOOM platform.

Presenters include Azza Altiraifi, Cyree Jarelle Johnson, Dorian Taylor, Dustin Gibson, Talila A. Lewis, and Nirmala Erevelles. They will offer the perspective of people grounded in #DisabilityJustice work as they all respond to COVID-19.

To receive the ZOOM meeting invite, you must register here: https://bit.ly/djgrounding

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/214085396704598