Learn how to contribute to open source accessibly [Student Skills Series]

[queenofcorgis]

Hey students! Open source is for all and a great way to be a model contributor is by making sure you’re contributing in a way that people of all abilities can access. With Global Accessibility Day May 15th, we thought there is no better time to build the skills you need to help us keep GitHub as the home for all developers and give you an opportunity to win a free T-shirt.

Why should I build these skills?

Inclusivity allows you to contribute in a way that anyone can use and understand your content regardless of their lived experience. By reducing barriers in how you participate online means your contributions can reach more people and encourage more types of people to contribute.

Schedule

• Week One: April 15 - Alt Text Photo Challenge
  • Put your alt text photo writing skills on display
• Week Two: April 22 - Accessible Links
  • Learn to link without barriers
• Week Three: April 29 - Emojis and Plain Language
  • Dos and don’t of Emojis
  • What is plain language?
• Week Four: May 6 - ReadMe Feedback
  • Get feedback from the community on the accessibility of your ReadMe

How do I join?

There will be a discussion each week that focuses on a different skillset, we’ll include tips, resources, examples, and a challenge for you to begin building that muscle. We’ll be posting in this discussion when a new challenge drops so subscribe (you can find the button on the right) so you don’t miss out on a single moment of the fun of learning something new!

Those who participate will be entered to win one of ten free T-shirts. We’re excited to start the celebrations!

*No Purchase Necessary. The prize draw is open to verified registered students of GitHub Education who are at least 13 years old. Game ends 5/15/25. For details, see Official Rules.

[queenofcorgis]

Week One is now live, begin your upskilling with our alt text photo challenge discussion!

[queenofcorgis]

Join us for Week Two in our Let's link accessibly discussion for a chance to win one of ten free T-shirts!

[queenofcorgis]

Week Three's discussion is ready for you to keep practicing!

[queenofcorgis]

Now is that time to take what you've learned over the past three challenges and update your README. Grab some more tips and share your profile for feedback in this discussion.

[queenofcorgis]

Congratulations to our winners of the free t-shirt code! To distribute your code, please fill out this form by May 24th, 2025!

@espinosacodes
@FranciscoLDB
@hamirmahal
@Prawy126
@Protik49
@Salgado2004
@Seb0927
@UrinduYatawakaa
@Vivek09Chahal

Thank you for your participation - we hope you enjoyed the course!

[Salgado2004]

Thank you so much, @queenofcorgis! It was a pleasure to contribute to this course and I will try to incorporate the lessons learned here into my future projects! For sure 🚀

[Vivek09Chahal]

Thank you so much, @queenofcorgis It was a great experience contributing to this course, and I’ll definitely apply the insights I’ve gained here to my future projects! Absolutely 🚀

[espinosacodes]

@queenofcorgis Thank you for this opportunity! I learned a lot about accessibility and open source. Proud to be one of the winners! 🙌 Looking forward to applying these skills.

[UrinduYatawakaa]

Hi! Thank you so much for the opportunity — I really enjoyed it!

Unfortunately, I missed the deadline to fill out the form for the free t-shirt code. I was wondering if there’s any chance I could still submit my information or be considered to receive the gift. I’d really appreciate it if there’s anything that can be done.

Thanks again!

[queenofcorgis]

Fill out the form and let me know when it is completed @UrinduYatawakaa !

[UrinduYatawakaa]

Hi! Thank you so much for the opportunity — I really enjoyed it! Unfortunately, I missed the deadline to fill out the form for the free t-shirt code. I was wondering if there’s any chance I could still submit my information or be considered to receive the gift. I’d really appreciate it if there’s anything that can be done. Thanks again!

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On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM Lili ***@***.***> wrote: Congratulations to our winners of the free t-shirt code! To distribute your code, please fill out this form <https://forms.gle/aXGic7W8eL9FDJ9u9> by May 24th, 2025! @espinosacodes <https://github.com/espinosacodes> @FranciscoLDB <https://github.com/FranciscoLDB> @hamirmahal <https://github.com/hamirmahal> @Prawy126 <https://github.com/Prawy126> @Protik49 <https://github.com/Protik49> @Salgado2004 <https://github.com/Salgado2004> @Seb0927 <https://github.com/Seb0927> @UrinduYatawakaa <https://github.com/UrinduYatawakaa> @Vivek09Chahal <https://github.com/Vivek09Chahal> Thank you for your participation - we hope you enjoyed the course! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#156342 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/A5EK4XHXNXGL67EAR7AZS7T26XVD3AVCNFSM6AAAAAB24PBHJSVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTGMJXGE2TEOI> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[UrinduYatawakaa]

Got the voucher code! Really appreciate it—thank you so much!

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