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

All bouncy cause I can start telling folks I’ll be on stage at TechSharePro this year :) I’m jointing the ‘AI & Accessibility Panel’ to chat about the AI powered tools I’ve been building to help me live more independently Practical little things that all run locally & solve day to day barriers :)

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...

Do you want to speak about #accessibility at #FFConf in November? The call for papers is open now. ffconf.org/articles/cfp/

In celebration of #GAAD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day) we are publishing the first two talks from our event on Tuesday londonwebstandards.org/events/lwsma...

It's Global Accessibility Awareness day today and we fancy handing out compliments in celebration. Pop an image below with your best alt text and we’ll reply with a compliment because you’re like sunshine on a dreary day.

Today is the 14th Global Accessibility Awareness Day! There will be lots of events happening online and in-person around the world and Eventua11y's live feed is tracking the relevant hashtags on Bluesky. bsky.app/profile/did:... #GAAD #GAAD2025 #Accessibility

Today's Global Accessibility Awareness Day and I'm speaking about web accessibility 👉🏻

Accessibility week is incoming! On Tuesday I'm speaking at London Web Standards alongside @craigabbott.co.uk and Matthew Atkinson. Grab a ticket👇 londonwebstandards.org/events/lwsma... #LWSMay2025 #GAAD

Tickets are still available for UX Scotland on 11-12 June. Talks include improving user experiences for AuDHD people, designing for vulnerable user groups and complex needs, and leveraging AI for accessible design systems. uxscotland.net #accessibility

This month, Accessibility Book Club is reading Practical Web Accessibility (2024) by Ashley Firth. Join the club and get reading! www.a11ybookclub.com/books/practi... #Accessibility #A11yBookClub

It's British Sign Language (BSL) Awareness day! BSL is a visual language used by over 150,000 people in the UK. Explore our range of accessibility videos, all with BSL. Quick Accessibility Tests: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2PS... Browsing with Assistive Technology: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcNW...

It's here! Thank you #SotB @londonwebstandards.org for having me 💜

Global Accessibility Awareness Week is next month. I'm speaking at London Web Standards on some simple ways to integrate accessibility into each stage of your product design process for design, engineering, and product. Grab a ticket, I'll see you there! #GAAD #a11y 👇

Today is the deadline to submit #accessibility talk proposals for Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2025. pixelpioneers.co/call-for-spe...

High level opening of the Global Disability Summit #GDS2025 in Berlin today with Olaf Scholz German Chancellor. This is the first time I’ve heard a world leader say #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs making a commitment to 15% of development projects having 15% of their funding specifically for Disability

State of the Browser is starting now! #Accessibility highlights include talks from @sjoy.lol, @pimpmytype.bsky.social, and @matuzo.at. Check out the full schedule at 2025.stateofthebrowser.com/schedule/ #SotB2025 #Accessibility

Mark your calendars: The 2025 edition of Inclusive Design 24 ( #id24 ) will take place on the 25 September 2025! We've just opened our call for presentations (closing date 31 May 2025) - looking forward to your exciting submissions! inclusivedesign24.org/2025/ #a11y #accessibility

It's about to start in a couple of minutes! - Sarah L. Fossheim, about accessibility and dataviz issues - I'll talk about how to design for accessibility - Kardo Ayoub will share his personal story of becoming a visually impaired designer - Geoff Graham will host our panel Free tickets!

We'll never stop giving out diversity scholarships for @pixelpioneers.co! Diversity and inclusion initiatives are now more important than ever. They simply make our industry better and enrich the conference experience for everyone. 👉🏽 For more info see pixelpioneers.co/diversity-sc...

With three presentations in this week alone I almost forgot to tell you that I'm giving a talk about color in CSS tomorrow online at CSS Café! ❤️ Join me (for free)! It's going to be entertaining and informative! www.css.cafe

I’m starting to think about Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Last year, I made time to help others with their events. I’m planning on doing the same this year, so if you think I can help, let me know. I can speak at your event, or help you brainstorm and plan. I’ll do this for free.

What @adactio.com describes here also matches the sound of #btconf. “As you can imagine, that’s not an easy sell.” 👈 that is true for many independent events these days. All of them need your help. Spread the word about the events you love, so new people learn about them. adactio.com/journal/21722

Don't forget to register for your free ticket to Smashing Meets Accessibility, streaming on Thursday February 20th at 8AM PT (4PM GMT). @geoffgraham.me will be hosting talks from @fossheim.bsky.social, @stephaniewalter.bsky.social, and Kardo Ayoub. smashingconf.com/meets-access... #Accessibility

Could you help organize #WordPress Accessibility Day this year? The deadline for applications has been extended through Monday February 10th at 5:59 AM UTC. https://wpaccessibility.day/organizer-application/ #WPA11yDay #Accessibility

If you want to speak about #accessibility at UX Scotland in June, this is the final week to apply. You have until 9:00 AM on Monday 10th February to submit your proposal. uxscotland.net/call-sessions

Do you have something to say about accessibility testing? Give a talk or run a workshop at the Agile Testing Days 2025 conference! The call for papers is open now until 30th March. https://agiletestingdays.com/call-for-papers/ #CallForPapers #SoftwareTesting #Testing #Accessibility

AI and Accessibility: the Good, the Bad, and the Bollocks. The recording of @tink.uk's talk at #FFConf 2024 is now available on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij-GLix2QUQ #AI #Accessibility

February is a busy month for #accessibility. #FOSDEM kicks off today with 3 accessibility talks scheduled for tomorrow. Later in the month we can look forward to Smashing Meets Accessibility, axe-con, and Research by the Sea.

🏆 Want to know who won the 2024 GAconf accessibility awards? Find out this Wednesday, streaming on both @ign.com and the IGDA-GASIG YouTube channel! Full info on all the finalists and why they're finalists is at www.gaconf.com/gaconf-award... #gamedev #accessibility

I'll be delivering a talk for @deque.com's axe-con. It's a free, three day virtual conference about digital accessibility. This talk is from the heart, and I hope you can attend. www.deque.com/axe-con/sess...

Don't forget to join the January #AccessibilityBookClub meeting tomorrow at 1:30 PM PST (9:30 PM GMT) for a Q&A with the author of What Every Engineer Should Know About Digital Accessibility. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a11y-book-club-meetup-january-2025-tickets-1131466048409 #Accessibility

CSS Day 2025 will take place on 5th and 6th of June in Amsterdam. #cssday cssday.nl

New online event: In Smashing Meets Accessibility on February 20, three #accessibility experts will talk about best practices in design, development, and testing. Tickets are free for Smashing members.

Jack Garfinkel is presenting a webinar for @cdps.bsky.social on 21 January. 'Disability, language, and design' explores the social model of disability and how it can help you create better, more inclusive products and services. More info ⬇️ digitalpublicservices.gov.wales/courses-and-...

I'll be presenting at @fosdem.bsky.social this year on accessibility with: Alternative Text for Images: How Bad Are Our Alt-Text Anyway? #Accessibility minded folks at #FOSDEM hopefully can attend. I'm happy to talk about #OpenSource & #a11y fosdem.org/2025/schedul... #WCAG #EN301549

Heads up! The Call for Papers for Agile Testing Days 2025 is coming soon! Whether it’s DevOps, Accessibility, or Testing AI, now’s the time to prepare your proposal. We are looking for 25 min talks and 120 min workshops, this is your chance to shine. Get your ideas ready—all details coming soon.

I'll be talking about the basics of ARIA at a virtual event. This is going to be fun! If you work on the web and end up using ARIA elements, but you have questions, join us! For example, I'll cover the difference between aria-label and aria-labelledby, something that is unclear to many people.

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

This month, A11y Book Club is reading 'What Every Engineer Should Know About Digital Accessibility'. Join the meeting on January 28th at 1:30 PM PST (9:30 PM GMT) for an engaging Author Q&A session. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a11y-book-club-meetup-january-2025-tickets-1131466048409 #Accessibility