Finally, an accessibility conference that connects you with the information and network you need to build the organization you want.

Leaders, join us.

  • Business: Learn why inclusive organizations win today.
  • Talent: Find, hire, and keep a diverse workforce.
  • Marketing: Share your brand's story with everyone.
  • Tech: Find new assistive tech and make your tech better.
  • UX: Build accessibility into every release, every time.
  • Accessibility: Define policies and programs that work.

AccessibilityPlus Virtual Conference

3 Days of Virtual Learning and Engagement

Unlocking the Potential of Assistive Technology

Innovation in assistive technology (AT) — from the basic to the futuristic — is driving business success. Embrace AT and discover the tech solutions your company should be using and your customers already are.

Actionable Solutions for an Inclusive Workforce

Attracting and retaining employees with disabilities can be hard if you don't know where to start. Learn how to compliantly and effectively create an inclusive culture in today's hybrid world, with accessibility at the center.
Cascade

Effectively Managing Accessibility for Business

How do you actually put accessibility knowledge into practice? Learn from corporate leaders how to build an accessibility team, how to measure and track accessibility progress, and how to do it at scale.
Skip over 28 speaker profiles

Keynote Speakers

Judith Heumann

Disability Rights Advocate

Caroline Casey

Founder | The Valuable 500

AccessibilityPlus MC

Alycia Anderson

Inclusion Superwoman | The Alycia Anderson Company

Presenting our Speakers

Meg O'Connell

Founder & CEO | Global Disability Inclusion

Christopher Patnoe

Head of Accessibility and Disability Inclusion | Google

Joe Devon

Co-Founder | Diamond | GAAD

Gavin Neate

Founder & CEO | Welco.me.com

Cat Noone

CEO | Stark

Craig Leen

Partner | K&L Gates

Patrick Bardsley

CEO & Co-Founder | Spectrum Designs Foundation

Meryl Evans

Marketing & Accessibility | Meryl.net

Bill Curtis-Davidson

Co-Director & Sr. Consultant | PEAT

Alexa Huth

Strategic Communications Lead | PEAT

Jack McElaney

VP Sales & Marketing | MicroAssist

Hiram Kuykendall

CTO | MicroAssist

Lori Samuels

Accessibility Director | NBCUniversal

Jason C. Taylor

Chief Innovation Strategist | UsableNet

Sheri Byrne-Haber

Senior Staff Architect, Accessibility | VMWare

Andrea Mocellin

Founder & Inventor | Revolve Air

Andrew Houghton

Founder and CEO | Disability Inclusion Solutions (DIS)

Kathryn Gibbs

Facilities Management Director, Engineering (North America) | Merck & Co.

Michael Perry

Executive Vice President | Progressive AE

Andy Traub

CEO & Founder | Traub & Associates Consulting

Michael Curran

Director/Software Developer | NV Access Limited

Paula Tobler

Supervising Attorney | Disability Rights California

Kevin McDaniel

Editor-in-Chief | Accessibility.com

Jeremy Horelick

Vice President of Business Development | ADA Site Compliance

Crystal Preston-Watson

Senior Digital Accessibility Analyst | Salesforce

Agenda

Show hours are 10 AM - 6 PM each day. All times are in the Eastern Time Zone.

If you have registered for the event, the event site will go live late Friday, October 8th.  You will receive an email with your login credentials. Presentations will be available on-demand after the event for up to 60 days for registered attendees.

Day 1 Tuesday, October 12th

Unlocking the Potential of Assistive Technology

  • 10:00 AM Conference Opens/Exhibitor Hall Opens
  • 11:00 AM Welcome to AccessibilityPlus 2021 Alycia Anderson
  • 11:15 AM Keynote: Judith Heumann and Caroline Casey
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  • 12:00 PM Early Adopters: How Embracing Assistive Technology Can Help Any Business (Panel) Andrew Houghton, Meryl Evans, Gavin Neate, and Andrea Mocellin
  • 12:55 PM Yoga with Haley
  • 1:15 PM Should Your Company Use an Accessibility Overlay? Sheri Byrne-Haber, Jeremy Horelick, and Jason C. Taylor
  • 2:15 PM Exhibitor Hall
  • 2:45 PM Assistive Technology Your Customers Use: What You Need to Know Crystal Preston-Watson
  • 3:30 PM Telework Tech Accessibility Trials and Triumphs Alexa Huth
  • 4:15 PM Comedy with Joe Eurell
  • 4:30 PM Tech Check: Digital Accessibility Tools Every Company Should Be Using Kevin McDaniel
  • 5:20 PM Assistive Tech Showcase: The Future is Here Gavin Neate, Andrea Mocellin, and Michael Curran

Day 2 Wednesday, October 13th

Actionable Solutions for an Inclusive Workforce

  • 10:00 AM Conference Opens/Exhibitor Hall Opens
  • 11:00 AM Welcome to Day 2 of AccessibilityPlus 2021 Alycia Anderson
  • 11:10 AM We’ll Take Your Request Now: Best Practices in Reasonable Accommodation Craig Leen
  • 12:00 PM You’re Hired: Onboarding, Retention, and Support for People With Disabilities Meg O'Connell and Andy Traub
  • 1:00 PM Music with Joy Brooker
  • 1:15 PM COVID: Moving Faster Than the Speed of Lawsuits Paula Tobler
  • 2:00 PM Exhibitor Hall
  • 2:30 PM Disability Employee Engagement Meg O'Connell
  • 3:25 PM Starting Down a Path to Defining & Supporting Accessibility Christopher Patnoe
  • 3:50 PM Breathwork with Beau Bowker
  • 4:10 PM Creating a Workplace Where People with Disabilities Actually Want to Work Sheri Byrne-Haber
  • 5:00 PM Myths and Realities About Employing Persons with Disabilities Patrick Bardsley
  • 5:50 PM Music with Joshua Payne

Day 3 Thursday, October 14th

Effectively Managing Accessibility for Business

  • 10:00 AM Conference Opens/Exhibitor Hall Opens
  • 11:00 AM Welcome to Day 3 of AccessibilityPlus 2021 Alycia Anderson
  • 11:10 AM Building an In-House Accessibility Team Sheri Byrne-Haber
  • 12:05 PM How to Hire Accessibility Talent (When You Don’t Know Anything About It) Meg O'Connel, Jack McElaney, and Hiram Kuykendall
  • 12:55 PM Ryan Ayers on the Guitar
  • 1:10 PM How to Get Started in Accessibility Joe Devon, Cat Noone, and Lori Samuels
  • 2:00 PM Exhibitor Hall
  • 2:30 PM Accessing Innovation Cat Noone
  • 3:20 PM Comedy with Michael Damian
  • 3:30 PM Accessibility at Scale: Enterprise Solutions for Ongoing Success Lori Samuels and Sheri Byrne-Haber
  • 4:30 PM Universal Design Empowers Cultural Change and High Efficiency for MERCK Pharmaceuticals Andrew Houghton, Mike Perry, and Kathryn Gibbs
  • 5:25 PM A Brave New World: Immersive Technologies and the Future of Work Bill Curtis-Davidson

 

Recorded presentations will be available on-demand for up to 60 days after the event for registered attendees.

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If you have questions please contact Lori Litz at Lori@Accessibility.com