General Technology/Accessibility

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 International Hearing Society (IHS), a membership organization representing hearing healthcare professionals including hearing aid specialists, is marking its 75th anniversary in 2026. The IHS was founded in 1951. The anniversary is being observed under the theme "Uniting Generations, Advancing Hearing Care." The organization is inviting members to contribute stories, photos, and historical…

A free-to-preview virtual symposium on Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) and neuroaudiology. Dr. Frank Musiek leads the event, which covers assessment methods, electrophysiology, rehabilitation strategies, and case studies. CAPD affects the brain's ability to process sound rather than the ear's ability to receive it. It can affect communication even when conventional hearing tests appear…

VCCA 2026 is a free conference focused on computational approaches to vestibular and cochlear systems. The event will draw together researchers, engineers, clinicians, and data scientists working on models, algorithms, signal processing, machine learning, and other computational tools to study hearing and balance. The conference will feature interdisciplinary research where computational methods…

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 Conference on the Auditory System is an international scientific meeting for researchers and advanced scholars focused on how hearing works at physiological, cellular, and molecular levels. Neuroscientists, audiologists, engineers, and other scientists are invited to present cutting-edge research on auditory processing, hearing mechanisms, balance integration, neural coding, and related…

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…

This free webinar, part of the Accessibility Online series, focuses on accessibility requirements for outdoor developed areas such as campsites, picnic areas, and scenic viewpoints. The session will go over how the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards apply in outdoor settings and shares practical examples from federal land management, including real-world design and implementation…