Public Policy/Regulations

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 ADA National Network hosts its annual in-person National ADA Symposium in Phoenix, July 19–22. Now in its 25th year, the event is organized by the Great Plains ADA Center and draws ADA coordinators, disability rights attorneys, accessibility specialists, government officials, architects, and disability advocates for more than 80 sessions covering ADA implementation across employment,…

The National Association of the Deaf holds its 58th Biennial Conference in San Francisco from June 30 through July 5, 2026. The NAD Biennial Conference is the organization's primary national gathering, bringing together Deaf, hard of hearing, and DeafBlind community members, sign language interpreters, educators, advocates, and policy stakeholders. The conference opens June 30 with an NAD Board…

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…