International Purple Fest, Goa 2024

Start date: January 8, 2024 - End date: January 13, 2024

Location: Goa, India

Conference

The Purple Fest conference is a free event that celebrates persons with disabilities. The event covers 21 disabilities including low vision, blindness and learning differences. The DAISY Forum of India will be hosting meetings with other DAISY members and interested parties from across the South Asia region.

Inclusive Africa Conference 2024

Start date: May 14, 2024 - End date: May 16, 2024

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Conference

This virtual and in-person event promotes the advancement of digital accessibility and assistive technology for persons with disabilities in Africa.

5th International Workshop on Digitization and E-Inclusion in Mathematics and Science 2024

Start date: February 15, 2024 - End date: February 17, 2024

Location: Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan

Conference

This hybrid (in-person and online) event is focused on the effective digitization and delivery of STEM resources. Topics will include: Digitizing and processing printed documents in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics): technology / practice, Digital libraries for STEM, Accessibility of STEM documents, accessible PDF (e.g. PDF/UA) for STEM documents, Accessibility of tables and figures,

ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium

Start date: November 1, 2023 - End date: November 2, 2023

Location: Washington DC

Conference

This two day symposium brings together accessibility professionals to present, discuss, and debate the accessibility testing of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Attracting both newcomers to the field of accessibility testing, as well as seasoned professionals who have made a career in testing,  the conference is attended by test process developers, conformance testing practitioners, usability

ICEVI Africa Conference 2023

Start date: October 9, 2023 - End date: October 12, 2023

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Conference

The first ICEVI Africa Conference wil be held in Nairobi, Kenya with the theme: "The Future of Education for People with Visual Impairment in Africa" The conference will host several presentation sessions, related meetings, breakout sessions, an exhibition and social events.

Tactile Reading Conference 2025

Start date: June 2, 2025 - End date: June 4, 2025

Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Conference

The Tactile Reading Conference will bring together experts from around the wide who engage with making information accessible through tactile solutions. In addition to braille, this event will also encompass tactile graphics, drawings and 3D. This three day conference will feature a varied program covering all aspects of tactile reading and graphics with inspiring speakers.

WIPO Celebration – 10 Years of the Marrakesh Treaty

Date: July 12, 2023

Time: 9:30am CEST (7:30am UTC)

Location: Online and Geneva, Switzerland

Conference

The Marrakesh Treaty was adopted 10 years ago and has become WIPO's fastest growing treaty, currently covering 119 countries with 93 contracting parties. This WIPO in-person and virtual event celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Treaty which continues to improve the lives of people with print disabilities around the world.

M-Enabling Summit 2023

Start date: October 10, 2023 - End date: October 12, 2023

Location: Washington, DC, USA

Conference

With the theme of "AI and Digital Transformation: New Paradigms for Accessibility and Inclusion Strategies" the M-Enabling Summit returns in October to deliver two days of parallel conference sessions and a day of workshops.

ICEVI East Asia Regional Conference 2023

Start date: September 18, 2023 - End date: September 21, 2023

Location: Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Conference

The International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI) Regional Conference for East Asia has a theme of "Reasonable Accommodation and Accessibility in Education of Children with Visual Impairment". The conference theme will be discussed in the light of Global perspectives on education for all, Legislations, Access, Training and Resources and the plenary

IFLA LPD Satellite Conference 2023

Start date: August 18, 2023 - End date: August 19, 2023

Location: Schiedam, Netherlands

Conference

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) section for Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities (LPD) is hosting a two-day conference titled 'Let’s work together, let’s Library for all' as a satellite event to the IFLA World Library and Information Congress being held nearby in Rotterdam. The LPD conference has an incredible lineup