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In a world where technology use is becoming a necessity rather than a shiny toy, gone are the days where a household didn’t even own a computer, instead everyone over the age of 5 is expected to have at minimum a smart phone or tablet.

But as we build the digital tools that people need for their day-to-day, we can accidentally put barriers in the way of those with disabilities, preventing them from using the tools, preventing them from being a part of our technology dependent society.

Not everyone uses technology the same way, which is why making sure we’re building accessible technologies is so important, why we need to ensure that **everyone** can use it, even in ways that are different from how we expect.

Join me as we look at how we can make our technologies more accessible, who benefits (spoiler alert, it’s everyone) and why it’s everyone’s responsibility to make this possible and not just “someone else’s job”.

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A conference talk covering web accessibility as a shared responsibility across all roles in a tech organization. Covers the business case for accessibility (1.2 billion people with permanent impairments, $13 trillion in disposable income), legal requirements like the European Accessibility Act, and the WCAG 2.2 guidelines. Presents practical fixes including color contrast ratios, alt text for images, semantic HTML, form labels, keyboard navigation, and captions. Highlights that 94.8% of the top million websites fail accessibility guidelines, yet 96% of those issues are easy fixes. Emphasizes that accessibility benefits everyone through permanent, temporary, and situational impairments, and warns against accessibility overlay widgets as ineffective and potentially harmful.

Accessibility by Everyone (and for Everyone) - Amy Kapernick - NDC London 2026