Accessibility Conferences (2025) and Events
Accessibility Conferences and Events
We are in the process of putting a list of accessibility conferences that take place regularly. If there is a conference that we have missed please mention it in the comments section & it will be added to the list.
- #a11yTO Gaming Conference
A one day event for Accessible Gaming - #a11yTOConf
A curated playlist of talks, focused on digital accessibility - A11y Bytes
A11y Bytes is a dynamic, fast-paced evening of lightning talks about digital accessibility and the needs and preferences of users with disabilities. - A11y Camp Australia 2025
Celebrate 10 years of A11y Camp with a 3-day event from 28–30 October! Join us for hands-on workshops, a hybrid conference featuring global accessibility leaders—including GAAD co-founders Jennison Asuncion and Joe Devon—plus an innovation showcase and networking. - AbilityNet TechShare Pro
AbilityNet’s TechShare Pro is Europe’s largest gathering of accessibility and inclusion professionals and their allies, featuring over 50 accessibility and disability inclusion sessions. - ACCESS Conference
At ACCESS, they are gathering the most influential people in accessibility to share their frameworks for inclusivity. - Accessibility Club Conference
1-day 1-track conference for web developers and designers about all things web accessibility and assistive technology - Accessibility Scotland
Accessibility Scotland’s focus is on providing a friendly, affordable, and informative day focused on digital accessibility and inclusion. - Accessibility Summer Camp
A virtual one-day event offering a wide range of topics led by experts, ranging from digital accessibility and inclusive teaching practices to software tutorials and creating a culture of accessibility. This year’s even is June 13, 2025. - AccessibilityPlus Event Calendar
Accessibility.com presents AccessibilityPlus Event calendar, where you will find the latest, upcoming events and the most recent past events. - Accessing Higher Ground
Accessing Higher Ground focuses on the implementation and benefits of:
• Accessible media, Universal Design and Assistive Technology in the university, business and public setting;
•Legal and policy issues, including ADA and 508 compliance;
•The creation of accessible media and information resources, including Web pages and library resources. - AccessU
Accessibility: Off the Sideline and into the Mainstream - ACR VPATs
This session is scheduled for June 3rd, 2025 and will explore how Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) and Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) assist organizations in assessing a product’s compliance with accessibility standards, thereby informing procurement and development decisions. - AHEAD Conference
The AHEAD Conference, with over 4,000 members globally, offers in-person professional development for higher education disability resources. Hosting five annual events, AHEAD caters to all expertise levels, from master classes for seasoned professionals to the foundational AHEAD Start Academy, and the July annual conference. Each event features nationally recognized presenters, hands-on learning, and extensive networking opportunities. - AI + Digital Accessibility
This event will explore how AI is revolutionizing digital accessibility by breaking barriers for individuals with disabilities. It is scheduled for March 18th, 2025. - ATIA Conference
The ATIA Conference connects thousands of assistive technology practitioners, teachers, parents, caregivers, and individuals with disabilities. Attendees discover new technologies, opportunities, and creative ideas that enhance the AT community. The conference inspires and empowers participants through authentic, thought-provoking, and collaborative experiences, shaping a better future for persons with disabilities. - AUCD Conferences
AUCD Conferences covers topics such as aging, community living, early childhood, employment, and health and wellness. They also address equity, diversity, and inclusion, genetics, and technology. Additional focuses are on intellectual and developmental disability research, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND), lived experience, long-term services and supports, and University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). - Axe-con
Deque Systems announces axe-con, a new, digital accessibility conference. - Business without Barriers Summit
The Business without Barriers Summit brings together hundreds of Accessibility and D&I professionals for 2 days of free content and expert-led sessions covering the implementation of assistive tech, inclusive culture, adaptive workspaces, equitable recruitment, customer experience and accessible product offerings. - Closed Captioning Services
This event, set for October 7, 2025, will provide key insights on closed captioning, including relevant guidelines and laws, selecting the right vendor, budgeting for services, and the ideal timeframe for scheduling an interpreter. - CSUN Conference
The Center on Disabilities hosts the Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference. - Digital Accessibility Legal Summit
Digital Accessibility Legal Summit bring together experts from the fields of accessibility and legal to discuss current trends, and to provide insights that will be helpful to practitioners in their work on digital accessibility. - Digital Accessibility Services for Small- to Medium-Sized Businesses
Discover accessibility solutions for your small- to medium-sized business that help create inclusive digital experiences and comply with accessibility standards on April 16th, 2025. - Digital Accessibility Services for Enterprises
Find the right solutions and vendors for your enterprise’s digital accessibility needs is essential for creating an inclusive digital environment on March 4th, 2025. - Digital Accessibility Testing Platforms
Explore vendors offering Digital Accessibility Testing Platforms provide essential tools to help businesses ensure their websites and digital content meet accessibility standards like WCAG and ADA on May 6th, 2025. - Disability:IN 2025 Global Conference & Expo
An event bringing together business leaders and advocates to advance disability inclusion in the workplace, scheduled for July 14–17, 2025, in Orlando, Florida. - GAconf
Two days of talks and networking exploring recent and future advancements in the field of game accessibility. Attendees can expect a wide range of topics from all sectors of the industry – indie to AAA, academia to accessibility specialists – and leave with inspiration, new contacts, and practical knowledge of how to ensure their vision is able to reach as wide a range of players as possible, so no player is unnecessarily excluded from the access to culture, recreation and socialising that gaming brings. - GATE Summit 2025
Hosted by WHO under the GATE Initiative and in collaboration with UNICEF, the Summit will bring together key stakeholders to highlight and prioritize global, regional, and national actions needed to accelerate equitable access to assistive technology. - Global Disability Summit 2025
The International Disability Alliance (IDA), the Government of Germany, and the Government of Jordan will host the third Global Disability Summit (GDS) from April 2–3, 2025, in Berlin, Germany. - HelloA11Y
HelloA11y is evangelising the Indian tech community with accessibility knowledge by hosting virtual conference, providing mentorship & guidance. - HighEdWeb Accessibility Summit
The HighEdWeb Accessibility Summit is a one-day, online event focused on digital accessibility in higher education.
Learn best practices about digital accessibility and connect with your peers at other higher ed institutions. Beginners and experts, non-technical and technical users, and everyone in-between will benefit from attending the Accessibility Summit! - IAAP EU Accessibility 2025 Hybrid Event
The IAAP EU Accessibility 2025 Hybrid Event focuses on various aspects of the European Accessibility Act, applicable for everyone who wants to sell products or services in the EU from 28 June 2025. It is taking place on April 23–24, 2025, in Brno, Czech Republic, and online. - ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium
Is a place where you can share your innovations and to help explore how we can adapt to new accessibility challenges in our new world. - Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
Inclusive Design 24 is a free 24-hour online event for the global community. It celebrates inclusive design and shares knowledge and ideas from analogue to digital, from design to development, from planners to practitioners, and everything and everyone in between. - Knowbility’s John Slatin AccessU
John Slatin AccessU is the annual conference where tech professionals, content creators, policymakers, and advocates come together for deep learning in accessible digital design. - M-Enabling Summit
1st Global Summit on Accessible Mobile Technology for Seniors and Users of All Abilities - Magnify Conference
The Magnify Conference was created from a surge of inspiration when seeing so many talented people practicing inclusive design practices daily across the globe. - Naidex – National Accessibility, Inclusion & Disability Expo
Now in its 50th year, Naidex is the UK’s largest and longest running event for the disability community with content, products and features covering a full lifestyle arc. Trade professionals can explore the latest technology and innovations in the marketplace, find new suppliers, and talk directly to key manufacturers, retailers and distributors serving the sector. - National Federation of the Blind National Convention 2025
This is the largest gathering of blind people in the world. It is the premier event for training, support, and information for the blind community. This event is set for July 8–13, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. - OZeWAI Conference
Bringing together digital accessibility experts, specialists and researchers from all over the world to explore digital inclusion. - Paris Web Conference
Paris Web is the event for an accessible and quality web, offering conferences that excel in both form and substance. While not a technical conference, Paris Web focuses on fostering community, open-mindedness, and fresh perspectives that invigorate daily work. - PDF Manual Services
This event, scheduled on August 5th, 2025, will cover key insights into PDF accessibility, including its importance, the role of vendors, budgeting considerations, and expected timelines for compliance. - PDF Software
This event is set for September 9th, 2025, and will provide insights on choosing the right vendor for your PDF automated accessibility software to ensure your documents meet accessibility standards efficiently. - SciAccess:
The Science Accessibility Conference is an international conference dedicated to promoting disability inclusion and equity in STEM. SciAccess brings together researchers, educators, students, and disability advocates to share best practices in accessible STEM education, outreach, and research. - Signal Centers Accessibility Awareness Summit:
This summit will cover exciting new technological advances in the world of accessibility. They also be visiting issues facing individuals with disabilities and how these issues can be addressed with technology - Smart Accessibility 2025
The 10th International Conference on Universal Accessibility in the Internet of Things and Smart Environments, taking place from May 18–22, 2025, in Nice, France. - Swiss (BFEH) E-Accessibility Conferences
To concretize and promote digital inclusion, we organize symposia dedicated to a specific theme. Their aim is to inform and raise awareness among specialists, the political world, those directly concerned and the interested public, while allowing participants to network and share their knowledge and experiences. - TechAccess Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s Premier Digital Accessibility Conference where accessibility experts from across the country join together to share their extensive knowledge focusing on accessibility in technology and the web. - Texthelp’s Festival of Accessibility
At Texthelp’s Festival of Accessibility, hear from a range of experts to discover key learnings and find out what’s next. - The Guelph Accessibility Conference
To raise awareness (and encourage action) among educators, IT managers and providers, web managers and content providers, course designers, and individuals who create and disseminate information regarding:
◦Accessibility issues related to the use of information in a range of formats and settings
◦Standards, tools and strategies for identifying and correcting information accessibility barriers
◦Strategies for incorporating the issue of accessibility into the real-world environment of competing interests and limited resources. - Web Accessibility in Mind Conference
This conference presented by WebAIM in partnership with Pope Tech, is a virtual event designed to advance digital accessibility practices. It features a diverse range of perspectives from a broad group of speakers, shares solutions to accessibility challenges, and offers advice to help participants contribute to more accessible digital spaces. The conference brings together technology professionals from both public and private sectors, including organizations of all sizes - Web4All
W4A continues to be a premiere venue for accessibility research, and we welcome submissions on all aspects of web accessibility. We invite your best work that advances our understanding of access for people across the accessibility continuum. - WordPress Accessibility Day
WPA11Y Day is a 24-hour global event. We’ll be featuring a selection of speakers from around the world. - Zero Project Conferences
Hosted by Youth4Jobs in New Delhi, #ZeroConIndia24 is a unique regional forum to bring together members of the global Zero Project Network, Zero Project Awardees, and local/regional stakeholders.
- Accessibility Club
The Accessibility Club gives you the chance to get some real-world experience with assistive technology, deepen your knowledge about web accessibilty and get in touch with like-minded webworkers. They organize community events around web accessibility & assistive technology. - Accessibility DC
This group has discussions on how to make the web more accessible and the following are some topics of interest: – Section 508 Compliance or WCAG 2.0 – Practical Ways to Make Your Website Accessible – Creating Accessible PDF’s – Making Flash Accessible – What is WAI-ARIA – (Web Accessibility Initiative – Accessible Rich Internet Applications) – Accessible Video Captioning – Accessible Audio Transcription – Panel Discussion on “Issues Affecting Individuals with Disabilities on the Web” – Mobile Application Accessibility – and many more subjects. - Accessibility London
We are the UK’s largest accessibility community, a welcoming and friendly group of people focussed on digital products, digital services and the built environment across the public, private and charitable sectors. Our members are people with lived experiences of disability, accessibility professionals, accessibility researchers, accessibility advocates, user researchers, user experiences professionals, visual designers, content designers, developers, quality assurance testers, policy makers and managers. - Accessibility Web + WordPress
Here we talk about all things Accessibility, for websites, social media, and other online platforms (but mostly for websites, and mostly WordPress websites). We are designers, developers, marketers, small business owners, with web accessibility knowledge ranging from beginner to seasoned specialist. - Atlanta A11y Meetup
This is a group for anyone interested in web accessibility. Whether you’re a UX designer, developer, project manager, or are simply curious about the value and impact web accessibility can have on your products and our community. - Austin Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup
Calling all Austin developers, designers, accessibility, usability, and any other high-tech professionals. Would you like to network with like-minded professionals that are passionate about inclusive design? Would you like to learn how to make your work more accessible? Do you work in accessibility and want to share your knowledge? If you have an interest in accessibility and inclusive design, we want you in this group. - Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design
Whether you: work on digital accessibility and are eager to share your knowledge, want to learn how to make what you are creating accessible to and inclusive of users with different disabilities, and/or are keen to network with like-minded professionals, this group is for you. - Berlin A11Y Meetup
A11y Meetup Berlin is designed to bring together the accessibility, web performance, and inclusive design community to share and discuss ideas, best practices, and experiences. We would love to invite everyone interested in these topics. - Boston a11y Meetup
This group is for anyone interested in anything related to accessibility, assistive technology and inclusive design. - Boulder Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup
This group is about bringing together anyone interested in accessibility and inclusive design to share ideas, best practices and hopefully to raise the bar in Colorado when it comes to digital inclusion. - Brisbane, Australia Web Accessibility & Inclusive Design Meetup
This group is for web practitioners and other professionals who are interested in web accessibility and inclusive design practices. - Budapest Accessibility Meetup
This group is for you if you work as a UXer, designer or developer and feel that you have room for improvement in the field of inclusive design and accessibility, you work as a project manager and want to understand accessibility specifications, you work as a content manager and want to know how much the accessibility of your project depends on you, you represent the client side and would like to formulate accessibility requirements for your project that really serve the interests of your future users. The primary language of this group is Hungarian. - Canberra, Australia Web Accessibility & Inclusive Design Meetup
This group is for web practitioners and other professionals who are practicing or intending to practice in the area of web accessibility and inclusive design practices. - Chicago Digital Accessibility & Inclusive Design Meetup
The Chicago Digital Accessibility & Inclusive Design Meetup is designed to bring like-minded web and mobile app developers and engineers, user experience, design and other digital professionals together in a setting of sharing, learning, and networking. - Cleveland Accessibility Meetup
We seek to increase awareness of digital accessibility, inclusive design, and assistive technologies in Northeast Ohio in a setting of sharing, learning, and networking. - Denver, Colorado DenA11y Meetup
We will discuss and demonstrate accessibility techniques used professionally, ask and answer questions about how to add accessibility to current software, and also examine how accessibility can fit into your organization and what steps you can personally take to improve the accessibility of your products. - Greater Toronto Area A11Y Meetup Group
Our goal is to provide a place for you to learn, share your experiences, ideas, and solutions and collaborate on building a more inclusive web. - Helsinki, Finland Web Accessibility Meetup
This is a group for people who already develop things for the web, and are interested in learning how to bake accessibility into things they create. - Los Angeles Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup
We are accessibility and inclusive design practitioners of differing abilities who want to help practitioners who are either unaware of or hesitant to engage in accessible and inclusive design. - Melbourne, Australia Web Accessibility & Inclusive Design Meetup
This group is for web practitioners and other professionals who are interested in web accessibility and inclusive design practices. - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Accessibility Twin Cities Meetup
Accessibility Twin Cities is designed to connect and support individuals who work in – or are even simply interested in – the field of digital accessibility and accessibility testing for organizations, businesses, and government. Our goal is to give accessibility aficionados a chance to meet, share resources, and learn together. - Montreal A11Y Meetup
a11yMTL is a bilingual interest group for anyone passionate about web accessibility, universal design, and digital inclusion. Come share your experiences as end users, or discuss ways to improve your skill sets as developers, designers and content authors. - NYC A11Y Meetup
This group exists to advance accessibility and inclusive design. The goal is to bring together NYC’s accessibility community to share ideas, best practices, and experiences. - Ottawa, Canada Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design A11Y YOW Meetup
This group is about regularly bringing together our accessibility community to share ideas, best practices, our experiences and hopefully to raise the bar when it comes to digital inclusion. If you’re interested in accessibility & inclusive design then we want you in this group. - Perth, Australia Web Accessibility & Inclusive Design Meetup
This group is for web practitioners and other professionals who are practicing or intending to practice in the area of web accessibility and inclusive design practices. - Portland, OR Accessibility and User Experience Meetup
The Portland Accessibility and User Experience (PDX A11Y UX) Meetup addresses how to incorporate accessibility and universal design principles into project planning, user research, and UX evaluation. This meetup hosts an ongoing conversation about how to create in a way that is inclusive to the greatest number of people possible – meaning those with and without (dis)abilities. - Princeton A11Y Meetup
A11yPrinceton meetups explore topics relevant to digital accessibility, inclusive design, and assistive technology. The group is organized by Princeton University in partnership with Educational Testing Services (ETS). - Quebec Accessibility Meetup
The main objective of which is to bring together all the players concerned with Web accessibility to share advances, developments and innovative solutions in terms of accessibility. - San Antonio Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup
A group for all San Antonio developers, designers, accessibility, usability, and any other high-tech professionals who have an interest in digital accessibility and inclusive design. This group is for you if you want to network with like-minded professionals, learn how to make your work more accessible, and/or work in accessibility and want to share your knowledge. - San Diego Accessibility & Inclusive Design Meetup
This meetup is for anyone interested in anything related to accessibility and inclusive design. We’ll usually have lightning talks by accessibility experts and plenty of time to chat with speakers and fellow attendees. - Seattle Area Accessibility & Inclusive Design Meetup
We are the Seattle area analysts, designers, developers, testers, and teachers working to champion and improve experiences for every web and mobile user. Our goal is to offer periodic events and opportunities that serve the accessibility community. - Stockholm, Sweden t12t – Meetup
A meetup with a focus on digital accessibility. We choose language for our meetups depending on subject and speakers. This means that some of our meetups are in english while others are in swedish. - Sydney, Australia Web Accessibility & Inclusive Design Meetup
This group is for anyone interested in inclusive research, design and development practices. This includes accessible design and development, user research that involves people with disabilities in a holistic, integrated fashion as well as compliance with international standards such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. - Utrecht, Netherlands Inclusive Design & Accessibility Meetup
We like to come together to talk about inclusive design and accessibility, be it UX design, UI design, EU law changes, web accessibility, product design, user research. - Virtual Reality Accessibility Group Meetup
This group is for people who want to meet and discuss topics around accessibility in technology for people with disabilities that apply to XR/VR/AR. - WordPress Accessibility Meetup
Virtual meetups on making WordPress websites accessible with live captions. This meetup has been officially approved for Continuing Accessibility Education Credits for maintaining Website Accessibility Specialist (WAS) and Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) certification through the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP).
- 3Play Media Webinars
3Play Media offers an extensive library of over 200 hours of free, on-demand accessibility webinars. Recent topics include a detailed overview of the ADA Title II Revisions and their implications, an introduction to their AIM Integration for real-time captioning titled “The 3Play Way,” insights on scaling disability services with UC Berkeley’s Disabled Students’ Program (DSP), strategies for creating inclusive classrooms through real-time access, and a practical introduction to disability awareness. More webinars are available to help enhance accessibility knowledge and practices. - A11y Talks
Virtual meet-up featuring speakers & conversations around digital accessibility. - AbilityNet Webinars
AbilityNet has free webinars on a range of topics of relevance to disabled people, digital accessibility professionals and many others. Recordings of past webinars are free to access. - Accessible Technology Webinar Series
The Accessible Technology Webinar Series is a collaboration between the Great Lakes ADA Center and Southeast ADA Center. The goal of the series is to increase awareness on technology accessibility for people with disabilities. Electronic information and communications technology have become essential tools in all areas of our lives and working environments today, and are particularly important to people with disabilities by providing equal access to the workplace and social media. - Create accessible PDFs from Microsoft Word by Klaas Posselt | axesWord
In this one-hour online course, you will learn how to efficiently create accessible PDFs in accordance with DIN/ISO standard PDF/UA-1 (14289-1:2014), BITV (Barrier-Free Information Technology Ordinance) and WCAG ( Web Content Accessibility Guidelines ) conformance level AA from Microsoft Word using the Word add-in axesWord®. Efficient means that all accessibility properties are created in Word and then an error-free, accessible PDF document is created with the appropriate conversion. - Deque Webinars
Hear from our innovative thought leaders on topics ranging from native mobile, UX design, development, Higher Ed, and Federal and how they relate to today’s accessibility trends. - Educause Accessibility Events
EDUCAUSE provides a variety of professional development experiences, both face-to-face and online, that address the networking and learning needs of the higher education technology community. - Fable Webinars
Experts with Fable is our ongoing webinar series where UX designers, researchers, product managers, engineers and accessibility professionals from leading companies who use Fable discuss their digital accessibility projects, lessons, and strategies. This gallery features the webinar recaps and summary videos of our sessions to date, and also any details on what’s coming up next. - Great Lakes ADA Center’s Section 508 Webinar Series
This series of webinars will address a variety of issues associated with ensuring federal agencies have the knowledge they need to meet their obligations under Section 508. The series is co-sponsored by the Accessibility Committee of the CIO Council, the U.S. Access Board, and eFedLink/ODEP. - IAAP DACH Chapter Webinar
Our online seminar series aims to promote the German-speaking exchange of knowledge on the topic of accessibility. Best practices as well as new trends and tools are presented every month in a free online seminar. - IAAP Nordic Chapter Webinar
At this webinar, we present the results of the Users as Experts project and discuss what if we could train people with disabilities in web accessibility so that they can become active users who provide constructive feedback when they discover shortcomings and work as accessibility experts and expert users in tests and in this way help website owners who want to meet the requirements of the law. People with disabilities are often experts in accessibility, sometimes without thinking about it. Experiencing how lack of accessibility creates obstacles in everyday life provides unique experiences and insights. - Level Access Webinars
Level Access Webinars offer exclusive insights from industry experts, featuring an extensive library of on-demand sessions. These webinars cover everything from high-level industry trends to practical, tactical tips, providing valuable knowledge for enhancing digital accessibility. - NeuroAbilities Virtual Symposium
As Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) and Neurotechnology (NT) devices evolve rapidly, what are their pathways to marketable solutions for Persons with Disabilities? What is their market potential? How can their design and applications best serve Persons with Disabilities? How can barriers to adoption be lifted and neuroethics challenges resolved? The NeuroAbilities Virtual Symposium will explore these issues with experts. - Perkins Access Webinars
Perkins Access Webinars cover essential topics in digital accessibility, including a WCAG 2.2 Q&A session, strategies for making research more inclusive, as demonstrated by iRobot and Cengage, and best practices for building a more inclusive online world. Additionally, they offer actionable insights on making marketing more accessible, along with other key accessibility topics. - TPGi Webinars
TPGi’s events and webinars cover a range of topics, including using screen reader testing tools to evaluate accessibility, preparing for a digital accessibility journey, and assessing the state of web accessibility 30 years on. They also explore digital accessibility for older adults, preparing for the European Accessibility Act, the impact of AI on web accessibility, and strategies for integrating accessibility into organizations, among others. - UsableNet Webinars
UsableNet Webinars cover crucial topics such as ADA web lawsuits and web accessibility in mobile and app development. These sessions provide valuable insights into legal and technical aspects of accessibility.
The need and acknowledgment of inclusive design is growing; yet even experienced practitioners feel intimidated in how to get started. Here we hope that those already doing this practice can lead the way and share their learnings with others.
Conference on European Web Accessibility Regulations, Brussels, 5th December
IAAP Europe and G3ict are co-organising an event covering policy, standardisation and case studies in the European perspective of web accessibility in Brussels 5 December.
http://www.iaapnordic.org/events/IAAPConference/
Hello Frida,
Added this conference to the list. Thanks for sharing it.
Texthelp’s Festival of Accessibility
20th May 2021
This event is for you if you…
– Want to understand accessibility legislation and learn how you can go above and beyond minimum requirements
– Crave to create accessible websites which make all users feel included
– Long to publish inclusive content that all your audience can understand
– Wish that you were already creating accessible PDFs, social media posts and videos
– Are curious about what’s coming next in the digital inclusion space
https://text.help/4iRwvk
Hi Lisa,
Added the conference to the list. Thanks for pointing it out.
Are you next? Trends in Digital Accessibility Lawsuits | January 25, 2022
https://www.accessibility.com/event/2022/trends-in-digital-accessibility-lawsuits
This event will provide participants exclusive access to the most up-to-date and accurate legal trends in accessibility, including the 2021 results from across the country and expectations and projections for 2022. Trends to be discussed include exposure by industry, costs of non-compliance, and baseline compliance levels organizations should strive for as identified in recent litigation and settlement agreements. Participants will also learn how embracing ongoing enforcement activity as a catalyst for adopting accessibility best practices can benefit the organization’s bottom-line and relationship with its customers.
Hello Erik,
Will add the events page to the list!
ACCESS 2022: Age of Digital Inclusion is happening in Boston on Tue, March 29, 2022!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/access-2022-age-of-digital-inclusion-tickets-196799561787
Hello shea,
Added the conference! Thanks for sharing the resource.
The Website needs to be updated but Signal Centers Accesiblity Technology Summit happens every year in May.
https://signalcenters.org/index.php/signal-centers-accessibility-awareness-summit/
Hello Toni,
Added the conference! Thanks for sharing the resource.
Thank you for this great list! I have an addition:
SciAccess: The Science Accessibility Conference
This is an international conference dedicated to promoting disability inclusion and equity in STEM. SciAccess brings together researchers, educators, students, and disability advocates to share best practices in accessible STEM education, outreach, and research. https://sciaccess.org/
Hello Anna,
Added the conference! Thanks for sharing the resource.
Would love to see dates and locations, and have the listed sorted by dates.
This need bit of custom development. Will be considered once we have a developer resource available.
Would be great to include the WAIM Accessibility In Mind conference that is coming up;
https://conference.webaim.org/
What about CSUN?
https://www.csun.edu/cod/conference/sessions/
ATIA is another
https://www.atia.org/conference/
Deque’s Axe-Con is an impressive virtual conference! I think it started 3 or so years ago and they just announced the one for 2024: https://www.deque.com/guide-to-axe-con-accessibility-conference/
I would also recommend switching to a bulleted list instead of numbered one, since order does not matter (it seems to just be alphabetical).
Thank you, really appreciate your insights.
For meetups, I’m aware of:
“CA A11y Digital ADA Coordinators” – an accessibility network for California government and higher education employees (mostly ADA Coordinators and others involved in digital accessibility). Reach out to the Pacific ADA Center if interested: [email protected]
ACCESS is a good one to add to the list! It’s a free, two-day virtual accessibility conference on April 30 and May 1, 2024. The conference gathers the most influential people in accessibility to explore challenges, provide actionable solutions, and share ideas to further the framework of inclusivity within all organizations.
ACCESS website: https://www.3playmedia.com/access/
Hello Casey,
Sure, we will add this to our list.
Thank you for this list. It would be great if it were chronological, or at least included an approximate time of year with each conference.
GAConf would be a good one to add (https://www.gaconf.com/). It’s been happening twice a year for some time now, and always has wider application than just the games industry.
Hi Emma, thank you for your thoughtful suggestion! We’re actively working on refining our list to improve its presentation.
We’ve added GAConf to our Accessibility Conferences and Events roundup—appreciate the recommendation!
Could you please add A11y Camp Australia 2025? In 2025 we are excited to celebrate the 10th A11y Camp Australia with a 3-day event.
Tuesday 28 October: hands-on accessibility and inclusion workshops.
Wednesday 29 – Thursday 30 October: 2-day hybrid conference featuring:
– Keynote addresses, presentations and panels by local and international accessibility experts
– Exhibition space – Showcasing accessibility innovations, sponsors & products
– Networking event – Connect, share, and celebrate this milestone with the A11y Camp community
A11y Camp is thrilled to welcome accessibility champions Jennison Asuncion and Joe Devon, co-founders of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), as our keynote speakers.
Find out more and register for A11y Camp: https://a11ycamp.com.au/
Hi Julia, thank you for your suggestion! We have added A11y Camp Australia 2025 to our Accessibility Conferences (2025) and Events roundup.
Hello, could you add Accessibility Summer Camp, https://www.accessibilityict.org/ to your list? It is in it’s 8th year! A virtual one-day event offering a wide range of topics led by experts, ranging from digital accessibility and inclusive teaching practices to software tutorials and creating a culture of accessibility. This year’s even is June 13, 2025. Thank you!
Hi Tisha, we have added Accessibility Summer Camp to our Accessibility Conferences (2025) and Events roundup. Thank you!