26th Feb '26: The Accessibility Compliance Plateau - Where do we go from here?

We're back at SHU in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE

Look for the FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor, and please sign-in when you arrive.

This month: Chad Gowler

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Chad Gowler - The Plateau of Accessibility Compliance:
Where do we go from here?

Web accessibility has been dominated by the need for legal compliance for the last 20 years and this push has brought the accessible Web along by leaps and bounds. However the compliance-only approach to accessibility has run out of steam with many websites still having basic issues, a lack of disabled voices in this space, and stagnation in the accessibility industry.

This talk examines how web compliance works and where we stand in terms of web accessibility right now. Using video games as a comparator we will look at alternative approaches to accessibility that will introduce fresh ideas into our work and make disabled people the centre of what we do.

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Chad has spoken at FES before, but we have them back because they always deliver insightful - and at times challenging - workshops and talks.

Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details. One of our volunteers will show you the way.

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Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please tick yourself off on our sign-in sheet as you enter the room)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:30pm – Open mic
7:35pm – Social