About us
A group for software developers, designers, and others interested in creating and maintaining accessible (a11y) digital and physical spaces and communication tools to gather and discuss all things a11y.
Topics include, but not limited to, designing and building accessible user interfaces, assistive technologies, WCAG, the European Accessibility Act (EAA), Section 508, visible and hidden disabilities, accommodations...
Find us at LinkedIn: Durham-Raleigh A11y: The Accessibility Meetup - Triangle Style LinkedIn group.
Find us on Slack: https://a11y-triangle.slack.com/.
Reach out to Esther Siram if you have questions about the group or joining our Slack space or LinkedIn group.
Upcoming events
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Durham-Raleigh A11y - August Hybrid Event
Location not specified yetThanks to Microsoft and Jalen McGee, we will meet at the Microsoft office in Morrisville, NC for our in-person portion of this meeting. Thanks to Mel Linares and Andi Pitt, we will also have an online portion for folks who want to participate virtually.
Tentative Agenda:
- 6:00-6:30: Meet and greet (in person)
- 6:30-6:45: Welcome ( in person and online)
- 6:45-7:30: Accessibility Dialogue(s) – attendees talk about a11y topics
- 7:30-8:00: Wrap up
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Physical Location: 1009 Think Pl, Morrisville, NC 27560
(Note: we meet in a local Microsoft building; sometimes the Meetup site map does not direct folks correctly, please use the actual address)Online Attendees:
- please RSVP via the Evite link: https://evite.me/EdgReKd8UA
- we plan to communicate the Zoom link closer to the actual date with those who RSVP through that Evite link
- the virtual portion of the meeting will begin at 6:30pm EST
- Mel Linares plans to facilitate the virtual portion of this event
Date: August 18, 2026
Time (in person): 6pm-8pm
Time (virtual): 6:30pm-8pmMicrosoft Contact:
Jalen McGee is our contact at Microsoft. Thanks, Jalen, for getting this set up.
Thanks to Microsoft for letting us use their facility.Parking:
The building has a large free parking lot in front. Please park there and enter through the main door.Accessing the Building: if you have issues entering the building or cannot access the telephone number attached to the front door, please message here or on LinkedIn or on our Slack channel and someone will come search for you.
Food and Drink:
As of now our meeting doesn't have sponsors for food. Microsoft said we can bring food and drinks into the room. So Esther plans to bring some water and soda for everyone. If you need something more substantial than this, feel free to bring that for yourself.
If you know of an organization wanting to sponsor food and drinks for our event, please reach out to Mel Linares, Andi Pitt, or Esther Siram.6 attendees
Past events
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