{"id":13619,"date":"2026-04-28T13:13:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=13619"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:17:09","slug":"digital-accessibility-2026-contributions-and-bookings-are-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/2026\/04\/digital-accessibility-2026-contributions-and-bookings-are-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Accessibility 2026, contributions and bookings are open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Julian Tenney and Sandra Partington, ALT Digital Accessibility SIG Co Chairs<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

24<\/strong>th<\/strong><\/sup> June, all day online and local face to face events, and free<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out more on the Dig Acc 2026 conference website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are delighted once more to be bringing you the largest gathering of practitioners from across the sector for our annual festival of digital accessibility taking place this year on 24th June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DigAcc conferences have established themselves as the key event in the year for all of us working in the field, attracting hundreds of participants.  Explore our 2025  conference presentations and recordings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year promises to be bigger and better than ever! It’s enormously pleasing to see the event leading to real impacts in institutions through the collaborative spirit that runs through our fantastic community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once again we will be running the event in a distributed conference format. A network of local events on the day will provide an opportunity for colleagues from different institutions to come together to build relationships and to share their experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The call for papers is now open. Please consider putting forward a proposal<\/u><\/a> to present at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We encourage as many institutions as possible to get involved in running local events on the day. Let us know if you are able to run a local event<\/u><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference is completely free of charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recordings from previous conferences are a fantastic resource: see the previous conference websites for DigAcc23<\/u><\/a>, DigAcc24<\/u><\/a>, and DigAcc25<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration for the DigAcc26<\/u><\/a> is now open! See you on the 24th June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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