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.

    3 upcoming events

  • 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: 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.

    1 upcoming event

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  • 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.

    2 upcoming events

  • 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

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  • 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 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.

  • 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, including the social model of disability and the movements that shaped modern accessibility law and practice.

    8 upcoming events

  • 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

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  • 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.

  • 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.

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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.

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  • 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.

    15 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 hit targets, voice input, and adaptive input devices.

    2 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

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  • 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

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  • 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 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, 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 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