Name: Q1 Event @ Amazon HQ
Start: 2026-02-20T17:00:00.000Z
Location: Amazon (Frontier 17.401 & Deck)

Join us as we kick off an exciting new year with the **PNW Accessibility Professionals** community!

📅 **Date:** Wednesday, January 14, 2026
🕓 **Time:** 4:00–6:00 p.m.
📍 **Location:** Sidekicks Bar, T-Mobile Headquarters Building 2 address is 3655 131st Avenue SE Bellevue, WA 98006-1330

**Please note advance registration is required for this event as space is limited.**

We’re thrilled to welcome everyone back for our third year and announce our **2026 quarterly events**: a year guaranteed to be filled with engaging discussions, collaboration opportunities, and initiatives to advance accessibility across industries.

Enjoy a relaxed evening connecting with fellow professionals who are passionate about accessibility and inclusion. **Your first drink (beer or wine) is on us! Appetizers will be provided for the group.** Additional food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Come celebrate the start of 2026, meet new faces, and reconnect with our community. We can’t wait to see you there!

With Joy,
T-Mobile's Accessibility Resource Center

PNW Accessibility Professionals

Ayelet Winer

Meg Filer

Susan Stewart

Chenna Reddy Kona

Jill

Dirk Metzler

Andrew Hedges

Todd Friedmar

Amy B

Nandita Gupta

Aatisha Cyrill

Jason Ament

Alyssa Vo

Ryan Williams

Carrie Lin

Randy Nguyen

Jennifer Z

Jana Uhrich

Alex Jones

Schuyler Reid

2026 Kickoff Happy Hour: PNW Accessibility Professionals 

T-Mobile HQ Building 2

**Join us for our Q1 2026 PNW Accessibility Professionals Meetup at Amazon!**

📅 **Friday, February 20th**
🕐 **9:00-11:30AM (optional add on 11:30AM-12:30PM)**
📍 **Amazon, Frontier 17.401 & Deck - 2205 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121**

Join us at Amazon for a morning of accessibility learning! The itinerary is packed with ways to connect with fellow accessibility professionals. See below for details.

**Agenda**

**9-9:30AM:** Breakfast and networking

**9:30-10AM:** Interactive Workshop led by Rachel Grossman-Kahn (Audible) and Nandita Gupta (Cisco)
**Details on the workshop:** Envision, communicate and solve your toughest accessibility problems with the help of the accessibility community.

**10-11AM:** Amazon Accessibility Leadership Panel with:
\- Elodie Fichet\, Head of Brand Accessibility
\- JoAnna Hansen\, Director of Accessibility – WW Stores
\- Peter Korn\, Director of Accessibility – Devices
\- moderated by Linnea Carlson \(Amazon\)

**More details on the panel:** Amazon Accessibility leaders will share their technical and strategic approaches to creating accessible experiences across Devices, Retail, Employee Experience, Brand Marketing and AWS. The panel explores implementation challenges, scalable solutions, and cross-team collaboration methods in diverse technical environments. Designed for accessibility practitioners seeking insights into operationalizing accessibility at scale and learning more about Amazon’s accessibility ethos.

**11-11:30AM:** Networking and an option to make your way to Amazon Learning Center (Amazon - Day 1, 2121 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121)

**(Optional) 11:30AM-12:30PM:** Amazon Accessibility Learning Center Tour
The[ Amazon Accessibility Learning Center ](https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fw.amazon.com%2Fbin%2Fview%2FUsers%2Flznl%2FAccessibilityLearningCenter%2F&data=05%7C02%7CMegan.Filer%40t-mobile.com%7Ca23adc59df7e46f4569808de32f2c584%7Cbe0f980bdd994b19bd7bbc71a09b026c%7C0%7C0%7C639004215512574856%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=uOYAKVHnTpnzOa9w7Y17ppauPUhKX4nOXUPBjOPO0Lc%3D&reserved=0 "Original URL: https://w.amazon.com/bin/view/Users/lznl/AccessibilityLearningCenter/. Click or tap if you trust this link.")is a facility dedicated to advancing inclusive technology and design. Our 650-square-foot space in Day 1 HQ brings together Amazon employees, accessibility experts, and community members to create technology that works for everyone. The center serves as a central hub for product testing, employee training, and accessibility research across all Amazon devices and services, ensuring we continue to innovate with accessibility at the forefront of development. Join us for hands on demonstrations of Amazon’s accessibility features.

**Registration is required for this event. Please register below!**

**Please contact Rachel at [illowskr@audible.com](mailto:illowskr@audible.com "mailto:illowskr@audible.com") for accessibility requests.** ASL interpreters will be available throughout the event. There is a fenced service dog relief area next to the Spheres, close to 6th Ave.

**How to find us:** If you are driving, park in the Frontier Parking Garage. If you are walking or taking public transport, the main entrance is on 7th Ave. Once you arrive, whichever your transport, there will be a greeter inside the Frontier lobby. They will assist you in getting a visitor badge from security and direct you to the 17th floor (17.401) for the event.

We hope to see you soon!
Linnea and Rachel

Linnea Carlson

Rachel Grossman-Kahn

Ashley Douthett

Kaitlyn Jones

Angelie Vincent

Jenny Leland

Akshay Garg

Samira Emami

Dmytro Syrkin

durstann

Stephen Nelson

Sarah Heinzen

Kristian Burch

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