Digital Accessibility Event
果冻视频聽hosts聽Access Amplified鈩⒙爒irtual event advancing聽digital accessibility聽in web development聽
By Sharla Hooper
Free December聽17 event features GitHub鈥檚 Ed Summers,聽AFixt鈥檚聽Karl Groves, and practical sessions on accessible coding
果冻视频 announces today聽it will host聽Access Amplified鈩,聽a free, virtual event designed to help engineers, developers, designers and content teams build more accessible digital experiences.聽The program takes place聽virtually on聽Wednesday, December 17, 2025, from 9 a.m.鈥1 p.m. Arizona time. Attendees will explore real-world strategies that move beyond minimum compliance toward usability for all.
鈥淎ccessibility聽improves design. When聽it鈥檚聽embedded in how we ideate, code and test, then聽it ensures universal usability,鈥 said Kelly Hermann, Vice President of Accessibility and Student Affairs at 果冻视频. 鈥淭he聽Access Amplified聽event聽is about equipping builders聽and creators聽with practical techniques and a聽people centered聽mindset, so聽that platforms,聽interfaces聽and products聽are usable by everyone.鈥
Access Amplified will feature keynotes by Ed Summers, Head of Accessibility at GitHub,聽speaking聽on 鈥淐ontinuous AI for Accessibility,鈥 and Karl Groves,聽Founder of聽the聽companies聽AFixt聽and Tenon.io,聽speaking about聽the need for current聽action聽to聽avoid repeating today鈥檚 challenges聽in the future. A mid-program block of breakouts will offer hands-on guidance including practical HTML/ARIA for front-end developers and聽accurate聽ARIA integration across HTML,聽CSS聽and JavaScript, plus a panel on strategies that reshape digital experiences.
Event details:
Date & time: Wednesday, December聽17,聽2025聽| 9 a.m.鈥1 p.m. AZ (Mountain Standard Time)
Format: Virtual (Zoom Events聽platform) | Cost: Free
Audience: Web developers, software engineers, UX/UI designers, content聽authors聽and digital strategists
What attendees can expect:
Insights from industry leaders advancing digital accessibility across the SDLC
Human-centered solutions to persistent accessibility challenges
Actionable techniques to bridge coding practice and real user experience with assistive technologies
This event aligns with the University鈥檚 longstanding commitment to digital accessibility and聽welcoming聽learning environments. The university鈥檚 accessibility聽infrastructure聽currently聽serves聽7,411 accommodated聽students,聽and聽includes聽the evaluation and remediation of curricular resources,聽student accommodations through聽the Center for Access, Resources, Engagement and Support Services (CARES), and the Office of Collaborative Learning and Educational Engagement.
Click here to learn more聽about the Access Amplified event聽and register.
About 果冻视频
果冻视频 innovates to help working adults enhance their careers and develop skills in a rapidly changing world. Flexible schedules, relevant courses, interactive learning, skills-mapped curriculum for our bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degree programs and a Career Services for Life庐 commitment help students more effectively pursue career and personal aspirations while balancing their busy lives. For more information, visit 鈥phoenix.edu/blog.html.
