The Perth Digital Accessibility Conference (PDAC) is returning on February 17, 2026, at The Hub, Bentley Technology Park, Perth, WA. This one-day event brings together professionals, advocates, and innovators to discuss making digital content, services, and technology accessible to all.
Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm AWST (12:00 noon – 07:30 pm AEST)
Location: The Hub, Bentley Technology Park, Perth, WA (in-person and online via Zoom)
Registration: Available now on Humanitix
What to Expect:
Practical skills to embed accessibility into your work
Fresh perspectives from people with lived experience and diverse voices
Networking opportunities with industry leaders and peers
Inspiration and insight into building equitable digital experiences.
The conference is open to developers, designers, content creators, policymakers, and advocates. Speakers have been announced, including Centre for Accessibility Australia’s Digital Content Officer, Laetitia Thompson, who will be presenting on Accessible Aesthetics: The Intersection of Art and Alt Text. And let’s not forget the Great Debate – this year’s topic, sure to cause a stir, on AI and creating plain language.
The full agenda of the Perth Digital Accessibility Conference for 2026 is below:
Agenda:
8:30 AM- Registration
9:00 AM- Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country
9:15 AM- Keynote: Extreme Ownership for Accessibility – Herin Hentry
10:00 AM- Digital Accessibility Maturity Model – Janina Sajka
10:25 AM- The Accessibility Leader’s Playbook: Actions That Drive Real Change – Amanda Mace & Ann Knettler, Ed.D.
10:50 AM- Morning break
11:10 AM- Finding the Gap: Stories that Invite Solutions – Jin S. Yoon
11:35 AM- Disabled is the New Normal – Ricky Onsman
12:00 PM- Win with Metrics: How to Track and Show the Value of Your Program – Jaunita Flessas, Esq., CPWA, ADS, APX
12:45 PM- Lunch
1:15 PM- Great Debate XIII: AI is the perfect solution for creating plain language
1:50 PM- Accessible aesthetics: The intersection of art and alt text – Laetitia L. Thompson
2:15 PM- Helper or hinderer: The role of AI in digital accessibility – Vithya Vijayakumare
2:40 PM- Afternoon break
3:00 PM- The automated accessibility testing gap: A further false sense of accessibility – Beau Vass
3:25 PM- Beyond Compliance: A Strategist’s Roadmap to Make A11y Matter to Gen Z – Alina Eshal
3:50 PM- Tech as Cognitive Accessibility: Designing Digital Tools for ADHD Brains – Eleanor Beilby
4:15 PM- Closing remarks and thanks
For more information, contact info@a11yPerth.com. We hope to see you there!