Talks
Here are the talks we've arranged for the this years Camp.
How to start learning Accessibility (without feeling overwhelmed)
Accessibility can feel overwhelming when you’re initially getting started. I know that because I felt this way when I didn’t know much about it.
In this talk, I want to share how one can began learning accessibility without getting stuck in guidelines or jargon. I’ll walk through the small steps I took, how we can start applying accessibility in everyday work especially in Design, and the simple resources that actually helped me learn.
If you have always felt overwhelmed with all the resources out there and ever wondered “Where do I even begin?”, this talk will give you a realistic, beginner-friendly path you can follow right away.
Sindhu Gadepalli
Sindhu is a founding product designer at a seed stage startup. Simultaneously, Sindhu is pursuing an MBI in Design Management from Savannah College of Art and Design. Sindhu believes that accessibility and inclusion are a responsibility and they should be part of the process from the beginning.
Automated Accessibility Testing for Design Systems Using AI
eBay’s Accessibility team used AI coding assistants to build an end-to-end test suite with automated accessibility checks. This talk explores tools, strategies, and challenges, helping developers and accessibility specialists leverage AI to improve testing workflows and expand their skills.
Wendy Reid
Wendy Reid is a Senior Product Manager, Accessibility, at eBay. She works with teams across the company to make better ecommerce experiences for all. In addition to her day job, she is also working towards completing her Master's in Inclusive Design at OCADU and participating in standardization efforts in accessibility and publishing at W3C. She is interested in technology and how we might innovate and build new tech responsibly and with intention.
Making Unity WebGL Accessible
Unity doesn't support screen readers well...there are some solutions, but limited to Windows/macOS builds, and they don't all support localization. What if you want playable-in-browser accessibility? Here's a solution. 🤓
Kit Barry
Kit is a professor of Game Design at Sheridan College. He is currently working with the Canadian War Museum to make a super-accessible game for their website about the Battle of the Atlantic.
Accessibility Across the Algorithm. Social Media. Made Accessible.
We'll cover how to make your social media content accessible for your audience. We'll talk about how to make creating that content more accessible for you — especially if you're disabled, Deaf/HoH, or neurodivergent, or if the words "content strategy" make you want to hide under your desk. And we'll get practical with five social media marketing tips for a11y professionals, because having a strong online presence matters more than ever.
Elizabeth McCready
Elizabeth is a podcast host, graphic designer, social media marketing and communications professional, lifelong accessibility advocate, and ambulatory wheelchair user.
Elizabeth hosts Curb Cuts and Conversations, a Canadian podcast about accessibility, urbanism, and transportation — how cities around the world are designed, and who gets left out when we get it wrong.
Shift happens… but left isn’t enough
“Shift left” hasn’t delivered the accessibility gains we hoped for. It’s an ideal we all chase, but it doesn’t create real organizational change. It’s time to Shift Out, a role‑based change model built on clear responsibilities, evidence that work is actually done, and systems that prevent regressions. Shift Out isn’t about judging an organization’s maturity; it’s about changing the organization so maturity becomes possible.
Jason Thompson
Jason is a Lead Digital Accessibility Specialist focused on strategy, helping organizations move beyond compliance to build sustainable, scalable accessibility practices. With a background in development and hands-on testing, he bridges the gap between technical execution and organizational change—turning accessibility from a checkbox into a capability.
