General Technology/Accessibility

Closing the Gap holds its 44th annual conference at the DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomington in Minneapolis. The conference centers on assistive technology in special education, rehabilitation, and everyday living, covering tools for people across a wide range of disabilities. According to the organizers, the program opens with full-day workshops and an exhibit hall reception, then moves into two days…

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association holds its 2026 Convention at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, under the theme "Momentum: Where Vision Meets Action," with a large in-person program and supplemental virtual content. According to ASHA, the convention offers thousands of sessions for audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing…

MEDICA is an international medical technology trade fair held annually in Düsseldorf, covering medical devices, imaging, health IT, diagnostics, and hospital equipment across the wider healthcare industry. It runs alongside COMPAMED, a co-located trade fair for the medical technology supplier and components sector. The expo is a professional and trade audience event rather than a consumer one, and…

Hear Indiana will host its 48th annual Listening and Spoken Language Conference at the Easterseals Crossroads Building in Indianapolis, with sessions also available on demand afterward. According to Hear Indiana, the conference brings together parents of children with hearing loss, adults who are deaf or hard of hearing, and professionals in hearing health and education around a shared focus on…

The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation holds its Annual Meeting and OTO EXPO at the Los Angeles Convention Center, with additional space at the adjacent JW Marriott. It is a professional education and networking event for otolaryngologists (ear, nose, and throat specialists), audiologists, researchers, residents, and other allied health professionals. The joint…

The Coalition for Global Hearing Health holds its 2026 annual conference at the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research in Chennai, India, opening with a day of pre-conference workshops. The coalition works to improve ear and hearing health for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, with a focus on low- and middle-income communities. The program gathers hearing health…

G3ict and the International Association of Accessibility Professionals host the 14th annual M-Enabling Summit in the Washington, D.C. area, running October 5 through 7. The organizers describe the summit as their flagship gathering on accessible technology, focused on digital accessibility and inclusive design across sectors. S essions examine emerging technologies, evolving regulations, and…

The Tinnitus Research Initiative holds its 20th annual conference in Berlin, hosted by Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the German Foundation Tinnitus and Hearing Charité. The organizers have set this year's program around the theme "Jump the Walls: Discover and Uncover Gaps," marking the conference's 20th anniversary. Sessions cover current research on the causes, assessment, and management…

The Great Lakes ADA Center hosts this installment of its Section 508 Best Practices Webinar Series, with speakers from federal and state government agencies covering U.S. digital accessibility law, implementation resources, and real-world lessons from organizations working to meet federal accessibility standards. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires federal agencies to make electronic…

The International Hearing Society (IHS) holds its 2026 Conference and Expo in Arlington, Virginia, August 12–15, celebrating the organization's 75th anniversary under the theme "Where Voices Unite and Hearing Leads." IHS represents hearing instrument specialists and other hearing healthcare professionals across the United States and Canada. The program includes continuing education seminars,…