Public Policy/Regulations

The Federal Communications Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau is hosting a free public webinar in recognition of Older Americans' Month. The session will cover topics relevant to older adults and telecommunications, including telehealth access, video calling, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and how to recognize and avoid long-con, romance, and fraud scams. Reasonable…

The European Federation of Hard of Hearing People is hosting a webinar to introduce its new Hearing Loss Inclusive Employment Toolkit, a practical resource for employers on creating more accessible workplaces for hard of hearing employees. The session will cover the toolkit's key recommendations and guidance on communication access, reasonable accommodations, recruitment, and employee retention.…

This Section 508 Best Practices webinar from the Great Lakes ADA Center and the U.S. Access Board covers how people with disabilities use PDF documents and how to identify and address common accessibility issues. Presenters will walk through document remediation workflows, tools for going beyond automated checkers, and approaches to more complex accessibility problems. Real-time captioning and…

The 16th annual Microsoft Ability Summit is a two-day event focused on accessibility and AI. Sessions cover assistive technology, disability inclusion, accessible product design, and evolving accessibility regulations. The event is open to people with disabilities, accessibility professionals, technology professionals, educators, and advocates. The mainstage keynote will be livestreamed for online…

When pedestrians approach an intersection, they have access to a range of visual information including traffic lights, walk signals, and stop or yield signs that signals how vehicles and pedestrians are expected to behave at the crossing. For pedestrians who are blind or have low vision, however, that information is often not usable. This webinar covers the requirements for accessible pedestrian…

The FCC's March 26, 2026 Open Meeting will consider two items relevant to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech disabilities. The first addresses how service providers can retire copper-line networks and move to IP-based infrastructure, with the draft order stating that accessibility requirements remain in effect during transitions. The second would extend the FCC's suspension and…

The International Hearing Society (IHS) 2026 Conference & Expo is a major annual event for hearing healthcare professionals, especially Hearing Aid Specialists, held in Arlington, Virginia. Attendees can earn continuing education credits, choose from seminars and talks, participate in industry discussions, and visit the expo floor where manufacturers and service providers showcase hearing…

The International Hearing-Aid Research Conference (IHCON 2026) is a biennial scientific meeting focused on technical advances in hearing-aid science and related hearing impairment technologies. It runs from August 5 to August 9, 2026 (Wednesday through Sunday) at The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The program includes both invited and contributed presentations that…

The Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Annual Conference will focus on early hearing screening, diagnosis, and intervention systems for infants and young children who are deaf or hard of hearing, along with support infrastructure for their families. The conference invites federal program staff, audiologists, health care providers, early intervention specialists, speech-language…