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The Game Accessibility Conference @gaconf.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

GAConf USA date is set! Two days of accessibility talks and networking, October 19th & 20th. Fully online across Zoom and Discord. FREE registration open now at www.gaconf.com. Speaker announcements coming soon!

GAConf, advancing accessibility for disabled players. Online conference, Oct 18th - 19th 2026. Seattle social, Sept 2026.

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 22/04/2026

Session 6 of the Section 508 Trusted Tester Study Group 🗓️ April 24, 4:00 PM (GMT+2) 📍 Hosted by GDG Vienna 🔗 Register: gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-vienna-presents-dhs-trusted-tester-study-group-6-repetitive-content-content-structure/cohost-gdg-vienna/ #a11y #WebAccessibility

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DHS Trusted Tester Study Group 6: Repetitive Content + Content Structure | Google Developer Groups

Virtual Event - Welcome to the DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester Study Group. This series builds on our previous Accessibility Webinar Seri...

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 12/03/2026

Taming the Moving Parts: A recap of the last study group session where we covered Auto-Playing, Blinking, and Flashing Content according to Section 508! open.substack.com/pub/a11ynews...

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Taming the Moving Parts: Auto-Playing, Blinking, and Flashing Content according to Section 508

DHS Trusted Tester Study Group Session 2 (feat. my criticism of how the Trusted Tester Process examines flashing content)

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 11/03/2026

Join DHS Trusted Tester Study Group Session 3! 🧵 We have a number of interactive pass/fail and DNA examples this time. 🗓️ Mar 12 | 6:00-7:00 PM (GMT+1) Register: gdg.community.dev/events/detai...

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DHS Trusted Tester Study Group 3: Keyboard Access and Focus | Google Developer Groups

Virtual Event - Welcome to the DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester Study Group. This series builds on our previous Accessibility Webinar Seri...

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 10/03/2026

Summary of the latest study session is now up: Auto Playing Audio Control & ARIA Live Regions Testing according to the Section 508 Trusted Tester Process: dev.to/laura-wissia...

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Stop the Noise: Auto PLaying Audio Control and ARIA Live Region Testing

Tools to follow along: ANDI test page Study Group Session 2 Last week,...

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 02/03/2026

DHS Trusted Tester Study Group Session 1 Recap: What is Section 508? Functional Performance Criteria Web Standards Testing Tools open.substack.com/pub/a11ynews...

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DHS Trusted Tester Study Group Session 1 Recap: What is Section 508?

Join the study group again on March 6

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 15/02/2026

DHS Trusted Tester Study Group – Session 2 🔔 Topic: Auto‑Playing and Auto‑Updating Content + Flashing 🗓 Date & Time: March 6, 4 to 5 PM (GMT+1) 📍 Join us online: gdg.community.dev/events/detai...

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DHS Trusted Tester Study Group 2: Auto-Playing and Auto-Updating Content + Flashing | Google Developer Groups

Virtual Event - Welcome to the DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester Study Group. This series builds on our previous Accessibility Webinar Ser...

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 29/01/2026

🗓️ February 2026 Accessibility Events – a curated guide that lists every conference, workshop & meetup driving real change for people with disabilities. 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/a11ynews... #a11y #accessibility #disability #EventGuide

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Accessibility Events in February 2026

A curated guide to the February events driving real change for people with disabilities.

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 29/01/2026

🗓️ DHS Trusted Tester Study Group 1: What is Section 508? Functional performance criteria & testing tools Kickoff: Feb 6, 4‑5:30 PM GMT+1 (Vienna) – free via GDG Vienna 🔗https://gdg.community.dev/gdg-vienna/

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Accessibility Events in February 2026

A curated guide to the February events driving real change for people with disabilities.

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Jen Simmons @jensimmons.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

It’s wild to me just how much wrong information there is out there (written by humans in the later half of 2025) about using CSS to create masonry layouts. There is no property named `grid-lanes` (as in grid-lanes: repeat(4, 200px)). There is no `masonry-direction` property. Or `masonry` anything.

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Adrian Roselli, pH0 @aardrian.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

“Barriers from Links with ARIA” adrianroselli.com/2026/01/barr... Tried to capture other ways using `aria-label` and/or `aria-hidden` within links can break them for non-SR users. Corrections, additions welcome. Maybe check before the LLM crawlers turn my site into a gibbering pile of 503s. #ARIA

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Barriers from Links with ARIA

Today Temani Afif asked a question: Are the below codes equivalent if we consider all the aspects? (a11y, semantic, something else maybe?) If not, what is missing (or should be changed) in the second ...

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 23/01/2026

Join the DHS Trusted Tester Study Group: “What is Section 508? Functional Performance Criteria & Testing Tools” 🚀 📅 Kick‑off: Feb 6 | 4:00 – 5:30 PM (GMT+1) 🗓️ Then: 1 hour every other Friday for the next ~6 months 🏢 Hosted by:  Google Developer Group Vienna RSVP: gdg.community.dev/events/detai...

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DHS Trusted Tester Study Group 1: What is Section 508? Functional Performance Criteria, and Testing Tools | Google Developer Groups

Virtual Event - Join for the kickoff session of our DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester Study Group. This will set the foundation for underst...

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Stef Walter @stephaniewalter.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The irony of everyone chasing the same AI strategy is that it eliminates competitive advantage. When everyone optimizes for the same thing, nobody stands out. But a company that deliberately chooses humanity over automation? Right now that’s an admirable decision and a signal customers can’t ignore

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Humanity as Differentiator

I just spent a few days in New York City at NRF 2026, the …

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Inge Rosenberger @ingerosenberger.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Das Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung (BMDS) hat das „EinfachMachen-Portal" eröffnet. Hier können Bürgerinnen und Bürger direkt online melden, wo Staat und Verwaltung unnötig zu kompliziert sind bei Behördenprozessen.

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EinfachMachen-Portal - BMDS

Das EinfachMachen-Portal ist ein digitales Angebot des Bundesministeriums für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung (BMDS). Bürgerinnen und Bürger, Unternehmen, Verbände sowie Mitarbeitende der Verwaltun...

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Raul Krauthausen @raulkrauthausen.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

„Warum streicht man funktionierende Lösungen?“ Barrierefreie Mobilität ist kein Luxus, sondern Voraussetzung für Teilhabe. Dass der BVG-Muva eingestellt wird, zeigt: Inklusion ist oft das Erste, was fällt – dabei müsste es das Erste sein, das bleibt. steady.page/de/krauthaus...

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Wichtig ist, erst mal anzukommen

Warum schaffen wir funktionierende Inklusion ab, statt sie auszuweiten?

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 22/01/2026

Upcoming DHS Trusted Tester Study Group Feb 6 | 4‑5:30 PM (GMT+1) Session 1: What is Section 508? Functional performance criteria and standards, getting familiar with testing tools and how they work (the long but important theory part) RSVP on GDG Community: gdg.community.dev/events/detai...

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DHS Trusted Tester Study Group 1: What is Section 508? Functional Performance Criteria, and Testing Tools | Google Developer Groups

Virtual Event - Join for the kickoff session of our DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester Study Group. This will set the foundation for underst...

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Craig Abbott @craigabbott.co.uk · 08/01/2026

I’m talking about AI and accessibility at A11y North this month, in Leeds. If it’s something you’re interested in, it would be great to see you there! www.linkedin.com/events/a11yn... www.a11ynorth.com #a11y #accessibility #ai

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A11y North

The homepage of the A11y North charity and meet-up group

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 08/01/2026

Enrolled in the DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester, unfortunately most external links contained in the course material lead to 404 errors. If anyone has materials saved, please share them with me 🙏

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 13/12/2025

Am I testing the accessibility of a website, or is this website testing me?

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 07/12/2025

Disability, inclusion, digital accessibility book recommendations, please?

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 06/12/2025

If your accessibility question starts with “Is it enough to…”, realistically, the answer will be no.

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 04/12/2025

“Exclusion doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when accessibility is disregarded.” Might be my new favorite quote. (From barrierefreifeiern on Instagram)

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

When it is time to do the year-end wrap up, inside you there are two wolves: One says "HOW DARE YOU?" and recites your achievements like Daenerys Targaryen about to burn a city. One says "Oh, nevermind. I have no memory of anything I have accomplished. Truly, I have achieved nothing this year."

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 29/11/2025

🗓️ Dec 4 2025 | 10 AM GMT – Bridging the Mobile Disability Gap Researchers from GSMA & Global Disability Innovation Hub, plus Vodacom & Dialog, discuss mobile as assistive technology, the Mobile Disability Gap, and new evidence on inclusive mobile solutions.  us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Bridging the Mobile Disability Gap: advancing access and use of mobile as assistive technology. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email abo...

Join us to explore the power of mobile driven inclusion, as we welcome researchers, innovators and the mobile industry to reflect on the future of mobile, the Mobile Disability Gap, and how a Mobile a...

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 28/11/2025

Added to #A11yNews 🗓️ Dec 17 2025 | 9 AM‑1 PM MST – Access Amplified (free virtual half‑day hosted by University of Phoenix) 🔑 Opening keynote: “Continuous AI for Accessibility” – Ed Summers, Head of Accessibility, GitHub events.zoom.us/ev/AqDsGyIoV... #Accessibility #AI #InclusiveTech

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Access Amplified™ | University of Phoenix

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 26/11/2025

Accessibility Events in December 2025: a11ynews.substack.com/p/accessibil... #A11yNews #accessibility

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 23/11/2025

Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna: Lights, Camera, Mobility, Action! If you work on an inclusive travel or mobility solution, apply to the Better Mobility Eurovision call. a11ynews.substack.com/p/eurovision... #BMA #BetterMobility #A11yNews #ESC26 #Eurovision

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Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna: Lights, Camera, Mobility, Action!

If you have a mobility, travel‑tech or accessibility solution, this is your chance to pilot it on the biggest stage in Europe.

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 19/11/2025

Thank you to everyone who attended my talk at @devfest.at The resources mentioned are now online: a11ynews.substack.com/p/a11y-resou... #DevFest #webAccessibility

close up of my speaker badge, featuring my sparkly red manicure: DevFest Vienna, 15 November 2025, Speaker Laura Wissiak

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Adrian Roselli, pH0 @aardrian.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Hey! @lflegal.bsky.social, @rejinae.bsky.social, and @chanceyfleet.bsky.social gathered 36 authors to write about ethics in digital accessibility. Chapters, authors (I’m one of them), pre-order: www.routledge.com/Digital-Acce... Out 26 March 2026. #DigitalAccessibilityEthics #accessibility #a11y

Book cover, “Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech” set in blue text above a painting featuring bright arcs of yellow, orange, blue, turquoise, pink, and purple; the lower half of these colors show abstract figures, circles, and building-like shapes and the text “Edited by Lainey Feingold, Reginé Gilbert, Chancey Fleet.”

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Saba Salman @sabasalman.com · 17/11/2025

Sharing again: ‘..in times of frustration or exhaustion I tap into my memories of injustice. I remind myself of why I am doing what I am doing and this sustains me. Anger transforms into a battery charger that gives me a boost when it’s sorely needed.' #AliceWong www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Alice Wong, ‘luminary’ writer and disability rights activist, dies aged 51

Daughter of immigrants advocated for people with disabilities to have full autonomy over their lives

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Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com · 13/11/2025

A reminder for World Usability Day: If it's not accessible, it's not usable. We know this, yet still ignore it in practice. My Problem with Accessibility in UX: open.substack.com/pub/a11ynews... #WUD2025 #NoA11yNoUX #A11yNews

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My Problem with Accessibility in UX

A reminder for World Usability Day: If it's not accessible, it's not usable. We know this, yet still ignore it in practice.

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