Free Online Event in March Set To Be Largest Digital Accessibility Event with Over 90 Speakers & Thousands in Attendance
HERNDON, VA – January 14, 2021 – Deque Systems, the trusted leader in digital accessibility, today announced an expanded speaker lineup of over 90 experts for its inaugural axe-con conference, taking place virtually on March 10-11, 2021.
Axe-con is an open and inclusive digital accessibility conference welcoming developers, designers, business leaders and professionals of all levels to a unique event focused on building, testing, and maintaining accessible digital experiences.
New Speakers: include Rachel Andrew, noted web developer and former editor at Smashing Magazine; Val Head, speaker, author and design advocate at Adobe; and Dave Rupert, lead developer at Paravel and co-host of the ShopTalk podcast. Also new to the lineup are independent UI engineer and speaker, Sara Soueidan, and Forrester Research principal analyst Gina Bhawalkar.
These additions round out an impressive roster that includes Vint Cerf, widely known as the “Father of the Internet,” disability rights advocate Haben Girma, and Deque CTO Dylan Barrell, author of the “Agile Accessibility Handbook, A Practical Guide to Accessible Software Development at Scale.”
The full list of axe-con speakers can be found at https://www.deque.com/axe-con/speakers/ .
Four Distinct Speaker Tracks: Presentation topics will cover the following categories:
- Accessibility and Development
- Accessibility and Design
- Organizational Success with Accessibility
- Wildcard Track
“We’re thrilled to see the excitement building for axe-con. Registrations have already far exceeded our goals for the inaugural conference,” comments Preety Kumar, CEO at Deque Systems, who will also be presenting at the conference. “Attendees will have a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn about a variety of topics, including accessible development and testing; accessible design/UX; handling organizational challenges, as well as compliance and legal issues.”
Registration for axe-con is free, with sign up at https://www.deque.com/axe-con/register/ .
Axe-con attendance can be used towards continuing education (CE) towards IAAP certification.
While the first year of axe-con will be completely online, Deque Systems plans to host the event both in-person and online in the future when it is safe to do so.
5th Annual axe-hackathon: The day after axe-con, Deque will host its axe-hackathon entirely online for the first time. Participants will have an opportunity to make the web accessible to people with disabilities by coding and collaborating with others on axe-related projects.
Was ist digitale Barrierefreiheit? Digitale Barrierefreiheit bezeichnet die Praxis, digitale Dokumente, Web- und mobile Apps für alle Menschen zugänglich zu machen, einschließlich Menschen mit Behinderungen. Viele Menschen mit Seh-, Hör-, motorischen, sprachlichen oder kognitiven Behinderungen sind auf verschiedene Formen von assistiver Technologie oder Barrierefreiheitsfunktionen angewiesen, um die Vorteile des Internets in vollem Umfang nutzen zu können. Ohne die kontinuierliche Nutzung von Funktionen wie Untertiteln, Alternativtext für Bildschirmleseprogramme, Zoomfunktionen, übersichtlichen Darstellungslayouts und vielem mehr kann die Nutzung digitaler Inhalte umständlich oder gar unmöglich sein.
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Über Deque
Deque (ausgesprochen „Dee-Cue“) ist ein Anbieter von Software und Dienstleistungen im Bereich der Barrierefreiheit im Internet, und unsere Mission ist „Digitale Gleichberechtigung“. Wir sind der Überzeugung, dass jeder Mensch, unabhängig von seinen Fähigkeiten, gleichen Zugang zu Informationen, Diensten, Anwendungen und allen anderen Inhalten im Internet haben sollte.
Wir arbeiten mit Unternehmen und Organisationen auf Enterprise-Ebene zusammen, um sicherzustellen, dass ihre Websites und mobilen Apps barrierefrei sind. Mit über 250.000 Installationen in Browsern und mehr als 4.000 abgeschlossenen Prüfprojekten ist „ Deque “ der Branchenstandard.
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