Conferences

Upcoming Conferences and Events

DrupalSouth Sydney 2024

Gian is presenting the “History of web accessibility” on Thursday 21st March, 10:50 – 11:35am AEDT

Past Conferences and Events: 2023

AHFE International Conference, Hawaii Edition

In Honolulu, Hawaii and online from December 4 to 6.

Gian presented “Accessibility roadmap for tertiary institutions” as part of the “Design Applications and User Experience” session on Tuesday, December 5 at 9:00AM HST. The “Accessibility roadmap for tertiary institutions” can be downloaded from AHFE.

Accessing Higher Ground

In Denver, Colorado from November 6 to 10.

Gian ran two full-day pre-conference workshops: Mobile accessibility for web sites and native apps on Monday, November 6 and Managing the build of an accessible web site on Tuesday, November 7. She also presented History of web accessibility at 3:30pm MT on Wednesday, November 8 and Updates to the Mobile Accessibility Testing Guidelines at 11:45am MT on Friday, November 10.

ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium

Hybrid from October 25 to November 3

Gian ran the presentation Mobile ICT Accessibility Testing Guidelines on Wednesday, October 25 from 4.30pm to 5.30pm ET which is a recording of last year’s presentation with a live Q&A.

WordPress Accessibility Day

Online from September 27 to 28.

Gian presented on Mobile Accessibility: Building Accessible Mobile Sites and Native Apps for Accessibility on Thursday, September 28 at 06:00 UTC.

14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE)

In San Francisco, California and online from July 20 to 24.

Gian presented on the Mobile site and native app accessibility testing methodology as part of the “Assistive Technology and User Experience” session on Saturday, July 22 at 8:00AM PT. The recording is available through AHFE and Gian’s accompanying journal article is available for download.

WITS 2023 Virtual Summit

Online from July 18 to 20.

Gian presented “How to make your social media accessible to all” on Thursday, July 20 at 1:15PM EDT.

Webinar: Understanding the history of web accessibility

Online on July 6 at 2:00PM EDT.

Gian presented this webinar as part of IAAP’s 2023 An Accessibility Journey Miniseries. The webinar recording is available via YouTube.

Accessibility Summer Camp

Online on June 2.

Gian presented “Update to the Mobile Accessibility Testing Guidelines” at 2:00PM CT.

Gian also presented The History of Accessibility as a pre-conference breakout session.

John Slatin AccessU

In Austin, Texas and online from May 9 to 12.

Gian virtually presented “Update to the Mobile Accessibility Testing Guidelines” on Wednesday, May 10 at 2:15PM CT. She also hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on mobile accessibility on Friday, May 12 at 11:00AM CT.

DeveloperWeek Management

Online from May 9 to 10.

Gian presented “How to Make Sure You Create an Accessible Site, for Project Managers” on Tuesday, May 9 at 3:00PM PT.

The Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Conference in the Asia-Pacific (AITCAP)

On the Gold Coast, Australia on April 28 and online on May 11.

Gian presented “Improve your social media accessibility and engagement through understanding assistive technology” in-person on Friday, April 28 at 12:15PM AEST.

Midwest Drupal Camp

In Chicago, Illinois and online from April 26 to 28.

Gian virtually presented “Mobile accessibility: building accessible mobile sites and native apps for accessibility” on Wednesday, April 26 at 2:30PM CDT.

CSUN Assistive Technology Conference

In Anaheim, California from March 13 to 17.

Gian ran a half-day pre-conference workshop on the Mobile Accessibility Testing Methodology on Monday, March 13 at 1:30PM PT. She also presented on Social Media and Accessibility on Thursday, March 16 at 2:20PM PT.

Gian and AccessibilityOz Operations Manager, Sheryl Dwyer, discussed “Working Internationally: How Accessibility Differs in Australia and the US” via CSUNATC TV on Wednesday, March 15 at 9:20AM PT.

Webinar: Standard Accessibility Reporting

Online on March 7 at 10:00AM AEDT.

This webinar introduced the newly created nonprofit organisation Standard Accessibility Reporting, Inc. with speaker Chris Law, SAR Executive Director. Gian provided opening remarks.

Perth Web Accessibility Camp 2023

In Perth, WA and online on February 21.

Gian presented on the History of Web Accessibility at 1:40PM AWST.

ATHEN Virtual STEM Accessibility Conference: Acc3ss N0w!

Online from February 9 to 10.

Gian presented “Mobile accessibility: Building accessible mobile STEM content” on Thursday, February 9 at 3:00PM ET.

Past Conferences and Events: 2022

Mobile Site and Native App Accessibility Testing Workshop (Australia)

Online on December 15.

Gian ran this half-day, virtual workshop from 12:30PM to 4:30PM AEDT. Participants learned about the unique accessibility issues on mobile sites and mobile apps, including hover traps, VoiceOver swipe traps and zoom traps.

Web Directions Summit

In Sydney, Australia from December 1 to 2.

Gian presented on “Mobile accessibility: testing mobile sites and native apps for accessibility.”

Accessing Higher Ground

In Denver, Colorado from November 14 to 18.

Gian ran two full-day pre-conference workshops: a Mobile Testing Workshop on November 14 and an Accessibility Testing Workshop on November 15. She also presented:

Mobile Site and Native App Accessibility Testing Workshop

Online on November 3.

Gian ran this half-day, virtual workshop from 12:30PM to 4:30PM ET. Participants learned all about the unique accessibility issues on mobile sites and mobile apps, including hover traps, VoiceOver swipe traps and zoom traps.

Digital Accessibility Legal Summit

Online from November 1 to 2.

M-Enabling Summit

In Washington, DC from October 24 to 26.

Gian participated in the panel discussion “Accessibility of Software as a Service (SaaS)” on Tuesday, October 25 at 4:15PM ET.

DrupalSouth Brisbane

In Brisbane, QLD from October 19 to 21.

Gian presented on “Mobile accessibility: building accessible mobile sites and native apps for accessibility” on Wednesday, October 19 at 2:05PM AEST.

Data Bash

Online on September 10.

Gian presented “Yes, accessibility is important for data too” at 2:00PM CEST.

Mobile Site and Native App Accessibility Testing Workshop

Online on August 17 and 25.

Gian ran this two-part workshop over two days in August. Participants learned all about the unique accessibility issues on mobile sites and mobile apps, including hover traps, VoiceOver swipe traps and zoom traps.

WSU Accessibility Summer Camp 2022

Online on June 17.

Gian presented “Mobile Accessibility: Testing Mobile Sites and Native Apps for Accessibility ” at 2:00PM CT.

Webinar: Accessibility Basics

Online on June 16 at 10:00AM AEST.

This 1-hour webinar is a great primer on the basics of digital accessibility. You can access the slides via Prezentt or via Dropbox as a PDF (5.98 MB) or PPTX (56.77 MB) file. The recording is available our Webinars page.

Leading Entrepreneurs of the World

Online from June 6 to June 10.

Gian presented “Entrepreneurship is Better When it is Inclusive” on Wednesday, June 8 at 2:00PM PT / 5:00PM ET.

University of Guelph Accessibility Conference

Online from May 24 to May 26.

Gian presented “Mobile Accessibility: Testing Mobile Sites and Native Apps for Accessibility” on Wednesday, May 25 at 10:00AM ET.

Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Conference in the Asia-Pacific (AITCAP)

Online on May 17, 19, 24 and 26.

Gian participated in the panel discussion “Letting people know you are accessible & inclusive: Start with your website” on Tuesday, May 17 at 1:20PM AEST.

The 6th Annual ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium

Online on May 16 to 18.

Gian presented “Update to the Mobile Site and Native App Accessibility Testing Guidelines” on Tuesday, May 17 at 4:15PM ET, as well as a bonus presentation, “The History of Web Accessibility,” directly afterward on Tuesday, May 17 at 5:00PM ET. Additionally, AccessibilityOz participated in the Sponsor Demo Day on April 29.

Young Entrepreneurs of the World

Online from April 19 to 21.

Gian presented “Anybody Can Become an Entrepreneur” on Thursday, April 21 at 4:00PM ET.

Perth Web Accessibility Camp

In Victoria Park, Western Australia and online on February 22.

Gian presented virtually on mobile accessibility standards.

Past Conferences and Events: 2021

Accessing Higher Ground

In Denver, Colorado and online from November 15 to 19.

Gian virtually presented How to read a VPAT and Accessibility Conformance Report and ran a Mobile Testing Workshop.

DrupalSouth

Online on November 11.

Gian presented Mobile accessibility: testing mobile sites for accessibility at 12:00PM AEDT. The recording is available via YouTube.

Drupal GovCon 2021

Online from October 13 to 15.

Gian presented Mobile accessibility: testing mobile sites and native apps for accessibility on Wednesday, October 13 at 11:00AM ET. The recording is available via YouTube.

Interagency Accessibility Forum (IAAF)

Online from October 12 to 14.

WPCampus 2021 Online

Online from September 21 to 22.

Gian presented “The New Mobile Site and Native App Accessibility Testing Guidelines” on Wednesday, September 22 at 12:00PM PT. The presentation recording is available via the WPCampus website.

NADP Virtual International Conference

Online during the month of June.

Gian presented on Accessibility in the UK during the last week of June. The presentation is available via YouTube.

WSU Accessibility Summer Camp 2021

Online on Friday, June 18.

Gian presented “Mobile Accessibility Testing Methodology” at 9:00AM CT. The recording is now available.

#a11yTO Camp

Online on May 29.

Gian presented Mobile Accessibility: Testing Mobile Sites and Native Apps for Accessibility​.

A11y Bytes

Online on Thursday, May 20.

Gian’s presentation on Mobile Accessibility is available to view on the A11y Bytes YouTube channel.

Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Conference in the Asia-Pacific (AITCAP)

Online each Thursday in May.

On May 6, during the conference’s “Best Practice in Accessible & Inclusive Tourism” day, Gian participated in the panel discussion “Website accessibility versus accessibility on your website,” alongside Claudia Stevenson and moderator Brigitta Norton. On May 13, during the conference’s “Understanding and Attracting the Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Market” day, Gian presented “Using social media accessibility features​.”

Webinar: The History of Digital Accessibility

Gian presented this webinar to celebrate AccessibilityOz’s 10th birthday!

This webinar was presented twice to accommodate more time zones: Wednesday, April 14 at 6:00AM AET (Tuesday, April 13 at 1:00PM PT / 4:00PM ET) and Tuesday, April 13th at 1:00PM AET (Tuesday, April 13 at 8:00PM PT / 11:00PM ET). The presentation slides can be accessed via Dropbox as a PowerPoint document (60.13 MB) or a PDF document (4.2 MB) and the recording is available on our Webinars page.

Webinar: Mobile Accessibility

Gian presented this webinar on Wednesday, March 31 at 1:00PM PT / 4:00PM ET as part of a joint series with CommonLook.

CSUN 2021

Online from March 6 to 14, 2021.

Gian presented on Mobile Accessibility Testing Guidelines.

The presentations slides can be accessed via Dropbox as a PowerPoint (56.47MB) or PDF file (9.94MB).

Access Israel’s 7th International Webinar

Gian spoke at Access Israel’s International Webinar “Accessible Future: Innovation in Web & Apps Accessibility” on January 26 at 14:00 GMT (9:00AM EST / 6:00AM PST).

Her presentation on OzPlayer, our fully accessible video player, is available via Dropbox (PPTX, 34.23MB).

Past Conferences and Events: 2020

Accessing Higher Ground

Online from November 9 to 19, 2020.

Gian ran a pre-conference workshop on Accessibility Testing. She also be presented How to read a VPAT and ACR.

ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium

Online during the week of October 19, 2020.

Gian ran the pre-conference Special Evening Seminar “Mobile Site and Native App Testing” on Wednesday, October 14. She presented on Social media Accessibility Testing on the Symposium’s second day, Thursday, October 22.

Interagency Accessibility Forum (IAAF)

Online from October 6 to 7, 2020.

Drupal GovCon

Online on September 24 and 25.

Gian presented “Mobile accessibility: testing mobile sites and native apps for accessibility” on Thursday, September 24 at 3:30PM EDT.

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)

Online on September 17, 2020.

Gian presented “Mobile accessibility: testing mobile sites and native apps for accessibility” on September 17 at 5:00 UTC. The recording is available via YouTube.

UX Australia

Online from August 25 to 28, 2020.

Gian presented “Mobile Accessibility: Testing native apps and mobile sites for accessibility” on Wednesday, August 26 at 11:50AM AEST.

Gian was also interviewed for the UXA pre-conference podcast. The recording is available via SoundCloud.

Webinar: Mobile Accessibility

Gian presented this webinar on Tuesday, August 11 at 1:00PM PT / 4:00PM ET as part of a joint series with CommonLook.

The presentations slides can be accessed via Dropbox (PPTX, 62.42MB) and the recording is available on our Webinars page.

WPCampus 2020

Online from July 29 to 30, 2020.

Gian presented “The new Mobile Site and Native App Accessibility Testing Guidelines” on Wednesday, July 29 from 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM PST. The presentations slides can be accessed via Dropbox as a PowerPoint (56.28MB) or PDF file (6.41MB). The presentation recording is available on our Webinars page.

Webinar: Using Social Media Accessibility Features

Gian presented this webinar on Tuesday, July 28 at 1:00PM PT / 4:00PM ET as part of a joint series with CommonLook. The presentations slides can be accessed via Dropbox (PPTX, 35.6MB) and the recording is available on our Webinars page.

Microsoft 365 May – Australia & New Zealand

Online during the month of May 2020.

Gian participated in the panel discussion “Building a workplace for the next generation” on Wednesday, 20th of May at 5:00PM AEST. The recording is now available for viewing.

2nd A11y Wizard Hour webinar

This 60-minute accessibility Q&A was hosted on Thursday, May 14 at 4:00PM PT / 7:00PM ET.

The webinar recording is now available on the Webinars section of our website.

Social Media and Accessibility webinar

Presented on May 13. The webinar recording is now available on the Webinars section of our website. The presentations slides can be accessed via Dropbox (PPTX, 22.3MB).

Australian Accessibility Conference (OZeWAI and PWAC)

In Perth, WA Australia from February 10 to 13.

Gian ran a workshop on Mobile Accessibility Testing as well as the mini-workshop “How to test the accessibility of your mobile websites and apps.” She presented on Social Media Accessibility and participated in the speakers and discussion panel on Accessibility Standards and Policies.

The panel discussion recording is available on YouTube. Her social media presentation recording is available on YouTube, and the PowerPoint slides are available via Dropbox (PowerPoint, 26MB).

Past Conferences and Events: 2019

Accessing Higher Ground

In Westminster, Colorado from November 18 to 22.

Gian ran two workshops:

She also presented on two topics:

Webinar: How to incorporate Accessibility into Mobile App Testing

Gian co-presented this webinar with Experitest CTO Guy Arieli on Wednesday, November 13th at 1:00PM ET / 10:00AM PT, and Thursday, November 14th at 3:00PM AEGT / 12:00PM SGT / 3:30PM IST / 11:00AM CEST.

Webinar: Advanced Social Media Accessibility

Gian presented this webinar for the IAAP (November 7th, 11:00AM ET / 8:00AM PT)

CEBIT Australia

In Sydney, Australia from October 29 to 31.

Sheryl presented “Web Accessibility: why you can’t ignore it anymore (or how to avoid a million dollar lawsuit).”

Webinar: Procuring accessible products

Gian presented this free webinar twice on October 15. You can access the slides via Prezentt, or download them from Dropbox (PowerPoint, 38.07 MB). The webinar recording is now available.

Webinar: Social Media and Accessibility

Gian ran this free webinar for California Community Colleges’ Accessibility Office Hours Webinar Series (October 10th, 4:00PM ET / 1:00PM PT).

Webinar: Mobile Accessibility Toolkit

Gian ran this free webinar for 3Play Media (October 10th, 2:00PM ET / 11:00AM PT).

Interagency Accessibility Forum

At GSA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on October 7 and 8.

ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium

In Washington, D.C. from September 30 to October 2.

Gian co-ran a full-day workshop, Mobile Accessibility Testing, on September 30. She presented on Video Player Accessibility on October 2.

In addition, Gian ran a post-conference bootcamp on October 3 and 4: Accessibility Testing for Beginners.

Mobile Accessibility Testing Workshop

Gian ran a full-day workshop at the Atlassian offices in Sydney, NSW Australia on September 20.

Digital Accessibility Testing for all

Gian spoke on Mobile Accessibility Testing at the Sydney Web Accessibility & Inclusive Design meetup in Sydney, NSW Australia on September 17.

Mobile Accessibility Testing Workshop

Gian ran this full-day workshop at Stanford University in Stanford, California on August 9.

Webinar: How to read a VPAT

Gian presented this webinar on August 5.

WPCampus

In Portland, Oregon from July 25 to 27.

Gian taught a Hands-on Workshop, “Mobile Site Accessibility Testing” and spoke on the panel “Let’s talk accessibility.

Webinar: The European Accessibility Act: What you need to do and what you can do today

Online on July 10.

Gian ran this free webinar for Codemotion. Access the webinar recording via YouTube or download the slides from Dropbox (PowerPoint, 36.39 MB).

Webinar: How to test the accessibility of your mobile websites and apps

Online on June 25 and July 2.

UXDC Design for Accessibility

In Washington, D.C. on June 20.

Gian presented “Mobile Accessibility: The good, the bad and the ugly.”

M-Enabling Summit

In Arlington, Virginia from June 17 to 19.

Gian was on the panel of the IAAP session “Testing and Monitoring: End Users in Action.” View the panel session on our Interviews page.

London Tech Week

In London, England from June 10 to 14.

London Accessibility Meetup #27

In London, England on June 10.

Gian spoke on Social Media Accessibility.

You can view the recorded meetup on YouTube.

7th Access Israel Annual Conference on “The Future of Accessibility”

In Tel Aviv, Israel from May 23 to 27.

Tech Inclusion Melbourne

In Melbourne, Australia on May 22.

Gian presented on “Building an Accessible and Inclusive Tech Ecosystem for People with Disabilities.”

U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Section 508 Awareness Event

In Washington, D.C. on May 16.

A11y Bytes Sydney

In Sydney, Australia on May 16.

Gian presented on Social Media and Accessibility. Access the presentation slides on Prezentt, or download them from Dropbox (PDF, 4.07 MB).

Web4All

In San Francisco, California from May 13 to 14.

DrupalCon Seattle

In Seattle, Washington from April 8 to April 12.

Gian keynoted the Higher Education Summit and spoke on mobile accessibility.

WSIS Forum 2019

At the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in Geneva, Switzerland from April 8 – 12.

7th Special Needs Education Student Conference

At University of Gdańsk in Gdańsk, Poland on April 10.

Rafal spoke about assistive solutions and the importance of web accessibility in education and the everyday lives of people with blindness.

CodeMotion Rome

In Rome, Italy from March 22 to 23. Gian presented on the topic of “Social Media & Accessibility.” (This presentation was also run as a webinar for the International Association of Accessibility Professionals).

CSUN

AccessibilityOz attended and exhibited at CSUN in Anaheim, California from March 12th to 15th

ICT Accessibility Testing Bootcamps

Gian Wild ran two testing workshops in Anaheim, California on March 11th and March 12th, 2019, co-located with the Digital Legal Accessibility Summit.

Accessibility Camp Bay Area

AccessibilityOz sponsored the 5th annual Accessibility Camp Bay Area, which took place at LinkedIn headquarters in San Francisco, California on March 9.

Zero Project Conference

In Vienna, Austria from February 20 to 22. Ricardo presented on the topic of “Video Player Accessibility” in the “Startup and Social Business Forum” panel.

Open Forum: Technology for Access

At the University of Antwerp in Antwerpen, Belgium on February 8. Ricardo presented on the topic of “Video Player Accessibility”.

ATIA Conference

At the Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida from January 30 to February 2, 2019.

Mike and Ricardo exhibited, and Ricardo presented on “Video Player Accessibility”

Past Conferences and Events: 2018

Codemotion Milan

At Superstudio in Milan, Italy from November 29 to 30, 2018.

Gian presented on “Mobile accessibility: the good, the bad and the ugly.”

Accessing Higher Ground

At the Westin Westminster in Westminster, Colorado from 12 to 16 November, 2018.

Gian conducted a full-day workshop: Everything you need to know about accessibility testing. She also gave two presentations: “Social media and accessibility” and “Accessibility during a web build.”

ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium

At the George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia from 6 to 8 November, 2018.

Gian conducted two half-day workshops: “Accessibility Testing 201” and “Mobile Testing Process.” She also gave two presentations: “Testing video players for accessibility compliance” and “Testing social media for WCAG2 compliance.”

BADCamp 2018

At the University of California, Berkeley from October 24 to 27, 2018.

Gian presented on Mobile Accessibility: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Interagency Accessibility Forum

At GSA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on October 9, 2018.

AHFE International 2018

At Loews Sapphire Falls Resort in Orlando, Florida from July 21 to 25, 2018.

Human-Computer Interaction International 2018

At Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada from July 15 to 20, 2018.

16th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs

At the Johannes Kepler University of Linz in Linz, Austria from July 11 to 13, 2018.

Gian presented on The Inaccessibility Of Video Players.

33rd CSUN Assistive Technology Conference

At the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego, California from March 19 to 23, 2018.

Gian presented on:

Past Conferences and Events: 2017

Accessing Higher Ground

At the Westin Hotel in Westminster, Colorado from Nov 13 to 17, 2017.

Gian gave four presentations:

WordCamp Seattle

At the Washington State Convention Center, Seattle from Nov 4 to 5, 2017

Gian spoke about Mobile Accessibility at this event. View her presentation on WordPress.tv.

ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium

At the Partnership for Public Service Conference Center in Washington DC from Oct 25 to 27, 2017

Gian conducted a workshop, “Introduction to Accessibility Testing (‘Testing 201’)”, and a seminar, “Making an Airline Site Accessible”.

Accessibility Camp Bay Area

At LinkedIn HQ in San Francisco on Oct 21, 2017.

Gian presented on “Interactive maps: How do you make them accessible?”

BADCamp Drupal Conference

At the University of California, Berkeley from Oct 18 to 21, 2017.

Gian presented on Mobile and accessibility.

A11Y Camp Sydney 2017

At the Aerial UTS Function Centre, Ultimo on Sep 13, 2017

Gian presented on Mobile Accessibility.

UX in Higher Education

At the IBIS Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne from Aug 29 to 30, 2017

WordCamp Boston on July 22nd and 23rd July

Gian spoke twice:

CCC Accessibility Day

AccessibilityOz will be presenting at the CCC Accessibility Day in Los Angeles, California.

Federal Accessibility Forum

July 28th in Washington DC

M-enabling Summit in Washington DC from 12 to 14th June

Gian was on the Panel: Social Media and Collaborative Platforms as part of the Connected Citizens track in Studio F on Tuesday 13th June from 1.30pm to 2.45pm

GlobalMindED

June 22nd and 23rd, Denver CO
Social media and accessibility

CSUN

  • Social media and accessibility at 8am on Friday 3rd March at Golden Hill AB, 3rd Floor, Seaport Tower
  • Building an accessible web site at 9am on Friday 3rd March at Golden Hill AB, 3rd Floor, Seaport Tower

2017 Ontario Assistive Technology Virtual Conference

Social media and accessibility at 12.45pm EDT, on Friday 10th March

PEATWorks

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT, March 23, 2017
Join AccessibilityOz CEO​ Gian Wild to explore best practices for using PDFs. We’ll cover the accessibility challenges related to PDFs, and how to handle issues such as an existing archive of untagged PDFs on a website.

Past Conferences and Events: 2016

OZeWAI in Canberra on November 28th to 30th

Making video accessible

Central PA Open Source Conference in Lancaster, Pennslyvania on November 19th

Making an accessible WordPress site

 Accessing Higher Ground in Boulder, Colorado from November 14th to 18th

Updates to social media accessibility in 2016, Wednesday 16th November 8:00am to 9.15am

 Mobile – what not to do, Wednesday 16th November, 3.30pm to 4.30pm

 Video player accessibility, Thursday 17th November, 9:15am to 10:15am

 Interactive maps: how do you make them accessible? Thursday 17th November, 4pm to 5pm

ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium in Baltimore on the 2nd and 3rd of November

Slideshows

Social media

Columbus Code Camp in Ohio on October 22nd

Mobile and accessibility

You can view the presentation on Prezentt or download the presentation from Dropbox (Powerpoint, 31 MB).

Little Rock Tech Fest in Arkansas on October 20th and 21st

Mobile and accessibility

You can view the presentation on Prezentt or download the presentation from Dropbox (Powerpoint, 31 MB).

Desert Code Camp in Chandler, Arizona on the 8th October

Mobile and accessibility

You can view the presentation on Prezentt or download the presentation from Dropbox (Powerpoint, 31 MB).

JavaScript and accessibility

You can view the presentation on Prezentt or download the presentation from Dropbox (Powerpoint, 12 MB).

2016 Section 508 Interagency Accessibility Forum in Bethesda, Maryland on the 11th October

Mobile and accessibility

You can view the presentation on Prezentt.

Video player accessibility

You can view the presentation on Prezentt.

Social media accessibility: how do you make your social media accessible when SoMe accessibility compliance is so low?

You can view the presentation on Prezentt.

Generate Sydney

Generate Sydney in Sydney on the 5th September

Chicago Accessibility Meetup

Mobile accessibility: the good the bad and the ugly on July 26th in Chicago

Mobile accessibility: the good, the bad and the ugly

You can view the presentation on Prezentt or view the recording on YouTube, or download the presentation from Dropbox (Powerpoint, 31 MB).

HCI International, 2016

HCI International 2016 in Toronto, Canada from the 17th to the 22nd of July

Conference Proceedings

Buy the conference proceedings: HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations: eCommerce and Innovation or view the Social Media and Accessibility paper.

15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs

15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs in Austria from the 13th to the 15th July

Conference Proceedings

Buy the conference proceedings: Computers Helping People with Special Needs from Springer or view the Are PDFs an Accessible Solution paper.

AHEAD 2016

AHEAD 2016 in Indianapolis, USA, from the 11th till the 16th of July

Video and PDFs

You can view the presentation on Prezentt or download the presentation from Dropbox (Powerpoint, 31 MB).

Free Code Camp

Accessibility: what do you need to know on June 29th at Google, Mountain View

Accessibility: What do you need to know

You can view the presentation on Prezentt or download the presentation from Dropbox (12 MB).

M-enabling Summit 2016

M-enabling Summit 2016 in Washington DC on the 13th to the 14th of June

Australian Roadshows: Maximise productivity and increase client engagement seminar

Australian Roadshows: Maximise productivity and increase client engagement seminar, in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney on May 24th, 25th and 27th

Australian Roadshows: Maximise productivity and increase client engagement seminar

You can view the presentation on Prezentt or on YouTube, or download the presentation from Dropbox (14 MB).

Mastering SAP Technologies

Mastering SAP Technologies in Melbourne on the 25th to the 27th of May

Pomeranian Convention of People with Disabilities

Rafal Charlampowicz presented on the 23rd of May in Gdansk, Poland

Usablenet’s Introduction to WCAG2.0 Webinar

Usablenet’s Introduction to WCAG2.0 Webinar on the 19th of May

A11y Bytes Melbourne

A11y Bytes Melbourne on the 19th of May

CSUN 2016

CSUN 2016 Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference in San Diego on the 23rd to the 25th March

Interactive maps: from Google to Bing; How do you make them accessible?

You can download the accessible PowerPoint slides on Interactive maps from Dropbox (28.4 MB).

Health Literacy Melbourne

Health Literacy Melbourne on the 11th March – Keynote

Past Conferences and Events: 2015

OzeWAI in Canberra, Australia from the 25th to the 27th November

Accessing Higher Ground

Accessing Higher Ground in Denver, Colorado on the 16th to the 21st November. You can download the accessible PowerPoint slides or access Prezentt for the three sessions:

Making Learning Accessible

Making Learning Accessible in Michigan at Michigan State University on Friday November 13th.

You can download the accessible PowerPoint slides on Social media and accessibility from Dropbox (17.7 MB). Alternatively you can view the Social media and accessibility slides and access the links from Prezentt.

StarTechConf

StarTechConf in Santiago, Chile on the 6th to the 7th November

Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation on Mobile and accessibility from Dropbox (27 MB). Alternatively you can view the Mobile and accessibility slides and access the links from Prezentt.

CodeMotion Berlin

In Berlin from the 2nd to the 3rd November

Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation on Mobile and accessibility from Dropbox (27 MB). Alternatively you can view the Mobile and accessibility slides and access the links from Prezentt.

IAAP Access 2015

IAAP Access 2015 in Las Vegas on the 21st to the 23rd October.

You can download the presentations from Dropbox:

Gian’s presentations, as video on Vimeo:

ADA Audio Webinar

Download the PowerPoint presentation on Social media and accessibility from Dropbox, or listen or read the the Social media and accessibility audio webinar.

United Nations

Gian spoke at the United Nations on the importance of accessibility at the Eighth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

M-Enabling Summit

Gian presented on Social media and accessibility, in Washington DC on the 2nd of June.

The Human Element: The Battle for the Customer Interface Forum

AIMIA event – The Human Element: The Battle for the Customer Interface Forum in Sydney on the 27th of May.

Intranet Design and Usability in the Australian Public Sector

Intranet Design and Usability in the Australian Public Sector in Melbourne on the 27th and 28th May.

What Do You Know, Melbourne

What Do You Know in Melbourne on the 7th May.

JavaScript and accessibility

You can download the accessible PowerPoint slides on Javascript and accessibility from Dropbox (15.6 MB).

CSUN

CSUN 30th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference in San Diego on the 7th to the 11th March

Mobile and accessibility

You can download the accessible PowerPoint slides on Mobile and accessibility from Dropbox (28.4 MB).

Video and accessibility

You can download the accessible PowerPoint slides on Videos and accessibility from Dropbox (17.7 MB).

Accessibility Camp Bay Area

Accessibility Camp Bay Area in San Francisco on the 28th February.

How we build an accessible video player

You can download the accessible PowerPoint slides on How we build an accessible video player from Dropbox (17.7 MB).

Web xChange, Canberra

Web xChange in Canberra on the 10th February.

Mobile and accessibility

You can download the accessible PowerPoint slides on Mobile and accessibility from Dropbox (23 MB). Alternatively you can view the Mobile and accessibility slides and access the links from Prezentt, or view the recording on YouTube.

Past Conferences and Events: 2014

OzeWAI, Melbourne

OzeWAI in Melbourne on the 8th to the 10th December.

Social media and accessibility

You can download the accessible PowerPoint slides on Social media and accessibility from Dropbox (16.63 MB).

Cognitive disabilities

You can download the accessible PowerPoint slides on Cognitive disabilities from Dropbox (27.24 MB).

Prioritising web accessibility in the build of a web site.

You can download the accessible PowerPoint slides on Prioritising web accessibility from Dropbox (7.91 MB).

Social Media Risk and Reputation Management Forum, Sydney

Social Media Risk and Reputation Management Forum in Sydney on the 25th November

Social media and accessibility

You can download the accessible PowerPoint slides on Social Media and accessibility from Dropbox (16.05 MB). Alternatively you can view the Social media and accessibility slides and access the links from Prezentt.

Accessing Higher Ground, Colorado

Accessing Higher Ground in Colorado on the 17th to the 21st November

Presentations are available on Prezentt. Please note that Prezentt and cause some problems for screenreader users. Read the blog post about Accessing Higher Ground.

Mobile and accessibility

You can view the Mobile and accessibility slides and access the links from Prezentt.

PDFs and accessibility

You can view the PDFs and accessibility slides and access the links from Prezentt.

Videos and accessibility

You can view the Videos and accessibility slides and access the links from Prezentt.

Semantic Markup for WCAG2 (Images, Headings, Links and Titles)

You can view the Semantic Markup for WCAG2 slides and access the links from Prezentt.

Michigan State University World Usability Day, Michigan

Michigan State University World Usability Day in Michigan on the 13th of November
Mobile and accessibility

Mobile and accessibility

You can download the accessible PowerPoint slides on Mobile and accessibility from Dropbox (27.71 MB). Alternatively you can view the Mobile and accessibility slides and access the links from Prezentt.

Future of Web Design

Future of Web Design in New York on the 3rd to the 5th November. Read the blog post of the Future of Web Design Mobile and accessibility.

Presentation is available on Prezentt and Dropbox. Please note that Prezentt causes some problems for screenreader users, so please access our slides via Dropbox.

Mobile and accessibility

You can view the Mobile and accessibility slides and access the links from Prezentt.

Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design

Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design in San Francisco on the 27th October.

Presentation: Mobile and accessibility

Joomla Day Sydney

Joomla Day Sydney, 11th and 12th October

Presentation is available on Prezentt. Please note that Prezentt causes some problems for screenreader users.

Prioritising web accessibility in the build of a web site

You can view the Prioritising web accessibility in the build of a web site slides and access the links from Prezentt, or view a recording of the presentation on YouTube.

dev/world, Melbourne

/dev/world, 29th and 30th September

Presentation: Mobile and accessibility

See the blog post – Presentation for dev/world: Mobile and accessibility

WordCamp, Sydney

WordCamp Sydney on 27th and 28th September

Presentation is available on Prezentt. Please note that Prezentt causes some problems for screenreader users.

PDFs and accessibility

You can view the PDFs and accessibility slides and access the links from Prezentt.

AuIGF, Melbourne

AuIGF, 26th and 27th August

Forum: The Internet has a Help button

DrupalGov, Canberra

DrupalGov, 22nd August

Presentation is available for download on our website in Word, PDF or PowerPoint format.

Prioritising web accessibility in the build of a web site

Download the slides on Prioritising web accessibility in the build of a web site.

View Gian’s presentation on YouTube.

GovCamp, Canberra

Seminar: Case Study – Building an accessible web site

Past Conferences and Events: 2013

OzeWAI, Melbourne

OzeWAI, 27th and 29th November

Presentation: Video players and accessibility

Intranet YOUsability, Melbourne

Intranet YOUsability, 17th and 18th September

Chairperson

Workshop: Prioritising web accessibility in the build of a web site

Edge of the Web, Perth

Edge of the Web, 14th and 15th March

Presentation: Allies in accessibility

Past Conferences and Events: 2012

Drupal Downunder, Melbourne

Drupal Downunder, 14th and 15th January

The keynote presentation is available on slideshare.

The differences between WCAG1 and WCAG2

You can view the differences between WCAG1 and WCAG2 slides and access the links from slideshare, or watch the recording on YouTube.

Spectronics, Gold Coast

Spectronics, 22nd to the 25th May

Presentation: Making web sites accessible to people with cognitive disabilities

Enhancing Online and Mobile content, Canberra

Enhancing Online and Mobile content, 30th and 31st May

Presentation: Seven months and counting – how to meet the AGIMO deadline

Workshop: Making online content more accessible

Seamless CMS Conference, Melbourne

Seamless CMS conference, 29th and 30th November

The presentation is available on slideshare.

One month and counting – how to meet the December deadline

Past Conferences and Events: 2011

IBM Innovate, Sydney and Melbourne

IBM Innovate, 19th July and 21st July

Seminar: Changes to the DDA Web Advisory Notes

Edge of the Web, Perth

Edge of the Web, 28th and 29th July, 2011

Seminar: PDFs and accessibility: can they really be made accessible?

Workshop: Changes to the DDA Web Advisory Notes

Local Government Web Network Conference, Sydney

Local Government Web Network, 20th August

Seminar: Accessibility and PDFs

Web Directions South, Sydney

Web Directions South, 11th to the 14th October

Presentation: WCAG2 – the hidden nuggets

Accessing Higher Ground, Colorado

Accessing Higher Ground, 14th to the 18th November

Seminar: PDFs and accessibility

We have also been regular speakers at industry events such as the Computer Human Industry Special Interest Group (CHISIG) and the Web Standards Group (WSG), speaking in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane.