Schedule 2026

10:30am MST

• Denver 1-3

  Everything You Wanted to Know About Alt Text (But Were Afraid to Ask): A Hands-On AI Lab

  Terisa ODowd

• Denver 4-6

  PDF Accessibility for the Absolute Beginner

  Chad Chelius

• Mattie Silks

  Accessibility Agents: Building Human-Centered AI Workflows for Trusted Accessibility Automation at Scale

  Jeff Bishop

• Penrose 1

  AI for Accessibility: How to Use AI to Remediate Documents, Generate Alt Text, and Create Accessible Math (2026 Edition)

  Kristin Juhrs Kaylor

• Penrose 2

  1-day Accessibility Testing Workshop (2026 update)

  Karl Groves

• Independence

  Adaptive Technology Professional Development Overview: From Inventory to Intake to Implementation (2026)

  Wink Harner

• Colorado GH

  Building Sustainable Accessibility Systems: Operationalizing Beyond Automated Tools

  Chris Smith

• Virtual pre-conference
  Matchless

  Building an accessible web site (2026)

  Gian Wild

• No session

1:00pm MST

• No session

2:30pm MST

• Denver 1-3

  Fido from DAISY Labs: Accelerating the Accessible Document Conversion Cycle

  Christine Foushi

• Denver 4-6

  PDF Accessibility for the Absolute Beginner (continued)

  Chad Chelius

• Mattie Silks

  Accessibility Agents: Building Human-Centered AI Workflows for Trusted Accessibility Automation at Scale (continued)

  Jeff Bishop

• Penrose 1

  Introduction to the Screen Reader Ropes Course: Demystifying Screen Reader Use for Manual Testing (2026)

  Deneb Pulsipher

  Handouts

  Slides & Handouts

  Slides and Handouts

• Penrose 2

  1-day Accessibility Testing Workshop (2026 update) (continued)

  Karl Groves

• Independence

  Adaptive Technology Professional Development Overview: From Inventory to Intake to Implementation (2026) (continued)

  Wink Harner

• Colorado GH

  Advanced Audio Description Skills

  Joel Snyder, PhD

• Virtual pre-conference
  Matchless

  Building an accessible web site (2026) (continued)

  Gian Wild

• No session

9:00am MST

• Denver 1-3

  The Born-Accessible Lifecycle: Digital Publishing for Title II Accessibility

  Christine Foushi

• Denver 4-6

  Accessibility testing for everyone – getting started

  Becky Gibson

• Mattie Silks

  Create accessible documents in Office 365: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

  George Joeckel

• Penrose 1

  After the Shift: A Shared Space to Reflect, Recalibrate, and Plan What’s Next

  RaLynn McGuire

• Penrose 2

  Image description bootcamp in 2 parts: PART 1 – Theory: Why THIS image HERE? Writing education-focused alt text (and beyond) for equitable learning

  Laura Ciporen

  Handouts

  Slides & Handouts

  Slides and Handouts

• Independence

  Adaptive Technology Professional Development Overview: From Inventory to Intake to Implementation (2026) (continued)

  Wink Harner

• Colorado GH

  University of Washington Digital Accessibility Initiative: Strategies, Successes, and Lessons Learned

  Terrill Thompson

• Virtual pre-conference
  Matchless

  Mobile Site Accessibility Testing Workshop

  Gian Wild

• No session

12:00pm MST

• No session

1:30pm MST

• Denver 1-3

  The Born-Accessible Lifecycle: Digital Publishing for Title II Accessibility (continued)

  Christine Foushi

• Denver 4-6

  Accessibility testing for everyone – getting started (continued)

  Becky Gibson

• Mattie Silks

  Create accessible documents in Office 365: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel (continued)

  George Joeckel

• Penrose 1

  Accessibility in Procurement Deep(-er) Dive Still (2026)

  Rob Carr

• Penrose 2

  Image description bootcamp in 2 parts: PART 2 – Hands-on Practice: Why THIS image HERE? Writing education-focused alt text (and beyond) for equitable learning

  Laura Ciporen

  Handouts

  Slides & Handouts

  Slides and Handouts

• Independence

  Adaptive Technology Professional Development Overview: From Inventory to Intake to Implementation (2026) (continued)

  Wink Harner

• Colorado GH

  University of Washington Digital Accessibility Initiative: Strategies, Successes, and Lessons Learned (continued)

  Terrill Thompson

• Virtual pre-conference
  Matchless

  Mobile Site Accessibility Testing Workshop (continued)

  Gian Wild

• No session

7:00pm MST

• No session