GAAD – Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Global Accessibility Awareness Day – GAAD

Global Accessibility Awareness Day

May 15, 2026 – celebrate the 15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)!

The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than One Billion people with disabilities/impairments.

info@accessibility.day – Contact GAAD to see how you can participate or how to submit or attend an event.

A video interview with one of the founders of GAAD Jennison Asuncion.

A bit of history

GAAD started in November 2011, by a blog post about digital accessibility. Today, GAAD is internationally known and has reached all corners of the world.

Everyone should be talking about it

GAAD is about digital accessibility. The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different disabilities.

Social Media

A great way to stay updated and help spread the word is actively follow GAAD and share their updates on social media.

You can follow GAAD on Twitter and on Facebook.