Idea11y Meetup – English track in Amsterdam

🎉 We’re kicking off the very first English edition of our accessibility meetups — and you’re invited!

📅 On Wednesday, April 16, we’re gathering at the Theo Thijssenhuis, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences for an afternoon of accessibility talks, inspiration, and drinks.

This event is part of the Accessibility Course within the Web Design & Development minor at the CMD school of digital design in Amsterdam, but we're opening the doors to anyone interested in digital accessibility. Come join students, teachers, and professionals alike!

Schedule
15:30 — Doors open
16:00 — Welcome (short and sweet)
16:10 — Talk 1: "Practical Fixes for Common WCAG Failures" by Erik Kroes
16:40 — Talk 2: "Thinking outside of the accessibility box", a graduation story by Nienke de Keijzer
17:20 — Borrel 🍻

📍 Theo Thijssenhuis, Amsterdam — fully accessible and easy to reach.

🦠 Masks are absolutely welcome. If you’re feeling unwell or test positive for COVID, please stay home. Better safe than sorry.

🔗 Want to chat beforehand? Join us in our Slack channel to get in the mood and meet fellow attendees!

About the speakers

🎤 Erik Kroes
Erik is a seasoned accessibility expert who’s worked with ING, IKEA, WeTransfer, and VodafoneZiggo — just to name a few. He has a passion for making design systems more inclusive and helping large organizations make accessibility a natural part of their workflow.
In his talk, Practical Fixes for Common WCAG Failures, Erik will show four simple tests you can run on your site — and how to fix the issues they reveal. It’s hands-on, interactive, and full of takeaways you can apply right away.

🎤 Nienke de Keijzer
Nienke is a recent graduate of the AUAS, and she’s starting strong. For her graduation project, she completely redesigned the app for Amsterdam’s public transport operator (GVB), putting accessibility at the heart of every decision.
The result? GVB decided to implement all of her recommendations — and they hired her on the spot. This meetup will be her very first time speaking publicly about her work. You don’t want to miss it.