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14 June 2022 17:30Netlight Hamburg

Let's dive into the topic of
web accessibility! 

For this CodePub we picked a super interesting and important topic and found two great speakers from Netlight & SIGNAL IDUNA! 🤗 

As we are building digital products for humans, they should be accessible to and usable by everyone - regardless of whether they live with a disability or have an impairment. đź’ś

Taking accessibility into account in Software Development, UX/UI, and Product Management will make websites and mobile applications more inclusive, barrier-free, and understandable. 🙌

Also, accessibility will become mandatory 👩‍⚖️: In 2025 a new law is set in place that obligates companies to make their products accessible. Websites and mobile applications face special challenges, as they will have to implement the criteria to match this law. 

This is easier said than done! 🤔 So let's talk about the how!

On the 14 of June you 

  • will get your hands and brains dirty in a workshop about accessibility 
  • can discuss the topic with others
  • will have inspirational exchanges while networking with other women and non-binary in tech
  • get food & drinks on our terrace 

We are looking forward to seeing you soon!
Your Code Pub Hamburg Netlight Team

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Our Speakers

Fenja Hanisch
Software Developer at SIGNAL IDUNA Group

Fenja Hanisch, born 1991 in Hamburg, Ma. Sc. in Computer Science, develops cross platform applications in her free time and loves to deep dive into every theme from automata theory to comic generation and web development frameworks. Since August 2021 she works at SIGNAL IDUNA as a Software Engineer and will share her perspective on accessibility from her development experience.

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Melissa Hollenbach
IT Consultant at Netlight

Melissa is a skilled UX Researcher & Business Analyst with a strong passion for creating pleasant user experiences that is inclusive for all people. With experience from industries such as mobile navigation, marine, insurance and banking, and with her studies in Human-Computer-Interaction and IT-Management her strength is to work out solutions that fit both the business case and the users’ needs. Since May 2022 she works at Netlight. Before that she focused on the topic of accessibility in her master thesis and will share her knowledge with us!

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Timetable

17:30

Our doors are open

18:00

Official Welcome

18:15

Lightning Talk from Melissa

18:30

Workshop with Fenja

19:30

Time to Mingle

All info at a glance

WHAT is it? Bi-monthly Code Pub event - this time about Accessibility! 

WHEN is it? Tuesday, June 14th 17:30-21:30pm

WHO will be there? Female and non-binary people in the tech industry (students and professionals)

HOW can I be there? Sign up through this website. Once you have registered, you will receive an email as a confirmation. We will get in touch with you soon with more details. 

WILL there be food & drinks? Yes. We keep you covered.

DO I have to bring something? Please bring your laptop along with you for the workshop! And you can invite your friends & colleagues to register also! 

SOMETHING ELSE I should know? We recommend to get tested before you are entering the event. We will also make sure to open windows regularly and we will use our terrace if the weather permits.

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This event is organized by

Code Pub@thecodepub_hh

We are an international meet-up for women and non-binary people who want to learn more about IT and open for beginners as well as professionals. Our goal is empowering every woman and non-binary people in the tech industry by creating a platform where one can be inspired and inspire others. The Code Pub was created by Netlight in the spring of 2013 with the purpose of increasing the number of women and non-binary in the IT industry. By lowering the threshold for getting started with programming and highlighting female role models within IT, we believe that we can make a difference. In order to have a bigger impact on the entire industry we work together with other cool IT companies and they will be hosting occasional The Code Pub meet-ups.

SIGNAL IDUNA Group@signal.iduna.gruppe

The SIGNAL IDUNA Gruppe traces its roots back to small health support funds founded by craftsmen and tradesmen in Dortmund and Hamburg over 100 years ago. Today, SIGNAL IDUNA provides the full range of insurance and financial services for all target groups. The group serves more than twelve million customers and contracts and generates premium income of around six billion euros. 2021 the SIGNAL IDUNA Gruppe ranked first in the "Champions of Digital Transformation" study in the category "Insurance".