Disability can teach us so much about creativity and the way we design an inclusive world. In her TEDx talk, Lachi explores disability culture, identity pride, and collective liberation through music & storytelling. Check out her talk now: https://f.mtr.cool/9l92zlhuqj #Accessibility

IAAP Certification Office Hours let you connect directly with the Certification Team to get your questions answered.  Upcoming Office Hours include: Sep. 23, Oct. 14, Oct. 28 Register for a session: https://f.mtr.cool/sa9v8puh4k #ProfessionalCertification #AccessibilityProfessionals

ICYMI: There’s still time to register for Insights from Real-World Accessibility Audit Data, featuring UsableNet. If you want a clearer picture of the accessibility challenges organizations face in practice, register to attend: https://f.mtr.cool/nmv9xcb003 #WCAG #AccessibilityAudits

Taylor Lindsay-Noel uses her platform to document accessibility at restaurants and businesses, highlighting the barriers that can shape whether someone can participate in everyday experiences. Learn more about her work and perspective on accessibility: https://f.mtr.cool/pdpp18whu9

“Fully accessible” can feel reassuring. But accessible for whom? This video shares how accessibility is not one-size-fits-all, and how even people with the same disability can have different access needs. Check out the video: https://f.mtr.cool/0643njwf4k #AccessibleDesign

There’s No Such Thing as Fully Accessible #Accessibility

“We’re fully accessible.”I see venues say this all the time, but ...

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@netflix.com’s latest accessibility updates share how thoughtful technology, language support, & inclusive design can expand access to content. These efforts show how accessibility can be built into content people use daily. Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/myy8s0uazi #DigitalAccessibility

Our Latest Steps to Make Content More Accessible - About Netflix

Netflix's latest accessibility features, tools, and what's coming next for all members. Netflix shows and movies are available with subtitles, Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SDH/CC), audio descriptions (AD), and dubbing in over 30 languages.

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A @forbes.com article explores the growing intersection of AI and digital accessibility, highlighting how AI could help make digital products and everyday workflows more flexible & efficient for persons with disabilities. Check out the article: https://f.mtr.cool/d0pvj0gvmz #ResponsibleAI

There’s still time to register for the upcoming Professional Education Webinar with P D Parthasarathy. Tomorrow, you can learn how scenario-based learning can build knowledge and skills among computing students and professionals. Register: https://f.mtr.cool/fz5d3bcmxd #Accessibility

Accessibility requires us to keep learning and contribute to better experiences. For Sanket Pattnaik, certification strengthened his understanding of core principles and inclusive experiences, giving him real applicable knowledge. Certification: https://f.mtr.cool/lxy12htcxt #IAAP

Weekend Reading | Harvard Accessibility Summit The 4th Accessibility Summit brought faculty and staff together to share experiences, explore accessibility practices, and advance disability inclusion across the university. Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/r9rb4i58o7 #DisabilityInclusion

4th annual Accessibility Summit highlights Harvard's commitment to disability inclusion

Harvard University Information Technology’s Digital Accessibility Services (DAS) hosted the 4th annual University-wide Accessibility Summit on June 4, 2026. The event brought together Harvard faculty and staff for a day of learning and connecting accessibility practitioners to celebrate progress m...

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What can accessibility teach us about better design? In her TEDx Talk, disability rights lawyer and design thinker Elise Roy explores how designing with disability in mind can create more useful solutions for all. Access the talk: https://f.mtr.cool/auq3qebnyk #UniversalDesign

When we design for disability, we all benefit

"I believe that losing my hearing was one of the greatest gifts I've ever received," says Elise Roy. As a disability rights lawyer and design thinker, she knows that being Deaf gives her a unique way of experiencing and reframing the world -- a perspective that could solve some of our largest proble...

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ICYMI: A new GitHub Accessibility Scanner plugin explores how automated testing can identify common alt-text issues and how surrounding content affects whether alt-text actually serves a person using a screen reader. Learn more by visiting: https://f.mtr.cool/812ixkq6vj #a11y #AltText

Your alt text passes automated checks. That doesn't mean it's any good.

We built a plugin for the GitHub Accessibility Scanner to make sure your alt text is actually accessible. Here's how it works.

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Programa piloto de CPACC en español La IAAP ofrecerá el examen CPACC en español como programa piloto, a partir del semestre de septiembre-octubre, para ampliar el acceso a la certificación de la IAAP. BoK de CPACC en español (PDF): https://f.mtr.cool/km5jtjww83 #IAAP #a11y

Keyboard-only navigation is how many persons with disabilities use every product your team ships. This technical detail is what the Web Accessibility Specialist certification covers. IAAP membership is how your team reaches the people who hold it. #UnitedInAccessibility

ICYMI: Electronic Arts is making accessibility part of the broader player experience, focusing on understanding how persons with disabilities interact with games and incorporating inclusive design into product development. Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/g49m42a6ni #GamingAccessibility

The new IAAP Education Portal is open and brings courses, mini-courses, and more all together in one place, making it easier to find learning opportunities that fit your role and goals. Access the portal & continue learning: https://f.mtr.cool/zgm87zy6ex #IAAP #ProfessionalDevelopment

10,000+ accessibility professionals across 110+ countries hold IAAP certifications working in design, development, policy, education, & leadership. This is the community shaping what global accessibility is. Get certified today: https://f.mtr.cool/jhzptd2p8l #IAAP #a11y

ICYMI: New research published in Nature Biomedical Engineering examines how AI, smartphone sensors, and personalized audio guidance could support outdoor navigation for people who are Blind or have low vision. Check out the study: https://f.mtr.cool/pqjhzn2a2v #a11y

Improving outdoor navigation for people with blindness using an AI-driven smartphone application and personalized audio guidance - Nature Biomedical Engineering

Mobilio is a smartphone application that combines smartphone camera-based imaging and real-time processing algorithms with personalized audio feedback to assist blind people and those with visual impairment with navigating outdoor environments.

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ICYMI: United In Accessibility Podcast We invite you to a conversation with Victoria Nolan, 4x Paralympian, champion rower, and educator, to discuss the assumptions that can shape disability and accessibility. Check out the episode: https://f.mtr.cool/q2ykbwc2aj #DigitalAccessibility

Google is reportedly developing an Android accessibility shortcut for Gemini’s Guided Vision, which can use a smartphone camera to read text, translate labels, identify objects, and describe surroundings. Learn more by visiting: https://f.mtr.cool/sqrrg2pqt8 #Accessibility #A11y

Google could soon make it easier to ask Gemini to take a look at things

Google is making Gemini Guided Vision easier to access with a new shortcut that jumps straight into Camera mode.

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ICYMI: @sumsung.bsky.social highlighted the accessibility capabilities of its devices & products, demonstrating how accessibility can be embedded into technology to give users more freedom and autonomy. Check out the blog now to learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/5n9rzb6wt1 #Accessibility

11 Things to Know about Samsung Accessibility Features

Did you know that more than 1 in 4 (28.7%) adults in the U.S. have some type of disability? Samsung believes in the power of technology to create a more inclusive world. We’re not just talking the talk – we’re designing with purpose, building accessible innovations that support vision, hearing...

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Professionals often need to make decisions that influence products & services. For Michelle, certification has strengthened her ability to consider laws and contribute to cross-functional decision-making. Get certified: https://f.mtr.cool/50vmpbf6se #AccessibilityProfessionals

Alt text is not a nice-to-have. It is a skill, and it is one of hundreds that certified accessibility professionals apply every day. Your team doesn't need to solve accessibility. It needs access to those who have. Explore membership: https://f.mtr.cool/51z0o5k4f2 #Accessibility

There's always something happening across the accessibility field. IAAP’s newsletter brings the latest developments, learning opportunities, events, certification updates, and community news together in one place. Subscribe: https://f.mtr.cool/fp7eaxyrxx #Accessibility

On Oct. 1, IAAP Nordic and ÖBí réttindasamtök will convene accessibility leaders and policymakers for a hybrid event in Reykjavik. Join in to learn and explore practical approaches to putting accessibility requirements into action: https://f.mtr.cool/m5uwwgzm6c #WAD #Accessibility

AI is opening new possibilities for sign language access, and Google DeepMind’s latest work offers an important look at what that can mean for users who are Deaf. Access the blog to learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/mtmea1lyga #Accessibility #InnovativeTech

Join UsableNet tomorrow at 11 AM ET for a practical discussion on where AI can support accessibility testing and remediation, where humans remain essential, and how accessible websites can support emerging agentic AI experiences. Register: https://f.mtr.cool/3j047bw4cn #ResponsibleAI

IAAP's WAS certification gives developers and technical teams the skills to evaluate, implement, and advocate for accessibility across every stage of the build. Start your WAS Certification journey today: https://f.mtr.cool/pldqiunrng #IAAPCertification #AccessibleDevelopment

Happening Tomorrow | Accessible Programming in Memes: High-Impact Strategies for Developers Join IAAP at 11 AM ET for a free webinar with Johannes Lutz. The session explores practical approaches to accessible programming. Register: https://f.mtr.cool/ylodbhoyax #DigitalAccessibility

ICYMI: Meta is launching a program to provide Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses at no cost to eligible blind veterans in the United States, with more than 130,000 veterans expected to be eligible. Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/bulnwvojcr #AssistiveTechnology

The Future Is for Everyone: Free AI Glasses for Every Blind Veteran in America

We're donating Ray-Ban Meta glasses to every blind veteran in America, giving them transformative AI technology.

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