Universal Acceptance

What it is and how it relates to digital inclusivity?

^{April 16 | 5:00 - 6:30pm ET | Online} 

Universal Acceptance

Have you ever tried signing up for a website or serve, only to get frustrated because it won't accept your email or continues to give you an error message? Maybe it has too many character or has symbols that aren't accepted? Universal Acceptance seeks to solve this problem so that no matter the language. characters, or script, every email address and domain name are accepted without discrimination. Visit the recording of an expert panel discussion this little-known issue that fundamentally impacts the ability for many people to engage online in an authentic and user-friendly manner. 

We were happy to co-sponsor this event with the AU Internet Governance Lab and the AU Inclusive Tech Policy Initiative. 

ABOUT THE SPEAKERs

For this event, we sought to create a diverse panel of stakeholders to speak on universal acceptance initiatives cross-sectors. We were happy to welcome Susan Chalmers (NTIA), Rick Wilhelm (PIR), and Theresa Swinehart (ICANN) with contributions from Sarmad Hussain (ICANN).  

For more information about UA and how to get involved, please email techlawsec@wcl.american.edu.