Here’s a list of conferences relating to web accessibility this year. Details for some of the annual events are not announced yet. Please comment with any changes, additions, and comments.
ATIA 2012 Orlando
January 25-28, 2012
Orlando, FL U.S.A.
Techshare India 2012 “Bridging the Barriers”
6-7 February 2012
New Delhi, India
International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference
Feb 27-March 3, 2012
Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel
San Diego, CA U.S.A.
Power Up 2010 Conference and Expo
April 2 and 3, 2012
Columbia, Missouri U.S.A.
Holiday Inn Executive Center
presented by Missouri Assistive Technology
W4A 2012
9th International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility
16-17 April 2012
Lyon, France
John Slatin Access U (from Knowbility)
May 15-17, 2012
Austin, Texas U.S.A.
Guelph Accessibility conference
May 29-30
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Penn State Web 2012 Conference
June 11-12, 2012
Pennsylvania U.S.A.
ICCHP
13th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs
July 11-13, 2012; Pre-Conference July 09-10, 2012
University of Linz, Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
AHEAD: Association on Higher Education And Disability
July 9-14, 2012
New Orleans, Louisiana U.S.A.
The Sheraton Hotel
Illinois Web Accessibility Conference and Expo
TBD
HighEdWeb Association (Higher Education Web Professionals)
October 7-10, 2012
Milwaukee, Wisconsin U.S.A.
ASSETS 2012
The 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
October 22-24, 2012
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.
Accessing Higher Ground
Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference
TBD
Colorado, U.S.A.
OZeWAI Conference
Australian Web Adaptability Initiative
Melbourne, Australia
Late November
7 replies on “Web Accessibility Conferences 2012”
Don’t forget the 3rd edition of a11yMTL, which will take place on august 31st, 2012!
DSAI 2012: Software Development for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion
19-22 July, 2012 – Douro Region, Portugal
http://dsai2012.utad.pt/
Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability
April 24 & 25, 2012
The Ohio State University Columbus Campus
http://mpconference.osu.edu/
Please don’t forget the only event in northern Europe: http://www.funkanu.se/en/Our-products/Funka-Accessibility-Days/
As Makayla said on Twitter, the 3rd accessibility unconference in London will be in September. Stay tuned for dates on the website http://a11yldn.org.uk/ or through Twitter at @a11yLDN.
The Guelph Accessibility conference is May 29 and 30th http://www.accessconf.ca/
We’re happy to announce the 1st Web Accessibility Conference in French-Speaking Switzerland (CRAW2012).
Please note that this event will be in French and will take place in Geneva on Thu 26 April 2012:
http://bit.ly/CRAW2012