A11y Bytes, celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day

A11y Bytes is back for its fourteenth year, celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day.

Register for A11y Bytes Melbourne 2026

The heart of digital accessibility and inclusion is not about guidelines, codes or regulations. It’s about people, and life, and how we live, how we access information, and how our lives are affected by the technologies of today.

As many as 500 people have attended online Bytes events, as well as physical events in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney attended an A11y Bytes event, making this the largest community run accessibility event in Australia. The event has since branched out into parts of New Zealand and it continues to grow.

You don’t have to be an accessibility aficionado to attend. This event is about us all talking, thinking and learning about digital accessibility and inclusion together.

Take part in A11y Bytes and connect, be inspired and have some fun as we talk, learn, grow and change the world.

A big thank you to Bupa for being the Melbourne venue sponsor for this year's A11y Bytes.

Time and date
A11y Bytes Melbourne will be held on Thursday 21 May 2026, celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Doors open at 6pm for a 6.30pm start

Register
RSVP through humanitix to register. Register for A11y Bytes Melbourne 2026

Presenters

• Scott Herschberger – From Insights to Action: Transforming Accessibility Through Data-Driven Mapping
• Balram Singh – AI and Accessibility
• Sam Sabour – Beyond Contrast: Rethinking Accessibility in Design Systems
• Ayesha Semfel – Where to Start (and Stop) with Screen Reader Testing
• Jamila Savoy
• Xavier Vella – Early Findings from an Accessibility Audit of Hiring Systems.