The Design + Accessibility Summit 2023
NOTE: The following is from the 2023 event. To see details on our most recent event, click here.
Join us at the 3rd annual Design + Accessibility Summit, the essential HOW-TO event for design professionals who need to master accessibility, coming to a device near you November 14–17, 2023.
It’s no secret that accessibility is a hot topic. In fact, ensuring your documents are accessible is not just a good idea: it’s the law. Whether you’re extending your company’s DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) focus, expanding your market to include the estimated 25% of the population who have disabilities, or safeguarding your company against legal risks, it’s important to make accessibility a business priority.
Creative professionals must learn how to design documents that are accessible for people with vision and hearing impairments, mobility challenges, cognitive, and other disabilities. And those who ramp up their knowledge and expertise in accessibility will find themselves in high demand supporting their business’ efforts; while those who don’t will risk falling behind.
At The Design + Accessibility Summit, you will learn practical techniques for building accessible documents with InDesign, Acrobat, PowerPoint, and other tools widely used by creative professionals.
Topics
- The Word to InDesign to Acrobat PDF workflow
- Step by step testing with a screen reader
- Designing content for low visual acuity and screen readers
- Making social media accessible
- Understanding Section 508 vs ADA compliance and WCAG guidelines, for both U.S. and international accessibility laws
- PDF remediation: The step-by-step process for ensuring compatibility
- How to write and present with accessibility and inclusion in mind
- Making sense of tags, alt text, and reading order
- Accessible email: tips and hacks
- Building accessible tables, forms, and infographics in InDesign and other tools
- Is your website accessible?
- AI + A11Y = a bright future for human accessibility
- Building accessible PowerPoint and Word documents suitable to share with clients and your team
Agenda
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Speakers
Carie Fisher
Caroline Desrosieres
Chad Chelius
Colleen Gratzer
Dax Castro
Emily Lucht
Enid Brown
Hafsa Azaz
Kathryn Collins
Laurie Allen
Najee Bartley
Robert Smelser
Shawn Jordison
Sheri Byrne-Haber
Stephy Hogan
Susan Parker
REGISTRATION DETAILS
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Your registration includes:
- On-demand access to all session and Q&A session recordings until November 17, 2024
- Speaker handouts and resources from the world’s top experts
- Savings on future live and online CreativePro events with the alumni discount.
PRICING:
All prices are in USD
# of Days | CreativePro Members* | Non-Members |
|---|---|---|
1-Day Passes | $395 | $495 |
2-Day Passes | $645 | $745 |
3-Day Passes | $885 | $995 |
4-Day Passes | $1,095 | $1,195 |
Please note: CreativePro member discount cannot be combined with other discounts. Discounts are available for nonprofit, government, education, CreativePro members, and alumni of CreativePro events.
Download our “Why Attend” PDF brochure to see why The Design + Accessibility Summit needs to be in your 2023 plans now!
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