Topics

Browse accessibility and inclusive design topics covered by events on Eventua11y.

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  • Accessibility Testing

    Manual and automated evaluation of digital products against accessibility requirements, covering audits, tooling, user testing with disabled people, and integration into QA workflows.

    7 upcoming events

  • Accessibility Testing

    Manual and automated testing for accessibility, including audits, tooling, and integrating accessibility checks into QA workflows. Relevant to TestBash, axe-con, and similar conferences.

    3 upcoming events

  • ADHD

    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and its implications for digital design, including focus, distraction, and executive function. Includes events such as ADHD Awareness Month.

    1 upcoming event

  • ADHD

    A neurodevelopmental condition that affects attention, impulse control, and executive function. Relevant to focus management, distraction-tolerant interfaces, and predictable navigation.

    1 upcoming event

  • ARIA

    Accessible Rich Internet Applications: roles, states, properties, and the ARIA specification. Covers ARIA-AT, when to use ARIA, and the first rule of ARIA.

    1 upcoming event

  • ARIA

    Accessible Rich Internet Applications: a W3C specification of roles, states, and properties that expose custom UI to assistive technology when native HTML cannot.

  • Artificial Intelligence

    The use of AI in digital accessibility, including AI-assisted authoring of alt text and captions, AI-powered assistive technology, and the risks of bias and exclusion in models that affect disabled people.

    2 upcoming events

  • Artificial Intelligence

    Artificial intelligence in the context of digital accessibility — including AI-assisted authoring (alt text, captions, transcripts), AI-powered assistive technologies, automated accessibility testing, and the risks of bias, hallucination, and exclusion in AI systems used by or about disabled people.

  • Assistive Technology

    Assistive technology includes screen readers, magnifiers, voice recognition, and other tools that help people with disabilities use digital products.

    1 upcoming event

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  • Braille

    Braille literacy, tactile reading systems, and refreshable braille displays — including World Braille Day (4 January) and Louis Braille's birthday.

  • Braille

    A tactile writing system used by many blind and partially sighted people, encoding letters, numbers, and punctuation as raised dot patterns. Relevant to refreshable braille displays, signage, and document accessibility.

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  • Cognitive Accessibility

    Designing for people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities, memory differences, and learning difficulties. Covers plain language, clear navigation, predictable interfaces, and reducing cognitive load.

    3 upcoming events

  • Cognitive Accessibility

    Designing for people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities, memory differences, and learning difficulties. Covers plain language, clear navigation, predictable interfaces, and reducing cognitive load.

    2 upcoming events

  • Colour Vision Deficiency

    Colour vision deficiency affects approximately 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women, making it essential that digital designs never rely on colour alone to convey information.

  • CSS & Accessibility

    How CSS choices affect accessibility, including layout, color, motion, focus styles, and the color-scheme property. Relevant to events such as CSS Day.

  • CSS & Accessibility

    How CSS choices shape accessibility, including layout, colour, motion, focus styles, and respecting user preferences such as reduced motion and colour scheme.

    1 upcoming event

D

  • Data Visualization

    Making charts, graphs, and data displays accessible to screen readers and people with low vision, colour vision deficiency, or cognitive differences.

    1 upcoming event

  • Data Visualization

    Making charts, graphs, and data displays accessible to screen reader users and to people with low vision, colour vision deficiency, or cognitive differences.

  • Deaf & Hard of Hearing

    Accessibility for Deaf people, hard-of-hearing people, and sign language users. Covers captions, transcripts, sign language interpretation, and visual alternatives. Includes World Hearing Day, International Day of Sign Languages, and International Week of Deaf People.

  • Deaf & Hard of Hearing

    Accessibility for Deaf people, hard-of-hearing people, and sign language users. Covers captions, transcripts, sign language interpretation, and visual alternatives to audio.

    2 upcoming events

  • Dementia & Memory

    Accessibility for people living with dementia, Alzheimer's, and memory differences. Covers consistent navigation, recognition over recall, and supportive, forgiving interfaces.

  • Dementia & Memory

    Accessibility for people living with dementia, Alzheimer's, and memory differences. Covers consistent navigation, recognition over recall, and supportive interfaces. Includes World Alzheimer's Month.

  • Design Systems

    Accessibility within component libraries, pattern libraries, and design systems. Covers auditing, building accessible components, and embedding accessibility into shared infrastructure. Includes events like Patterns Day.

    3 upcoming events

  • Design Systems

    Embedding accessibility into component libraries, pattern libraries, and shared design infrastructure, so that accessible defaults scale across products and teams.

    1 upcoming event

  • Disability Rights & History

    The history, advocacy, and lived experience of disabled people. Includes Disability Pride Month, UK Disability History Month, and the International Day of People with Disabilities.

    2 upcoming events

  • Disability Rights & History

    The history, advocacy, and lived experience of disabled people, including the social model of disability and the movements that shaped modern accessibility law and practice.

    9 upcoming events

  • Down Syndrome

    Down syndrome and its accessibility implications, including learning disability, communication, and the need for clear and easy-to-read content. Includes World Down Syndrome Day and Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

  • Down Syndrome

    A genetic condition associated with intellectual disability and distinct learning profiles. Relevant to clear and easy-to-read content, plain language, and supportive communication design.

  • Dyscalculia

    A specific learning difficulty that affects understanding of numbers, quantity, and arithmetic. Relevant to forms, pricing, data displays, and any interface that depends on numerical reasoning.

  • Dyslexia

    A specific learning difficulty that affects reading, writing, and spelling. Relevant to typeface choice, line spacing, plain language, and reading-support tools.

    1 upcoming event

  • Dyslexia

    A specific learning difficulty affecting reading, writing, and spelling. Relevant to font choice, line spacing, plain language, and reading aids. Includes Dyslexia Awareness Week.

    1 upcoming event

E

  • Epilepsy & Seizures

    Designing safely for people with epilepsy and photosensitive conditions. Covers reduced motion, avoiding flashing or strobing content, and following seizure-related guidance in WCAG.

  • Epilepsy & Seizures

    Designing safely for people with epilepsy and photosensitive conditions. Covers reduced motion, avoiding flashing content, and WCAG seizure guidelines. Includes International Epilepsy Day.

  • European Accessibility Act

    An EU directive requiring many digital products and services to meet accessibility requirements across the European Union, in force from 28 June 2025. Covers scope, compliance, and conformance.

    2 upcoming events

  • European Accessibility Act

    The EU directive (EAA) requiring accessible products and services across the European Union, in force from 28 June 2025. Covers compliance, scope, and conformance.

    1 upcoming event

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  • HTML & Semantics

    Semantic HTML as the foundation of accessibility on the web. Covers native elements, document structure, landmarks, and progressive enhancement.

  • HTML & Semantics

    Semantic HTML as the foundation of accessibility. Covers native elements, document structure, and progressive enhancement.

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  • Inclusive Design

    Design practice that considers the full range of human diversity from the start. Includes Inclusive Design 24 and conferences focused on co-design and inclusive research.

    4 upcoming events

  • Inclusive Design

    A design practice that considers the full range of human diversity from the start, working with disabled people through co-design and inclusive research rather than retrofitting.

    16 upcoming events

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  • Motor & Physical Accessibility

    Designing for people with motor impairments, reduced dexterity, tremors, or limited mobility. Covers keyboard navigation, large click targets, voice input, and adaptive input. Includes Parkinson's, RSI, Raynaud's, and Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness events.

  • Motor & Physical Accessibility

    Designing for people with motor impairments, reduced dexterity, tremors, or limited mobility. Covers keyboard navigation, large hit targets, voice input, and adaptive input devices.

    3 upcoming events

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  • Neurodiversity

    The recognition that neurological variation, including autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and dyscalculia, is a normal part of human diversity. Relevant to flexible, predictable, and low-friction interfaces.

    2 upcoming events

  • Neurodiversity

    Inclusive design and accommodations for neurodivergent people, including those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and dyscalculia. Encompasses Neurodiversity Celebration Week and related awareness initiatives.

    1 upcoming event

O

  • Open Source

    Accessibility in open source software, communities, and tooling. Relevant to FOSDEM, State of Open Con, WordPress Accessibility Day, and the Open Source Assistive Technology Hackathon.

  • Open Source

    Accessibility in open source software, communities, and tooling, including the accessibility of open source projects themselves and the assistive technology built on them.

    3 upcoming events

R

  • Repetitive Strain Injury

    Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is caused by repetitive movement and overuse, affecting how people interact with computers and other devices.

S

  • Speech & Language

    Accessibility for people with speech and language differences, including stammering, aphasia, and post-stroke communication needs. Includes International Stammering Awareness Day and World Stroke Day.

  • Speech & Language

    Accessibility for people with speech and language differences, including stammering, aphasia, and post-stroke communication needs. Covers voice interfaces, time pressure, and alternatives to spoken input.

    3 upcoming events

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  • Typography

    Accessible typography for the web: typeface choice, sizing, line height, contrast, and readability.

  • Typography

    Accessible typography on the web, covering typeface choice, sizing, line height, spacing, contrast, and readability across reading abilities and assistive technology.

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  • UX Research

    Inclusive user research practices, recruiting disabled participants, co-design, and research with assistive technology users. Relevant to UX London, UX Scotland, and Research by the Sea.

  • UX Research

    Inclusive user research practices, including recruiting disabled participants, working with assistive technology users, and co-designing with the communities a product serves.

    5 upcoming events

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  • Vision & Blindness

    Vision impairment, low vision, and blindness — including World Sight Day, Colour Blindness Awareness Day, screen reader use, and non-visual access to digital content.

  • Vision & Blindness

    Vision impairment, low vision, and blindness, including non-visual access to digital content through screen readers, magnification, and high-contrast or customisable presentation.

    2 upcoming events

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  • Web Standards

    Open standards from the W3C, WHATWG, and the IETF, including WCAG, ATAG, UAAG, and WAI-ARIA, and the semantic foundations they rest on.

    5 upcoming events

  • Web Standards

    Web standards from the W3C, WHATWG, and IETF define how the web works, with accessibility built into the foundations through semantic HTML, ARIA, and CSS.

    1 upcoming event

  • WordPress

    Accessibility within the WordPress ecosystem — core, themes, plugins, and the community building inclusive publishing tools.

    1 upcoming event