Returning for the second year on March 15-17, 2022, the free, virtual axe-con 2022 conference offers three days of learning about building accessible digital experiences.
Hosted by Deque Systems, axe-con 2022 will have over 80 sessions with top experts discussing building, testing, and maintaining accessible digital experiences.
Named for Deque’s axe-core project, an open source library and accessibility testing engine, the conference features a variety of presentations, including case studies, accessibility compliance, best practices, and updates from technology leaders from around the world.
What sets axe-con apart from other online digital accessibility conferences: the focus on all the teams involved, including:
- Design
- Development
- Management
- Testing
- Accessibility
- Legal
A few of the speakers include:
- Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web
- Jenny Lay-Flurrie, chief accessibility officer at Microsoft
- Lainey Feingold, disability rights lawyer and author
- Jared Smith, associate directore at WebAIM
- Meryl Evans, author and digital marketing at Equal Entry
- Ramya Ramaswamy, product designer at Facebook
- Fred Moltz, head of accessibility at Verizon
What You Need to Know
Axe-con kicks off at 9:00am Eastern Daylight Time on March 15, 2022, with keynotes in the morning by:
- Sir Tim Berners-Lee
- Preety Kumar, Dylan Barrell
- Jenny Lay-Flurrie
The four-track sessions of development, design, organizational success with accessibility, and wildcard begin at 11am on Wednesday, March 15.
On March 16 and 17, sessions start at 9am Eastern Daylight Time.
For the interactive sessions, attendees will find:
- Chat, Q&A, and polling
- Live captions
- Online networking and chat
Attendance at axe-con sessions can be used toward continuing education toward International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) certification.
While the conference is free, pre-registration is required.
Note: the last session each day is 5:00pm Eastern Daylight Time.
About the Sessions
With over 80 sessions, I recommend you review the axe-con schedule ahead of time to plan which presentations to watch.
According to their website, an agenda builder with customized time zones will soon be available.
Be sure to sign up to receive updates about speakers, sessions, events, and additional news.
A few sessions that caught my attention
- Augment your Design Practice for Inclusion: Five Best Practices, Gina Bhawalker
- How to do Remote Research Studies for Accessibility, Rebecca Topps
- Modern CSS Upgrades to Improve Accessibility, Stephanie Eckles
- Driving an Accessibility Learning Culture & Digital Accessibility Specialist Apprenticeship, Mark Wilcock
Wrapping Up
The free, virtual three-day axe-con conference offers a great opportunity to learn from top experts in the accessibility community how to build, test, monitor, and maintain digital accessibility.
Each session will be recorded; recordings will be be made available after the conference.
Whether you’re new to accessibility or a veteran accessibility professional, you’ll find helpful sessions and useful tips you can implement in your projects.
I’ll be attending, join me?
