The Design + Accessibility Summit 2026

The Design + Accessibility Summit 2026 is dedicated to design professionals who need to ramp up their knowledge and expertise in accessibility.

Key Topics

• Step by step testing with a screen reader.
• The Word to InDesign to Acrobat PDF workflow.
• Making social media accessible.
• Designing content for low visual acuity and screen readers.
• PDF remediation: The step-by-step process for ensuring compatibility.
• Understanding Section 508 vs ADA compliance and WCAG guidelines, for both U.S. and international accessibility laws.
• Making sense of tags, alt-text, and reading order.
• How to write and present with accessibility and inclusion in mind.
• Building accessible tables, forms, and infographics in InDesign and other tools.
• Accessible email: tips and hacks.
• AI + Accessibility = a bright future for human accessibility.
• Is your website accessible?
• Building accessible PowerPoint and Word documents suitable to share with clients and your team.

Who should Attend

Attendees involved or interested in designers who want to learn practical techniques for building accessible documents with InDesign, Acrobat, PowerPoint, and other tools widely used by creative professionals.