Sponsorships
Platinum sponsorship (limit to 1)
People love to talk about how much they love axe-con. As our exclusive Platinum Sponsor, they’ll be talking about you, too! Your brand will have maximum exposure before, during, and after the event—with exclusive benefits designed to position you as a leader in digital accessibility.
Benefits:
- (1) 50-minute presenting slot in the Development, UX, Organizational Success, and Wildcard tracks (Request for sponsorship must include presenting topic)
- Logo on our highly coveted attendee t-shirt
- Exclusive sponsor of the virtual cocktail party
- Be spotlighted to our global LinkedIn community as axe-con’s Platinum sponsor
- Logo, link, 150-word company description, and embedded video on the sponsor page
- Logo in the axe-con website footer
- Logo in the axe-con email footer
Platinum Sponsorship ensures your company is not just part of the conversation—you’re leading it.
Gold sponsorship (limit of 3)
Gold Sponsorship puts your brand front and center with thousands of accessibility professionals, developers, and leaders worldwide. As a Gold Sponsor, you’ll gain high-visibility recognition across axe-con.
Benefits:
- Logo on our highly coveted attendee t-shirt
- Be spotlighted to our global LinkedIn community as axe-con’s Gold sponsor
- Logo, link, 150-word company description, and embedded video on the sponsor page
- Logo in the axe-con website footer
- Logo in the axe-con email footer
- Optional: Inclusion of an axe-con Mini event sponsorship. To learn more, please read about axe-con minis below.
Support our presenters sponsorship (no limit)
As our Support Our Presenters sponsor, you’ll be recognized for helping to secure the extraordinary experts who are the highlight of axe-con every year. With this sponsorship, you’ll be supporting our presenters for their valuable time, and we’ll send a dedicated email directly to our presenters with a special callout for your brand.
Deque will also contribute $10K so we can pay our presenters a substantial flat rate for their time and effort.
Benefits:
- (1) Dedicated callout in presenter thank you email
- Be spotlighted to our global LinkedIn community as axe-con’s Support Our Presenters sponsor
- Logo, link, 150-word company description, and embedded video on the sponsor page
- Logo in the axe-con website footer
- Logo in the axe-con email footer
Axe-con Mini: Hosting sponsorship (limit to 3)
Extend your impact beyond the main conference as the headline sponsor and co-host of an axe-con Mini event. These single-session events bring the axe-con community together outside of the annual conference, offering unique opportunities to showcase thought leadership, build connections, and engage with a highly targeted audience.
As the Mini Event Sponsor, you’ll work closely with Deque to shape the event’s format and content, ensuring alignment with your brand and goals.
Benefits:
- Social promotion of the event to the global axe-con community
- A dedicated axe-con Mini event listing on the official axe-con website
- Access to the axe-con mini registration contact list for direct post-event engagement
Axe-con Mini Sponsorships offers a powerful opportunity to amplify your presence, connect with accessibility leaders, and create meaningful conversations year-round.
Community building sponsorship (no limit)
This is a sponsored donation made on behalf of axe-con and awarded to a nonprofit partner. In 2026, our recipient will be the IAAP Scholarship Fund. As a donation sponsor, you’ll be recognized for your contribution to the accessibility community.
Benefits:
- Be spotlighted to our global LinkedIn community as axe-con’s community-building sponsor
- Logo, link, 150-word company description, and embedded video on the sponsor page
- Logo in the axe-con website footer
- Logo in the axe-con email footer