This fantastic one-day event is a favourite in the digital accessibility calendar. We are once again proud to be partnering with the W3C Australia Chapter. This time we have a fantastic lineup of speakers who have years of experience behind them.
You’re invited to be part of this significant event that brings together experts, advocates, and community members to discuss digital
Agenda
| Time | Duration | Event |
| 8:30 am | 30 minutes | Registration |
| 9:00 am | 15 minutes | Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country |
| 9:15 am | 45 minutes | Keynote: Extreme Ownership for Accessibility – Herin Hentry, Digital Accessibility Lead, RBA |
| 10:00 am | 25 minutes | Digital Accessibility Maturity Model – Janina Sajka |
| 10:25 am | 25 minutes | The Accessibility Leader’s Playbook: Actions That Drive Real Change – Amanda Mace & Dr. Ann Knettler |
| 10:50 am | 20 minutes | Morning break |
| 11:10 am | 25 minutes | Finding the Gap: Stories That Invite Solutions – Jin S. Yoon |
| 11:35 am | 25 minutes | Disabled is the New Normal – Ricky Onsman |
| 12:00 pm | 45 minutes | Win with Metrics: How to Track and Show the Value of Your Program – Jaunita Flessas |
| 12:45 pm | 30 minutes | Lunch |
| 1:15 pm | 35 minutes | Great Debate XIII: AI is the perfect solution for creating plain language Chair: Amanda Mace; The Affirmative team – Tom Davis, Ricky Onsman, and Alina Eshal; The Negative team – Laetitia Thompson, Jaunita Flessas, and Ann Knettler |
| 1:50 pm | 25 minutes | Accessible aesthetics: The intersection of art and alt text – Laetitia Thompson |
| 2:15 pm | 25 minutes | Helper or hinderer: The role of AI in digital accessibility – Vithya Vijayakumare |
| 2:40 pm | 20 minutes | Afternoon break |
| 3:00 pm | 25 minutes | The automated accessibility testing gap: A further false sense of accessibility – Beau Vass |
| 3:25 pm | 25 minutes | Beyond Compliance: A Strategist’s Roadmap to Make A11y Matter to Gen Z – Alina Eshal |
| 3:50 pm | 25 minutes | Tech as Cognitive Accessibility: Designing Digital Tools for ADHD Brains – Eleanor Beilby |
| 4:15 pm | 15 minutes | Closing remarks and thanks |
Sponsors
We would like to thank the amazing sponsors of Perth Digital Accessibility Conference (PDAC) 2026 for their support.
