Here is a list of accessibility related conferences I have attended or would recommend.
Table 1
| Name of Organization |
Access Technology Higher Education Network (ATHEN) |
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) |
California State University-Northridge (CSUN) Assistive Technology Conference |
EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility Constituent Group (ITACCESS) |
| Organization Info |
ATHEN is a network of higher education professionals committed to improving accessibility for students, faculty, staff, and administrators |
AHEAD is the premiere professional association committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary education. |
n/a |
EDUCAUSE® is a nonprofit association and the foremost community of IT leaders and professionals committed to advancing higher education. |
| Great for Help With |
accessible books, accessible technology, captioning, Section 508 standards |
accommodations, legal, general technology, job postings, surveys. |
n/a |
admin or IT level accessible books, accessible technology, captioning, Section 508 standards |
| Homepage |
Access Technology Higher Education Network |
Association on Higher Education and Disability |
Slides and handouts shared by presenters at the 2018 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference
Great Big List – CSUN 2019 Presentation Links
CSUN 2019 Speaker Session Presentations
Great Big List – CSUN 2020 Presentation Links |
IT Accessibility Constituent Group |
| Conference Value |
High for those new to disability / technology within higher education |
High for those new to disability |
High for those new to disability / technology and have a role that is pretty techy |
Unsure, Krista has not attended |
| Conference Webpage |
Accessing Higher Ground Conference |
AHEAD Conference |
CSUN Conference |
EDUCAUSE Conference |
| Month, Location of Conference |
November, Colorado |
July, varies year-to-year |
March, California |
Oct-Nov, varies year-to-year |
| Length of Conference |
Mon-Fri, 2 day pre-conference, 3 day conference |
Mon-Fri; 2 day pre-conference, 3 day conference |
Mon-Fri, 2 day pre-conference, 3 day conference |
Tue-Fri, 1 day pre-conference, 3 day conference |
| Listserv |
ATHEN listserv |
AHEAD listserv |
n/a |
ITACCESS Listserv |
| Notes |
Largest disability, technology, higher ed |
Largest disability in higher ed conference |
Largest assistive tech conference |
Largest IT Professional and higher ed conference |
Table 2
| Name of Conference |
Michigan State University Accessible Learning Conference |
Online Learning Consortium Accelerate |
ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium and Bootcamps |
M-Enabling Summit Conference |
The Digital Accessibility Legal Summit |
| Conference Webpage |
Accessible Learning Conference |
OLC Accelerate |
ICT Accessibility Testing |
M-Enabling Summit Conference |
The Digital Accessibility Legal Summit |
| Month, Location of Conference |
December, Michigan |
November, Florida |
March & November, Virginia |
June, Washington DC |
Varies, Varies |
| Length of Conference |
Thurs-Fri, 2 day conference |
Wed-Fri, 3 day conference |
Varies |
Mon-Wed, 3 day conference |
Tues, 1 day conference |
Table 3
| Name of Conference |
AccessU by Knowability |
Washington Canvas Conference (WACC) |
WSU Tech Accessibility Summer Camp 2019 |
TEACHx by Northwestern |
Transforming the Teaching & Learning Environment |
| Conference Webpage |
AccessU |
WACC
2018 Recordings |
WSU Tech Summer Camp |
TEACHx |
Transforming the Teaching & Learning Environment |
| Month, Location of Conference |
May, Texas |
March, WA |
June, Kansas |
May, vaires |
Feb, Idaho |
| Length of Conference |
Wed-Fri, 3 day conference |
Thurs-Fri, 2 day conference |
Fri, 1 day conference |
Wed-Thurs, 2 day conference |
Mon, 1 day conference |
Table 4
| Name of Conference |
Accessibility Symposium @ York University Libraries, Toronto, Ontario |
University of Guelph Accessibility Conference |
HighEdWeb Association Accessibility Summit |
American University of Beirut Accessibility for a Bolder Learning Experience (ABLE) |
eLearning Consortium of Colorado eLCC Conference |
| Conference Webpage |
Accessibility Symposium |
OpenEd Accessibility Conference |
HighEdWeb Accessibility Summit |
ABLE Summit |
eLCC Conference |
| Month, Location of Conference |
January, Toronto, Canada |
May, Ontario, Canada |
June, Varies |
September, Lebanon |
April, Colorado |
| Length of Conference |
Tues, 1 day conference |
Mon-Wed, 1 day workshops, 2 day conference |
1 day |
2 day |
3 days |
Table 5
| Name of Conference |
Access Israel |
Funka Accessibility Days |
Inclusive Africa Conference |
Web Accessibility Conference |
ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium |
| Conference Webpage |
Access Israel |
Funka Accessibility Days |
Inclusive Africa Conference |
Web Accessibility Conference |
ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium |
| Month, Location of Conference |
May, Tel Aviv, Israel |
September, Stockholm, Sweden |
November, Nairobi, Kenya |
November, New Orleans, LA |
Fall, Washington, DC |
| Length of Conference |
2 days |
2 days |
2 days |
1 day |
TBD |
Table 6
| Name of Conference |
TechShare Pro |
Accessibility Toronto Conference |
National ADA Symposium |
Accessibility Club |
HighEdWeb 2020 |
| Conference Webpage |
Access Israel |
#a11yTO Conf |
National ADA Symposium |
Accessibility Club |
HighEdWeb 2020 |
| Month, Location of Conference |
May, Tel Aviv, Israel |
October, Toronto, Canada |
May, varies |
varies, varies |
Oct, varies |
| Length of Conference |
2 days |
2 days |
4 days |
varies |
2 days |
Table 7
| Name of Conference |
Access At Home |
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Access at Home |
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| Length of Conference |
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