a11yTO Conf

Name: a11yTO Conf 2023 · Toronto
Start: 2023-10-19
End: 2023-10-20
Location: Toronto

a11yTO Conf is a two-day single-track conference of technical talks on digital accessibility.

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Next edition

October 2026

Location

Toronto, Canada

Format

In person

Cadence

Annual

Organiser

a11yTO

About a11yTO Conf

a11yTO Conf is a two-day, single-track conference focused on digital accessibility, held in Toronto.

The programme centres on technical talks with clear, actionable takeaways spanning design, development, research, testing and inclusive practice, alongside networking and community events.

It draws speakers and attendees from around the world and is complemented by side events run by the wider accessibility community.

It is organised by a11yTO, the Accessibility Toronto community.

Editions

Upcoming

Upcoming
2026
22–23 Oct
Toronto
Lineup unknown
2025
16–17 Oct
Toronto
15 speakers
2024
3–4 Oct
Toronto
21 speakers
2023
19–20 Oct
Toronto
21 speakers
Speakers in 2023Speakers at a11yTO Conf 2023
19–20 OctToronto
Léonie Watson
Director; Chair of the W3C Board of Directors@TetraLogical
Voice of Contention
Alpesh Danabhai Ahir
Accessibility Beyond the Web - Best Practices to Make TV Interfaces Accessible
Alyssa Panetta
Redesigning for Cognitive Ease
Améliane Chiasson
A Rebel with a Cause : How to Address Game Accessibility Production Challenges with Confidence and Audacity
David Tisserand
Don't Let Your Vision Be a Dream
Dirk Ginader
Preventing Accessibility Issues Instead of Fixing Them
Elana Chapman
Benchmarking Screen Reader Accessibility in User Research
Jennifer Strickland
Save Our World with Accessibility & Progressive Enhancement
Jennifer Zhang
The Psychology Behind Accessibility Hesitation
Jessica Oddi
Work in Disability Progress
JJ Hunt
An Audio Description Ghost Story: An Exploration of Description-Rich Storytelling
Joe Humbert
Native Mobile Accessibility Guidelines?
Karl Groves
Selling Accessibility
Marcela Correa Villada
PRESTO Vending Machines: Meeting the Challenges of Accessible Self-Serve Kiosk Design
Maria Acevedo
Designing with Empathy
Michele A. Williams
The Double-Edged Sword of A11y: How Both Academia and Industry Get Accessibility Wrong
Patrick H. Lauke
These (Still) Aren't the Scs You're Looking For...
Robert Carr
Making Your Procurement Process Accessible
Ryan Bigge
Avoid Rotten Fish in Your Design System with Values-Driven Accessibility Guidance
Steven Faulkner
No Industry for Old Men
Wendy Reid
So You Want to Build an Accessibility Program
2022
17–18 Oct
Toronto
21 speakers
2021
20–22 Oct
Toronto
18 speakers

Speakers in 2023Speakers at a11yTO Conf 2023

19–20 OctToronto

Léonie Watson
Director; Chair of the W3C Board of Directors@TetraLogical
Voice of Contention
Alpesh Danabhai Ahir
Accessibility Beyond the Web - Best Practices to Make TV Interfaces Accessible
Alyssa Panetta
Redesigning for Cognitive Ease
Améliane Chiasson
A Rebel with a Cause : How to Address Game Accessibility Production Challenges with Confidence and Audacity
David Tisserand
Don't Let Your Vision Be a Dream
Dirk Ginader
Preventing Accessibility Issues Instead of Fixing Them

Elana Chapman
Benchmarking Screen Reader Accessibility in User Research
Jennifer Strickland
Save Our World with Accessibility & Progressive Enhancement
Jennifer Zhang
The Psychology Behind Accessibility Hesitation
Jessica Oddi
Work in Disability Progress
JJ Hunt
An Audio Description Ghost Story: An Exploration of Description-Rich Storytelling
Joe Humbert
Native Mobile Accessibility Guidelines?
Karl Groves
Selling Accessibility
Marcela Correa Villada
PRESTO Vending Machines: Meeting the Challenges of Accessible Self-Serve Kiosk Design
Maria Acevedo
Designing with Empathy
Michele A. Williams
The Double-Edged Sword of A11y: How Both Academia and Industry Get Accessibility Wrong
Patrick H. Lauke
These (Still) Aren't the Scs You're Looking For...
Robert Carr
Making Your Procurement Process Accessible
Ryan Bigge
Avoid Rotten Fish in Your Design System with Values-Driven Accessibility Guidance
Steven Faulkner
No Industry for Old Men
Wendy Reid
So You Want to Build an Accessibility Program