A11y News September Preview: Accessibility Events
Events held in German only are now on A11y News DACH.
If you know of any other events happening in the online or offline accessibility, disability inclusion space, email them to me by replying to this newsletter or add them as a comment on Substack.
Back to School: IAAP DACH Knowledge Badge Exam for Accessible Teaching
Unfortunately, only in German, but totally worth including! The preparatory course is free and open to all, whether you are enrolled for the exam or not. It details accessible document preparation and more. For English speakers, I recommend the Accessible EU Online Training on Accessible Technology Design instead.
Online Events
Accessible e-learning
Friday, September 5, 1:30-2:00 PM (CEST)
Join Funka Foundation to explore how accessibility leads to more effective, inclusive e-learning. Understand what accessible e-learning looks like, from content to platforms. Then make smarter choices that cater to the needs of learners with different abilities and learning preferences.
Speakers:
Malin Hammarberg, Senior UX Designer and Accessibility Specialist, Funka Foundation. Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA).
Sara Kjellstrand, Research Strategist, Funka Foundation.
Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC).
The Friday webinar series is free of charge, but you have to register in advance: Free registration for the Friday webinar on the 5th of September
A hands-on experience on accessibility - fireside chat with Oracle
Thursday, September 11, 4 PM - 5:30 PM
Thanks to the European Accessibility Act (EAA), many companies are now required to make their products and services accessible to all people, including persons with disabilities. The requirements of the Act are complemented by accessibility standards, which provide businesses with clear guidance on how to implement accessibility in practice.
In this event, we will have the opportunity to discuss with Oracle how it promotes and supports accessibility. Among others, we will hear about Oracle’s accessibility journey and its cooperation with the accessibility community. We will also discuss the way Artificial Intelligence (AI) can contribute to accessibility, potential risks and the benefits related to AI that can be exploited.
WebAIM Conference
September 16-17, from 12:15 PM– 5 PM (US Eastern Time)
The Web Accessibility in Mind Conference is presented by WebAIM in partnership with Pope Tech. This virtual conference will provide conference participants with content that will help them mature their practice in digital accessibility. Our goals include:
Provide a diverse range of perspectives from a diverse group of speakers.
Share solutions to accessibility challenges.
Give advice and guidance that helps our participants to actively contribute to providing more accessible digital spaces.
Bring together a cross section of public and private sector technology professionals from organizations large and small.
Ask Us Anything about Accessibility
Thursday, September 18, 5:00 – 6:30 PM (GMT+2)
This session is your chance to ask all your burning questions about accessibility! Whether you're struggling with WCAG guidelines, unsure about best practices, or curious about the latest accessibility tools and techniques, we'll be here to provide answers and share insights.
To get the most out of it, I invited UX Research and CRO Laura Wissiak, Accessibility Specialist Emma Dawson, and Product Designer Mercy Kwambai to join the stage and provide you with all the information needed when it comes to UX Design, UX Research, and Development and Testing.
Additionally, I invited Project Manager Daniel Undeutsch to expand our viewpoint of accessibility in other areas, with his insights and struggles, and how to overcome them within a development team.
Recording, transcripts, slides, and articles can be found afterwards on the event page and on Accessibility First.
Inclusive Design 24
Thurdsay, September 25, all day livestream
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) is a free 24-hour online event for the global community. It celebrates inclusive design and shares knowledge and ideas from analogue to digital, from design to development, from planners to practitioners, and everything and everyone in between.
Now we're past the EAA Deadline - What Should You Do Now?
Thursday, September 25, 4 PM (UK-time)
By September, we'll know what the Monitoring Organisations of each EU Member State have done immediately to enforce the local versions of the European Accessibility Act in each country. It could be fines. It could be nothing yet.
hybrid
The Deaf & Hard of Hearing Accessible Technology Conference
When & Time: September 16–17, 9 AM–4 PM (EST)
Where: In person at Gallaudet or online via Zoom
Register by Sept 5. ASL & CART provided for all sessions.
Important deadlines:
In-person and Zoom: September 5, 2025
Information for In-person and Zoom links will be sent out by TBD.
In-person Accommodations requests: September 1, 2025
American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters and real-time captioning (CART) will be provided for all sessions
To register, please follow this link to the registration form.
in Person
[Hamburg, Germany] A11y Club Hamburg
Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 7:00 PM
The A11y Club Hamburg is an informal get-together for everyone interested in digital Accessibility, Inclusive Design, Assistive Technologies and beyond - regardless of whether you are just curious or a seasoned pro.
[San Diego, US] Accessibility & Inclusive Design Meetup
Thursday, September 4, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
Novo Brazil Brewing Mission Valley
Come talk accessibility with us at Novo Brazil Brewing Mission Valley! We'll have some amazing lightning talks and time for networking and hanging out. We'll start the lightning talks around 7:00 pm.
[Nicosia, Cyprus] 18th AAATE Conference
Wednesday - Friday, September 10-12
Technology for Inclusion and Participation for All: Recent Achievements and Future Directions
[Vienna, Austria] A-Tag light
Wann: Dienstag, September 16, 17:00 bis 19:00 (danach get-together)
Wo: Strandbar Herrmann (Wien)
[Vienna, Austria] Konferenz: Barrierefreiheitsgesetz
Donnerstag, September 25, 08:30 - 16:20 (MESZ)
Neue Vorschriften, neue Lösungen? Umsetzung des European Accessibility Act in Österreich
[Tokyo, Japan] A11yTokyo - Accessibility Tokyo Meetup
Thursday, September 25, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM JST
The font designer who developed UD Fonts shares the story of their development. In 2016, the "UD Digital Textbook Font" font was released in four weights. The following year, "Regular (R)," suitable for body text, and "B (Bold)," suitable for headings, became standard features of the Windows OS.