Open Source Accessibility Summit 2026

Other by Dennis Lembree, Esther Siram, Jeff Bishop, Jen Mankoff, Joe Devon, Maria Lamardo, Sam Fleming

Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC
Free

This summit launches the Open Source Accessibility Framework, an improvement and accountability model that helps open source projects make accessibility part of their ongoing work. It is not a certification, score, ranking, or guarantee of conformance.

Attendees will learn how to begin with practical foundational actions and progressively integrate accessibility into project workflows, testing, and community practices.

Bring a laptop and a GitHub account. You can bring an open source project you maintain, contribute to, or use to work on during the sessions. Free admission, co-located with All Things Open 2026.

Accessibility highlights

1 keynote, 1 talk, 3 workshops, and 1 panel at Open Source Accessibility Summit 2026

  3. Foundational Phase
    Workshop with Sam Fleming
    until EDT
    Duration
  4. Testing Phase
    Workshop with Dennis Lembree
    until EDT
    Duration
  5. Workflow Phase
    Workshop with Sam Fleming
    until EDT
    Duration
  6. Community Phase
    Panel with Jeff Bishop, Esther Siram, Jen Mankoff
    until EDT
    Duration

Refer to the official event website for the full schedule.