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A free, virtual event exploring accessibility, inclusion and digital best practices. May 21st Supporting #GAAD. Powered by the Umbraco community. www.umbraad.com To register: bit.ly/3OwtPuz #accessibility #inclusion #GAAD

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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the 5th UMBRAAD, as part of the 15th #GAAD. Spreading awareness, supporting each other, and helping the community create more inclusive digital experiences has never been more important. We're proud to push the agenda. Onward! #Umbraad2026
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Owain @owain.codes · 21/05/2026
It's @umbracoa11y.bsky.social day today!! Hoping to tune in for some of the amazing talks. #h5yr to everyone involved in this event. #umbraco
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🚨 #Umbraad2026 kicks off tomorrow! In celebration of #GAAD 2026, join us and discuss how we tangibly make #DigitalAccessibility real across business, design and engineering. Check out the schedule and register via our website - link in the comments! #WebAccessibility #A11y
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Accessibility doesn't work when treated as and after-thought. This Thursday, for #UMBRAAD2026, we'll deep dive into the real solutions, tools and methodologies that make the Web truly inclusive. #DigitalAccessibility #WebDesign #WebDevelopment #A11y
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
1 Week to go before we kick off #UMBRAAD2026. Registrations are still open, link in the comments! #A11y #WebAccessibility #Inclusion #WebDesign #WebDevelopment
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Brand Identity and Digital Accessibility are more than compatible perspectives: they thrive of each other. Looking to challenge more myths about Digital Accessibility? Join us on May 21st! #A11y #Umbraco2026 #WebAccessibility #UserInterface #Branding
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Accessibility is a craft decision. And the best builders are already making it. On May 21st, #Umbraad2026 brings together the professional leaders who are raising the bar and sharing how they're doing it, as we deep dive into the Future of Accessibility. #Umbraad #A11y #DigitalAccessibility
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Accessibility is a craft decision. And the best builders are already making it. On May 21st, #Umbraad2026 brings together the professional leaders who are raising the bar and sharing how they're doing it, as we deep dive into the Future of Accessibility. #Umbraad #A11y #DigitalAccessibility
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'are you building the web?
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Accessibility is a craft decision. And the best builders are already making it. On May 21st, #Umbraad2026 brings together the professional leaders who are raising the bar and sharing how they're doing it, as we deep dive into the Future of Accessibility. #Umbraad #A11y #DigitalAccessibility
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'are you building the web?
1.3 billion people are waiting on your next decision.
Join #Umbraad2026 for Global Accessibility Awareness Day
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The #Umbraad2026 schedule has landed! A full day of talks and fireside chats, from Designing for Cognition to Automation through todiving into the challenges of working towards Accessibility, we're addressing the burning topics of #A11yship in 2026. Join us! #A11y #DigitalAccessibility #WebEvent
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Umbraad 2026 schedule
Morning sessions
CET Times:
10:20 - Welcome & Introduction
10:40 - Accessibility Manual Testing: Why Lived Experience Matters
with Thiago Carmo
11:10 - Shift Left on Accessibility: Beyond the Audit
with Ramona Domen
11:40- Designing for Cognition
with Ellie Barrett
12:10 - Designing for Cognition
with Ellie Barrett
12:40 - Fireside chat: How to improve accessibility buy-in in YOUR organisation
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Umbraad 2026 schedule
Afternoon sessions
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14:30 - The Accessibility debt in products: What AI can (and can't) fix
with Shivansh Mathur
14:45 -Accessibility starts before the software: hardware, cloud tooling, LLMs and diminishing returns
with Carl Sargunar
15:00 - Accessibility starts before the software: hardware, cloud tooling, LLMs and diminishing returns
with Carl Sargunar
15:30 - Why Automated Accessibility Tools Are Not Enough
with Shadrack William Kyei
16:00 - What No One Tells You About Working in Accessibility
with Danny Lancaster
16:40 - Fireside chat: Accessibility Is Hard: Let’s Talk About Burnout
17:30 - Closing remarks and thanks
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Only 2 weeks to go before #Umbraad2026! Engineers, Designers, Product Managers and Decision Makers: Join us as we kick off a very special edition with deep dives into what Digital Accessibility means in 2026. . Register for free! #DigitalAccessibility #A11y #UXDesign #ProductDesign #WebDevelopment
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
We're excited to present Shivansh, completing our Speakers panel for #Umbraad2026! He will talk about the Accessibility Debt: why it matters, and where AI can help bridge the gap, while highlight the human-centered practices essential for truly inclusive design. #DigitalAccessibility #WebDesign
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
We're excited to introduce Carl! Carl has been building websites and apps for the last 20 years and will talk about the opportunities and pitfalls that come with cheaper hardware, browser-based development, cloud hosting, AI tooling, & voice interfaces. Live on May 21st! #Hardware #AI #Cloud #A11y
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Introducing Shadrack William Kyei, Accessibility Specialist & UX Designer, Speaker at #Umbraad2026! Attendees will learn how to get high quality audits by integrating manual and automated approaches, to create more inclusive and compliant digital experiences. #UserTesting #A11y #AITools
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
We're thrilled to introduce Ellie Barret, Senior User Experience Designer at Yoyo Design as part of our #Umbraad2026 event speakers. On May 21st, she joins us to talk cognitive load, plain language as a design decision, and progressive disclosure. #A11y #UXDesign #CognitiveAccessibility
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
It is estimated that around 9 to 12% of the world population has dyslexia, which makes navigating digital experiences especially difficult. On May 21st, Ellie Barrett talks through #CognitiveAccessibility to improve your product for every single person who uses it. #dyslexia #neurodivergent #A11y
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
We're delighted to introduce Jordan Smith, Lead Developer at Moriyama, and Accessibility Champion. He'll demo #Pulse, a dedicated tool that automates the entire #WCAG compliance audit pipeline and help focus on the things automation can't cover. Registration link in the comments. #A11y #Umbraad2026
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
What happens after your app has passed accessibility audit? How do you ensure it stays accessible as your codebase evolves? Join us as we discuss strategies to build accessibility for the long term with Ramona Domen from Team Rockstars IT. #UXDesign #CodeBase #WebDev #A11y #Umbraad2026
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Introducing Corey! Corey Vilhauer is a Director of Strategy at Blend Interactive & co-author of The Web Project Guide. On May 21st, he will be joining us to talk about how GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation) can power Accessibility. Register to join! #DigitalAccessibility #Umbraad2026 #A11y #GAAD
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
We're delighted to introduce Thiago, speaker at #Umbraad2026. Thiago Carmo is the co-founder of Passion4Social and delivered almost 200 accessibility audits. He will talk about how to bring in lived experience in Accessibility Manual Testing. Register to join (it's free!) #WebDesign #UserTesting
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
We're excited to introduce our next #Umbraad2026 speaker! Ramona is a software engineer, Microsoft MVP and public speaker advocating for inclusive and accessible applications. She'll explore practical strategies to tackle accessibility beyond the audit. #A11y #DigitalAccessibility #Automation
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
We're looking for fireside chat participants! Are you a professional or an expert of the topics of Digital Accessibility? Join our peers conversation during #Umbraad2026! Get in touch via DM or send us an email at info@umbraad.com #Umbraad2026 #A11y #DigitalAccessibility
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deconspray @deconspray.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Touch is not the only way people use mobile apps. Keyboard operability matters for accessibility, and most apps still fail at it. Detlev Fischer explains why this cannot be an afterthought. bitvtest.de/en/blog/... #DigitalAccessibility #A11y #MobileTesting #InclusiveDesign #WCAG #Mobile
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Keyboard operability – why is it important? (part 3)
Mobile apps should also be operable using a keyboard. This third part of our blog series on mobile testing explains why this is important and what role the keyboard plays in accessibility and app testing.
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
📢 Proud to be announcing our first guest Speaker at #Umbraad2026! Danny will be offering a deep dive into the human side of accessibility, from the risks of burnout to leveraging strategies to truly embed accessibility principles within your work. Stay tuned for more reveals 💫 #A11y
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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal's "Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization" hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart. medium.com/nightingale/...
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Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization
How do you write text that conveys the whole meaning of a visualization? You probably can’t. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
On May 21st, the community that builds the web takes a deep dive into the current state of #digitalaccessibility, blockers and solutions towards a better web experience, for all. Join for free. #Umbraad #Accessibility #A11y #InclusiveDesign #GAAD #Umbraco
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The gap between adding a language to a model and including the community that speaks it in governance is not a technical limitation, writes Sofia Magdalena Olofsson. It is a political choice, she says. www.techpolicy.press/the-multilin...
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The Multilingual AI Gap Is Not Closing. It Is Being Rebranded.
The gap between adding a language to a model and including the community that speaks it in governance is a political choice, writes Sofia Magdalena Olofsson.
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
We couldn't do this without them. 💙 A huge thank you to our sponsors for making Umbraad 2026 free for every single attendee: ✦ Umbraco ✦ Nexxer ✦ Huskey ✦ Kayo Digital ✦ Tone Def. ✦ Gibe #Umbraad #Accessibility #A11y #GAAD #Umbraco #DigitalInclusion #WebAccessibility #ThankYou
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Our call for speakers is now closed. Thank you to all who reached out. Stay tuned for our panel announcement. #a11y #umbraco #webinclusivity #accesibility #webdesign #neurodivergency
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Vale @vale.rocks · 03/04/2026
Many people with far greater knowledge than I possess have discussed accessibility overlays, but I think the more voices and inputs in the public corpus the better. Accessibility overlays are harmful and make things worse, not better. Avoid them. vale.rocks/posts/access... #Accessibility #a11y
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Stay Away From Accessibility Overlays
All the costs with none of the compliance!
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A user with a disability hits on average 51 accessibility barriers on a homepage. Each of them a closed door to a world that has never been more digitalized. Join the Umbraad Accessibility chat on May 21st. Let's make the web accessible, for real and for all. #Umbraad #A11y #WebDev #InclusiveDesign
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Steve Faulkner @stevefaulkner.eurosky.social · 02/04/2026
Designing for people who are blind by @graemecoleman.bsky.social #a11y #design #disability "When designing products and services, we often think in terms of their visual appearance. However, some people use digital content without being able to see it" tetralogical.com/blog/2026/04...
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Designing for people who are blind - TetraLogical
When designing products and services, we often think in terms of their visual appearance. However, some people use digital content without being able to see it. This means we need to design interfaces...
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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Each year, WebAIM evaluates the accessibility of the home pages for the top 1,000,000 web sites. Common accessibility errors and barriers found in the home pages include low contrast text, missing alternative text for images, and missing form input labels. webaim.org/projects/mil...
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WebAIM: The WebAIM Million - The 2026 report on the accessibility of the top 1,000,000 home pages
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Tim Berners-Lee built the web for everyone. We're still working on that. 🌐 #Umbraad is a free virtual event on May 21st (#GAAD) for anyone who wants to make the web genuinely inclusive: talks, deep dives & real conversations. Mark your calendar & follow for updates. #A11y #Accessibility #Umbraco
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
📌 What is #Umbraad? UMBRAAD (Umbraco Accessibility Awareness Day) is a free, virtual event held every year on Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD). Talks, demos, panels & fireside chats for devs, editors, marketers & digital leaders making the web more inclusive 🌐 #A11y #Accessibility #Umbraco
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Keen to steer the conversation about accessibility? Our call for speakers is still open for our 2026 virtual event edition, May 21st. Submissions close April 6th. Apply now 👉 umbraad.com #Umbraad #CallForSpeakers #Ally #Accessibility #UmbracoAccessibility #InclusiveDesign #GAAD
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Companies leading in disability inclusion generate on average: 1.6 x more revenue 2.6 x more net income 2 x more economic profit.* Accessibility is central to business success. Join the Digital Accessibility chat. May 21st. #accessibility #inclusion #userjourney #GAAD
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* source: Accenture's disability inclusion imperative report 2023
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
96% of websites fail accessibility standards. For 1.3 billion people living with a disability, the internet is full of locked doors. We can build better. Join us on May 21st. Talks: inclusive design, accessibility burnout, AI tools, business cases, and more. #GAAD #accessibility #inclusive
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Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The UMBRAAD 2026 call for speakers is open! Take to the virtual stage and present your insights on digital accessibility to the Umbraco community during Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Submit your session idea: sessionize.com/umbraad-2026/ #GAAD #A11Y #Umbraco #Community
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Umbraco Accessibility Awareness Day (UMBRAAD) 2026 : Call for Speakers
There are still knowledge gaps around accessibility issues and many barriers and hurdles still exist when building and developing websites. UMBRAAD is...
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