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Accessibility Conferences (2024) and Events

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Accessibility Conferences 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.

  1. #a11yTO Gaming Conference
    A one day event for Accessible Gaming
  2. #a11yTOConf
    A curated playlist of talks, focused on digital accessibility
  3. A Future Date
    A virtual a11y conference
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. ACCESS 2022:Age of Digital Inclusion:
    At ACCESS, they are gathering the most influential people in accessibility to share their frameworks for inclusivity.
  7. Accessibility Club Conference
    1-day 1-track conference for web developers and designers about all things web accessibility and assistive technology
  8. Accessibility Scotland
    Accessibility Scotland’s focus is on providing a friendly, affordable, and informative day focused on digital accessibility and inclusion.
  9. AccessibilityPlus Event Calendar
    Accessibility.com presents AccessibilityPlus Event calendar, where you will find the latest, upcoming events and the most recent past events.
  10. 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.
  11. AccessU
    Accessibility: Off the Sideline and into the Mainstream
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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).
  15. Axe-con
    Deque Systems announces axe-con, a new, digital accessibility conference. 
  16. 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.
  17. CSUN Conference
    The Center on Disabilities hosts the Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference.
  18. 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.
  19. HelloA11Y
    HelloA11y is evangelising the Indian tech community with accessibility knowledge by hosting virtual conference, providing mentorship & guidance.
  20. HighEdWeb 2023 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!
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. M-Enabling Summit
    1st Global Summit on Accessible Mobile Technology for Seniors and Users of All Abilities
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. OZeWAI Conference
    Bringing together digital accessibility experts, specialists and researchers from all over the world to explore digital inclusion.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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
  31. 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.
  32. TechAccess Oklahoma
    Oklahoma’s Premier Digital Accessibility Conference where accessibility experts from across the country join together to share their extensive knowledge with you.
  33. TechAccessOK Conference
    TechAccessOK is Oklahoma’s premier conference that focuses on accessibility in technology and the web
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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
  37. 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.
  38. WordPress Accessibility Day
    WPA11Y Day is a 24-hour global event. We’ll be featuring a selection of speakers from around the world.
  39. 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.
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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. 
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Boston a11y Meetup
    This group is for anyone interested in anything related to accessibility, assistive technology and inclusive design.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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. 
  22. 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. 
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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).
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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).
  1. 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.
  2. A11y Talks
    Virtual meet-up featuring speakers & conversations around digital accessibility.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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. 
  9. 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. 
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.

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  2. 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

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  3. 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.

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  6. 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/

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  12. 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]

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  13. 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/

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