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Tickets for Access:Given are now on sale. A day of talks and discussion about digital accessibility and inclusion at The Catalyst, Newcastle upon Tyne, on 28 April 2027. accessgiven.co.uk/tickets/ #Accessibility

Today, the free Open Source Accessibility Summit launches the Open Source Accessibility Framework, a phased model for making accessibility part of everyday open source work. 2026.allthingsopen.org/open-source-... #Accessibility #OpenSource

The UX Scotland 2027 call for sessions is open. The theme is Shaping What’s Next: People, Practice and Purpose. If you have an #accessibility session to propose, submissions close at 13:00 (UK time) on Monday 9 November. uxscotland.net/call-sessions

Today is #WorldSightDay. More than a billion people don’t have access to the eye care they need. Eye care should be available and affordable for everyone, and access to everyday life shouldn’t depend on how well you can see. www.iapb.world/world_sight_... #LoveYourEyes #accessibility

WordPress Accessibility Day starts in 2 hours with a keynote by Ed Summers, Head of Accessibility at GitHub. Registration is free and all sessions are streamed live. wpaccessibility.day/2026/ #WPA11yDay #WPAD2026 #Accessibility

Speaker applications for Access:Given 2027 in Newcastle are open. You can apply to give a lightning talk, deliver a longer talk, or join a panel. Applications close on 11 November. accessgiven.co.uk/speaker-guid... #accessibility

What do you think about digital #accessibility?
 AbilityNet's annual survey closes this Wednesday 30th September. Whatever your current role, please share your thoughts. It takes 10-20 minutes to complete. www.surveymonkey.com/r/Attitudes2...

What do you think about digital #accessibility?
 Complete AbilityNet's annual survey for a chance to win a ticket to TechShare Pro 2026. Whatever your current role, please share your thoughts. It takes 10-20 minutes to complete. www.surveymonkey.com/r/Attitudes2...

The speakers and schedule for WordPress Accessibility Day 2026 have been announced. Registration is free and all sessions will be held virtually via Zoom, with CART captions and sign language interpretation. wpaccessibility.day/2026/announc... #WPA11yDay #WPAD2026 #Accessibility

If anyone here wants to understand more about WCAG-EM 2, the new evaluation method for WCAG, I'll be interviewed about it by IAAP UK folks today, and you can join us for free. - 2pm Amsterdam - 1pm UK - 8am New York abilitynet-org-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The schedule for Inclusive Design 24 has just been released. The event takes place on 24 September, with all sessions streaming live and publicly on YouTube. inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule/ #id24 #accessibility

The Accessible and Inclusive Design Conference (AIDC) starts today and runs all week, free and online. Sessions on building learning experiences that are accessible to all and where everyone belongs. Register at www.theaidc.com #Accessibility #A11y #InclusiveDesign #EdTech

WebAIM's 11th Screen Reader User Survey is now open. If you use a screen reader (even just for testing), your input helps shape how the web gets built. 28 quick questions, ~5-10 min, open through August 31, 2026. webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey11 #accessibility

All of the talks from Access:Given 2026 are now available on YouTube. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #Accessibility

Two #accessibility talks at #Config2026 today. "Beyond design systems: designing for robots and seniors" with Anna Oh, 11:30am PT and "The edge case is everyone" on designing with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, 2:45pm PT. Registration for the livestream is free.

UX Scotland is taking place in Edinburgh today and tomorrow. @craigabbott.co.uk is talking about using large language models for #accessibility at 11:15 this morning and Stéphanie Krus will talk about inclusive design practice tomorrow. uxscotland.net

If you have something to say about WordPress and accessibility, there is one week left to apply to speak at WordPress Accessibility Day 2026. wpaccessibility.day/2026/speakin... #WPAD2026 #WPA11yDay #WordPress #accessibility #CallForSpeakers

UX London starts today and runs until Thursday. Tomorrow, @piccianeri.com explains why #accessibility is the best creative brief you'll ever get. 2026.uxlondon.com/speakers/pic...

Anybody in web dev/design looking for opportunities to get on stage and speak? We're looking for @webdevconf.com lightning speakers for October 9 in Bristol. 15 minutes on stage to strut your stuff! Reply or DM if you're interested!

There are fewer than 35 tickets remaining for UX Scotland in June, featuring #accessibility talks from Stéphanie Krus and Craig Abbott. uxscotland.net

Attending today's Access:Given conference? Eventua11y is sponsoring the sensory room. Located upstairs in the Derwent Room, it's open all day as a place to gather your thoughts and take a break from the hustle and bustle of the main event. accessgiven.co.uk #accessibility

Access:Given is taking place in Newcastle upon Tyne tomorrow and there are still a few tickets left. Join designers, developers, content specialists and #accessibility specialists for a day of practical talks about building more inclusive products and services. accessgiven.co.uk

WordPress Accessibility Day is searching for speakers! If you have something to say about WordPress and accessibility, now's your chance to get involved. The deadline for submissions is June 9th. wpaccessibility.day/2026/share-y... #WPAD2026 #WPA11yDay #WordPress #accessibility #CallForSpeakers

Today is World Parkinson's Day worldparkinsonsday.com #accessibility #WorldParkinsonsDay

A number of free Pay-it-Forward tickets are available if you'd like to attend Access:Given in Newcastle on 13th May. You can apply by sharing a bit about who you are, the work you do, and why you need this type of ticket. accessgiven.co.uk/pif/ #accessibility

The call for presentations for Inclusive Design 24 is now open! #id24 is a free 24-hour online event on 24 September 2026. Got a talk idea? Submissions are welcome in any language. The deadline is 31 May 2026. inclusivedesign24.org/2026/ #accessibility #InclusiveDesign

The 41st annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference is about to begin in Anaheim, California. Access to the Exhibit Hall is free from Wednesday to Friday. conference.csun.at/event/2026/ #accessibility #CSUNATC26

This month, Accessibility Book Club is reading Accessible Communications (2025) by Lisa Riemers and Matisse Hamel-Nelis. Join the club and get reading! www.a11ybookclub.com/books/access... #Accessibility #A11yBookClub

Chad Gowler is talking about the Plateau of Accessibility Compliance at State of the Browser this morning. 2026.stateofthebrowser.com/speaker/chad... #SotB #SotB26 #accessibility

#axecon continues with a second day of sessions across 4 tracks, starting with a keynote by @habengirma.bsky.social. www.deque.com/axe-con/sche... #accessibility

Eventua11y is sponsoring the sensory room at the Access:Given #accessibility conference in Newcastle this May. It's open all day as a place to gather your thoughts and take a break from the hustle and bustle of the main event. You'll find comfy chairs, fidget toys, and books. accessgiven.co.uk

#axecon is next week! 24–25 February, online and completely free. 75 expert presenters, sessions across dev, design, organisational #accessibility and more, with live captions and ASL throughout. There's still time to register at deque.com/axe-con/.

Time to pencil it into your busy social calendars ... #id24 will take place on the 24 September 2026. Call for presentations will open in April ... but if you have an idea, or you'd like to help out as a guest host, get in touch! inclusivedesign24.org/2026/ #a11y #accessibility #inclusiveDesign

This month, Accessibility Book Club is reading Inclusive Design for a Digital World (2nd Edition, 2025) by Regine M. Gilbert. Join the club and get reading! www.a11ybookclub.com/books/inclus... #Accessibility #A11yBookClub

Today is World Braille Day, marking Louis Braille's birthday. At 15, he created a system that gives millions of blind people independence. Check out LEGO Braille Bricks for a fun way to learn braille at any age. braillebricks.com #WorldBrailleDay #Accessibility

If you work in digital #accessibility or #InclusiveDesign, today is your last chance to participate in the 2025 Global Digital Accessibility Salary Survey, organized by the GAAD Foundation and WebAIM. The aggregated results will be published February. webaim.org/projects/sal...

If you work in digital #accessibility or #InclusiveDesign, don't forget to participate in the 2025 Global Digital Accessibility Salary Survey, organized by the GAAD Foundation and WebAIM. The aggregated results will be published February. webaim.org/projects/sal...

I’m updating events for 2026 on Eventua11y and experimenting with having Claude create them using the Sanity MCP server. I am of course checking them, but if there’s temporary weirdness, that’s why!

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Accessibility removes barriers that many people never notice but others bump into every day. For those of you doing this work, it isn't always easy. But the progress you make does matter. Keep going. #accessibility #IDPD

November 30 is #BlueBeanieDay, supporting web standards and accessibility, the building blocks empowering a people-first web. Remember how good that web felt? It still does. Join us! Pop on a blue beanie and smile.

The call for sessions at UX Scotland 2026 is now open and the organisers would love to hear your ideas for #accessibility talks, workshops, and discussions. You have until 09.00AM (GMT) on Monday 8 December to apply. uxscotland.net/call-sessions

The programme for TechShare Pro 2025 is now live. This year's themes are #AI and #Accessibility, Neurodiversity and Inclusion, Legal and Business Impact, Career Development, and Inclusive Innovation. techsharepro.performedia.com/agenda/ #TechSharePro25

First event in the calendar for 2026! Clearleft is putting on a brand new conference called Web Day Out. If you value performance, #accessibility, and progressive enhancement, this is the event for you. Tickets for the event in Brighton, UK, are available now. webdayout.com

The schedule for WordPress Accessibility Day 2025 is now available and registration is open. The keynote presentation will be given by Vitaly Friedman, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Smashing Magazine. 2025.wpaccessibility.day #Accessibility #WordPress #WPA11yDay

This month, Accessibility Book Club is reading Developing Inclusive Mobile Apps (2020) by Rob Whitaker. Join the club and get reading! www.a11ybookclub.com/books/develo... #Accessibility #A11yBookClub

Next month is Frontend North in Sheffield. I’ll be joining an amazing lineup with my talk “if it’s not user centred, it’s not accessible”. #Accessibility should be positioned as a user need, not a non-functional requirement! Tickets are £75, including the social at the National Videogame Museum!

This month, Accessibility Book Club is reading What Can a Body Do? (2020) by Sara Hendren. Join the club and get reading! www.a11ybookclub.com/books/what-c... #Accessibility #A11yBookClub

Hello and welcome to a new week. For you start into this week, we go @tink.uk from #btconf Düsseldorf 2025 with her brilliant talk titled “There Is No Spoon”. Please find it in our YouTube channel. youtu.be/fyRxd072JrA

Join me on 5th of June for Accessibily and AI day! The line up is bonkers. So happy to have assembled all these experts. www.wearedevelopers.com/events/acces...