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A Federal Perspective on Best Practices in Acquiring Accessible ICT
This session provides a practical look at how a federal agency might integrate accessibility into ICT acquisition from planning through contract award and beyond. Drawing on federal experience, the presentation will highlight strategies for incorporating appropriate Section 508 language into solicitations and contracts, evaluating vendor accessibility information, confirming product accessibility upon delivery, and holding vendors…
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The Gaps We Inherit
What does accessibility interoperability look like? This talk explores the edges of support between browsers, assistive tech, and specs.
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Never Judge a PDF by Its Cover Layer
Independent of whatever dazzling and pristine image you are greeted with when you open a PDF, hidden behind the curtain is an underlying text layer that may be completely wrong. During our time together we will pull back this curtain…
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From compliance to competence: How certification drives repeatable, enterprise-level accessibility
Certification doesn’t just make you better; It gives you the vocabulary, frameworks, and credibility to transform systems. When accessibility expertise scales, impact scales with it. This session explores how accessibility education can move impact beyond individual skill into team influence,…
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ADA Title II: Panel Discussion
In this panel, accessibility leaders from higher education institutions and industry share how they’re preparing for ADA Title II and running their accessibility programs. Attendees will learn about: Preparing for ADA Title II: How organizations are scoping, prioritizing, and advancing…
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If AI is the key to the Future, are Disabled People Locked out?
Would you sacrifice your privacy for independence? Researchers from the American Foundation for the Blind sought to explore this question and many others with insights from more than 1000 people with disabilities. This presentation will share the lived experiences on…
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Is Something Fundamental Still Missing From the Accessibility Ecosystem?
Your code is WCAG conformant, ARIA conformant, and pixel perfect. Some screen reader users say it works well while others report bugs. Experts are giving conflicting answers. How do you scale with such ambiguity? After decades of accessibility standards evolution,…
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Building Accessible Enterprise Applications: A Developer’s Playbook
Enterprise applications come with unique accessibility challenges: large, distributed teams, varied tech stacks, legacy code, shifting priorities, and constant pressure to ship faster. Developers are often caught in the middle, expected to deliver accessible experiences without slowing down, even when…
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The US Digital Accessibility Legal Update (Content warning)
Digital accessibility is a civil right of disabled people, and 2025 was a tough year for people who care about civil rights in the United States. This talk will offer a lightning overview of what’s happening in the United States…
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European Accessibility Act (EAA) Compliance Update
EAA is a once-in-a-generation regulatory inflection point in the digital accessibility industry. Join us as we share the latest post-deadline news related to monitoring bodies, inspections, reporting requirements, clarifications to regulations, and the litigation outlook. More importantly, we will share…
