18th Annual John Slatin AccessU Conference
Event Information
About this event
Whatever your role in digital accessibility, wherever you are on your journey, there is simply no better place to learn and connect to the global community than the annual John Slatin AccessU conference. Produced by Knowbility since 2004 and as a virtual conference since 2020, here is what people say about AccessU:
- “When people have asked, ‘How was the conference?’ I have told them, ‘It’s the best accessibility conference there is!’ Your conference truly inspired me, challenged me, and sent me home with more knowledge than I expected.” —Corbb O’Connor, Accessibility Testing Operations Manager, Site Improve, and AccessU attendee
The 2021 Lineup
Deep Dives: May 13
Full-day hands-on accessibility workshops. Choose Design, Development, Usability, or Management focused deep dives.
Virtual AccessU: May 18, 19, & 20
Whether you are a manager, code-slinger, designer, researcher, content creator, or any other role, you will learn from dozens of professional development classes across 5 parallel tracks. Gain practical, applicable accessibility and digital inclusion skills to meet current needs. Access to recordings of all sessions post conference.
- Dev/Coding/Testing
- Design/UX
- Content/Documents
- Policy/Strategy
- Gaming/XR/AI
Additional activities:
- Exciting Keynote talks from visionary leaders
- Mentoring sessions
- Social Commons area with Roundtable discussions
- Sponsor Rooms for demos and Q&A
- Discussion Channels
- Evening events to share stories and fun.
View the full schedule for AccessU 2021 HERE.
Sponsorships
Show your company's alignment with disability inclusion by Sponsoring AccessU. Contact Education Director Jessica Looney (jlooney@knowbility.org) for details and customized opportunities.
Discounts
- Group discounts for 5 or more, by arrangement
- Students, educators, and nonprofit staff are eligible for 25% discounts off all levels of attendance
Contact us by email (accessu@knowbility.org) for more details.
Other Info
Please join us in convening this unique community of practice as we work together to make the digital world more inclusive for people of all abilities.
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Accessibility training, usability studies, emerging tech, community connection and more ... only at John Slatin Virtual AccessU 2021.
Questions
For more information, contact us by email: accessu@knowbility.org.
AccessU Sponsors:
Organizer Knowbility, Inc.
Organizer of 18th Annual John Slatin AccessU Conference
Knowbility, Inc. is a nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas. Our mission is to create a more inclusive digital world for people of all abilities. Our award winning programs and services raise awareness of the need for digital equity and promote skills to meet that need. We help businesses, educational entities, government and nonprofit organizations to train staff, identify digital access barriers, implement effective accessibility strategies, and monitor long-term goals to reach millions of new users.
Knowbility, Inc. was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 1999. Our programs build on the success of the Accessibility Internet Rally (AIR) in 1998. Now an annual event, AIR is a web design contest focused on design that meets global accessibility standards. Teams of developers and designers receive training in accessible web design and then use their new skills to create websites for registered non-profit organizations.
