2025 session archives

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Keynotes
Combating Ableism and Driving Positive Change Alice Wong, Glenda Sims,
Making change happen: How the power of storytelling can drive accessibility forward Jim LeBrecht, Patrick Sturdivant,
The European Accessibility Act (EAA): Why it’s here and how you can prepare for it Inmaculada Placencia Porrero, Alejandro Moledo,
A Conversation with Senator Duckworth and Former Representative Coelho Tony Coelho, Tammy Duckworth,
Development Design Organizational Success with Accessibility Wildcard
A solution for the visual and source order disconnect Rachel Andrew, Inclusive Design Patterns For 2025 Vitaly Friedman, What it really takes: Building an Accessibility-first Corporate Culture Lesley Hanlin, No, Seriously, F*ck Engagement: Building a More Human Web (*Content Warning) David Dylan Thomas,
But…Why? Melanie Sumner, Practical Strategies for Accessible Design Eric Zirlinger, The Digital Accessibility Legal Landscape Lainey Feingold, Level Up Your Career: How to Become an Accessibility Unicorn November Champion,
The Future of the axe Platform Dylan Barrell, User Personas: designing for users with disabilities Madison Russell, Nicola Richardson, Journey from Idea to Impact: Cultivating A11yCode Champions Gouri Khanvilkar, Julia Cotton, Accessibility in the age of social media influence Koya Tyson, Surbhi Lohia,
Unlocking the Cloud for Everyone: Accessibility in Google Cloud Suji Sreerama, Tony Le, The Usability Gap: Why Accessibility does not always mean usable Seneca Foster, Ajay Sharma, Upgrade Your Training Program: A Data-Driven Approach Giovani Camara, Carrie Farber, Nhi Nguyen, All aboard! A trip through Europe’s 7½ accessibility standards Wilco Fiers, Shadi Abou-Zahra,
Shift Left: Crafting a Rock-Solid Accessibility Workflow for Beginners Ben Allen, Design For Everyone Laura Kalbag, Building an Accessible Digital Workplace: Lessons from Salesforce’s Internal Digital Accessibility Program Crystal Preston-Watson, The Fallacy of Balance: Challenging the Notion of Security and Accessibility as Opposing Objectives Faith Obafemi, Aliyu Yisa,
It’s Alive! Facing The Monsters Of Accessible Live Regions Daniel Yuschick, Designing for neurodiversity Craig Abbott, When your role has you spinning plates and all you can hear is the sounds of smashing crockery. Neil Milliken, Unboxing Accessibility: The Dangers of a Restricted View Michele Williams,
Navigating the European Accessibility Act (EAA) for Mobile Applications Rachael Yomtoob, Write accessible documentation Alexandra Klepper, Digital Accessibility as a Professional Responsibility: People, Product, Process and Positioning Ronise Nepomuceno, 3 Dimensions for Inclusive and Accessible AI Ailsa Leen,
Automation Gains: Increasing what can be automated in accessibility testing Harris Schneiderman, Centering neurodiversity for better product experiences Laurel Franciose, Starbucks growth in Digital Accessibility Leveraging self-paced and live Training for Partners (Employees) Carol Gardiner, Frank Fuoco, Burnout, Bullsh*t, and Broken Systems: Surviving Digital Accessibility in the Trenches (*Content Warning) Kevin Andrews,
Speed without Sacrifice: Building an Accessibility-First Culture in Agile Teams John Sweet, Andrew Walker, Creating Inclusive Websites with Plain Language Jay Brite, Jackie Pysarchuk, Accessibility Maturity Models Matthew Luken, Jenn Evans, It is designed to break your heart: Cultivating a harm reduction mindset as an accessibility practitioner (*Content Warning) Eric Bailey,
The State of Mobile App Accessibility in 2025 Mark Steadman, Ben Ogilvie, Incorporating Accessibility into SEQ Usability Testing: Designing for Inclusive Experiences Rebecca Topps, Alison Williams, Panel: Digital Accessibility in Higher Education Mark Nichols, Eudora Struble, Al Nemec, From AI Chats to Beyond: Building Our Accessibility Research Program Feriyal Hallajarani, Zenab Khan,
Axe innovations: AI in next-gen accessibility tools Wilco Fiers, Noé Barrell, Typographer vs. Accessibility Oliver Schöndorfer, Strategies that influence change – How thoughtful design leadership transformed Accessibility from a feature to a fundamental in our product process Jency Francis, Kristin Harvey, Current trends at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Blindness and Low Vision Sarahelizabeth Baguhn,
Testing Products for Accessibility: Why Manual and Automated Testing Go Hand-in-Hand John Caplinger, Considering the ‘Human’ in Human-Centered Design Maya Sellon, Holding Vendors Accountable – Designing your own accessibility vendor monitoring program Jaunita George, Jason Page, Influencing Without Authority: A Pep Talk for Accessibility Advocates Kai Wong,
WCAG2Mobile Update: How WCAG 2.2 applies to mobile apps Julian Kittelson-Aldred, Joe Humbert, Designing consent: how accessible are cookie notices? Sara Kjellstrand, Malin Hammarberg, Implementation of EAA in a state-owned enterprise Hanna Fredholm, TV for All: Breaking Barriers to Accessibility on Connected Devices Sarah Wang, Olivier Fortin,
*Canceled Session Open time slot – no session, Building for Everyone: The Power of HeuristIQ in Inclusive Product Design Natashia Tjandra, Faith McGee, Building Accessibility into the Software Development Lifecycle: Roles and Responsibilities of the Project Team Simon Ellis, Innovating Neuroinclusion: Building Accessible Digital Experiences for Neurodivergent Users Piper Hutson,
2024 Web Almanac: Uncovering Global Accessibility Insights with axe Mike Gifford, From Parts to Whole – Beyond Design System Sayali Bharambe, *Canceled Session Open time slot – no session, Cyborg Concerns & Disability Services Dr. Ashley Shew,

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