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• John Slatin AccessU 2026

  AccessU is an interactive, community-focused environment, providing you with practical tools to implement accessibility in your organization. Our classes are divided into the following tracks: Advocacy AI & Emerging Technologies Design & User Experience Development …

  https://knowbility.org/programs/john-slatin-accessu-2026

• W3C WAI Interactive Update

  July 23, 2020 · 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM CT Learn about… WCAG 2.2 and the next generation of accessibility guidelines (previously referred to as “Silver”) real-time communications (RTC), virtual or immersive environments (VR, XR), pronunciation, and personalization improving …

  https://knowbility.org/services/online-training/w3c-wai-interactive-update

• Executive Director

  Position Overview Position Type: Full-time, Exempt Location: Austin, TX  Reports to: Board of Directors Salary Range: $85,000 - $125,000 (commensurate with experience) Organizational Overview Knowbility, Inc. is a nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas and a leader …

  https://knowbility.org/about/careers/executive-director

• Accessibility Checkers – A Good Start, not a Solution

  Modified from the W3C "Selecting Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools" image at https://www.w3.org/WAI/test-evaluate/tools/selecting/ . Knowbility's Be A Digital Ally series covers basic skills and principles of accessible digital design. In this post, Digital Accessibility …

  https://knowbility.org/blog/2022/accessibility-checkers-a-good-start-not-a-solution

• Be a Digital Ally: Accessibility is in Style – Styles & Style Guides

  Knowbility's  Be A Digital Ally  series covers basic skills and principles of accessible digital design. In this post, Digital Accessibility Specialist Melissa Green discusses styles and style guides in advance of our November "Be a Digital Ally" session on the topic, November …

  https://knowbility.org/blog/2022/accessibilityisinstyle-stylesandstyleguides

• BADA: Alternative Text

  Register for Be A Digital Ally Session Jay: Okay, Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us to our first ever Knowbility, “Be a Digital Ally.” And today we are covering the topic of alternative text. All right. So first we want to say thank you and welcome. But thank you really …

  https://knowbility.org/blog/2022/alternative-text

• Be A Digital Ally: How People with Disabilities Access Digital Content

  Melissa Green: Good evening allies and happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Today marks the 12th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day or GAAD. This annual event held every year on the third Thursday in May, aims to get people thinking, talking, and doing, around …

  https://knowbility.org/blog/2023/be-a-digital-ally-how-people-with-disabilities-access-digital-content

• Be a Digital Ally: Including People with Disabilities in Usability Testing

  >> Sharron Rush: Welcome to our. Our discussion of usability. How to integrate people with disabilities into your user studies. We're, Jane and I are very excited to present this one to you because we believe that this is a really critical part. Of reaching accessibility …

  https://knowbility.org/blog/2023/be-a-digital-ally-including-people-with-disabilities-in-usability-testing

• Be A Digital Ally: Planning Inclusive Events

  Sharron Rush: I'm Sharon Rush, executive director of Knowbility. Happy to welcome you to this episode of BADA, which is Planning Inclusive Events. We find that we really more and more have to think about that not only in the physical space when we welcome people to places like …

  https://knowbility.org/blog/2023/be-a-digital-ally-planning-inclusive-events

• Best Practices for Image Text Alternatives

  During Knowbility’s Images: Alternative Content for Accessibility webinar , there were attendee questions we didn’t have time to answer. Our team of experts answered these overflow questions and we’re sharing them with everyone! Order of Headlines and Images Question: Is there a …

  https://knowbility.org/blog/2021/best-practices-for-image-text-alternatives

• Designing Accessible Color Palettes in Figma: A Guide for Web Accessibility

  In today's digital age, creating inclusive designs that cater to all users is paramount. Accessibility in web design ensures that everyone, regardless of their abilities, can access and interact with digital content seamlessly. One crucial aspect of accessible design is color …

  https://knowbility.org/blog/2024/designing-accessible-color-palettes-in-figma-2024

• Digital Inclusion at SXSW 2025

  ...YOU can help raise accessibility awareness at this iconic tech festival What is Knowbility? An advocate for tech equity, we teach practioners why and how to ensure digital equity, and we engage others in the effort and work to make it so. How does Knowbility promote digital …

  https://knowbility.org/blog/2024/digital-inclusion-can-be-bigger-than-ever-at-sxsw-2025-here-s-how-you-can-help

• "Readable," an extension to simplify online reading by rephrasing sentences into fragments, making digital content more accessible.

  https://knowbility.org/blog/2026/high-school-student-in-singapore-develops-readable-a-extension-designed-to-simplify-online-reading-by-rephrasing-complex-sentenc

• Inaugural Be a Digital Ally: Captioning

  Be a Digital Ally: Captioning Register for Be A Digital Ally Session Jay: Okay, Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us to our first ever Knowbility, “Be a Digital Ally.” And today we are covering the topic of alternative text. All right. So first we want to say thank you and …

  https://knowbility.org/blog/2022/inaugural-be-a-digital-ally-captioning

• Be a Digital Ally: Tools and Techniques of a Blind Accessibility Auditor

  Mark Boyden : All right, we're at a minute past the hour, so we're gonna go ahead and get started. You are tuned in to Knowbility's Be a Digital Ally, and today we are doing a presentation on tools and techniques of a blind accessibility auditor. First, a little bit about …

  https://knowbility.org/blog/2025/tools-and-techniques-of-a-blind-accessibility-auditor

• What Is It Like to Use a Screen Reader?

  As a communication specialist for Knowbility and a journalism lecturer at Cal State Long Beach, accessibility is not a nice-to-have. Without screen readers that allow me to access information, it’s hard to imagine that I’d hold the professional roles I have today. Yet the …

  https://knowbility.org/blog/2021/what-is-it-like-to-use-a-screen-reader

• Accessibility Internet Rally (AIR)

  Announcing the AIR 2025 Winners Help us congratulate our AIR 2025 winning teams: 1st Place: Code Your Dreams by A11y Cats 2nd Place: Esther's Walking Journey by Usabellas 3rd Place: Westside Queer Resource Center by The Accessibeasts And congratulations to all our participants - …

  https://knowbility.org/programs/air

• 2025 Calendar of AIR Events

  Upcoming AIR Events, Deadlines & Training The AIR 2025 program runs from mid-September through mid-November, with the awards ceremony in January, 2026. All times listed below are in US Central Time . All events are virtual (online), unless otherwise noted. (Dates are subject …

  https://knowbility.org/programs/air/2025-calendar-of-air-events

• AIR-FAQs

  Frequently Asked Questions As a client, who should be my organization’s representative for AIR? Pick one person from your program to be the primary contact for the team that will build your website during the rally. This person commits to answering all emails and phone calls …

  https://knowbility.org/programs/air/air-faqs

• April 2026

  Date and Time Thursday April 16, 2026 3:00 PM CT Presenter: Kelsey Ruger, Becky Gibson, and Mark Steadman Online via Zoom Register Now The heart of AccessU: Building inclusion through community and connection This month’s Be A Digital Ally session features a special panel hosted …

  https://knowbility.org/programs/be-a-digital-ally/april-2026