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Plus CSUN and axe-= con highlights, AI coding benchmarks, legal updates, and job opportunities = in the March edition. Hey there, and welcome back! This edition marks two years since we started = publishing monthly updates covering everything new and noteworthy in the ac= cessibility space. For those who have been with us since day one, we can=E2= =80=99t thank you enough. For those just finding this newsletter, we hope i= t is valuable to you. It has been a packed month. axe-con wrapped up at the end of February, CSUN= 's 41st Assistive Technology Conference ran March 9 through 13 in Anaheim, = more benchmarks surfaced on the efficacy of AI code generation for accessib= ility, and the fight over the ADA Title II web accessibility rule took a se= rious turn. On top of all that, a federal report revealed just how far the = government's own technology falls short on accessibility, and the community= said farewell to one of its most influential leaders. There's a lot to cov= er, so let's get to it. As always, let us know if you think we've missed something, or share the li= nk with your colleagues or partners who may benefit from some or all of thi= s information. You can also sign up to receive these accessibility updates = via email (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycg= zB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQY63pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3llW8XLNjp3ZRq_KW1d6V8d3= 908Z8W9dqkMy4zbsCbW2zmmFZ6SsS2bW91w_kh8gHH46V9Vv5s1j_Yv6W6-4bG87FCy5qW7sn4v= C5Cf1XDW2KY7mm3L2HS2W1_5ZQ21N-ZyfW8K_XD261b8yHW28h0Tw3wSvxzVCZ7005y0FDLW8tr= 3dq6zwS2lW2j24Rp7cZt_SW7MKmFs58Tc6bN5gy4rNXc-t3N3qCCGx1RMRZW1JH5r22FF0wzW22= WhK03_H93BVPpQtp2yGxKFW8zL6Nb5r3LykVn4Bms8gV3TdW78K5tk3lnKN-W4F2Z052yncJ3W1= kT5rM3PR_pHW6kccXC6sPplVW3HxnfN4zG0rnW6djT5P3rWDY2W6wPTp54vkKhXf3jFxC004 ) = . Upcoming Conferences and Events - Business Without Barriers Summit at Naidex (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotli= nks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQXx3pyd= 0W7Y8-PT6lZ3kXW1Q0cVX7dNWVCW7_tT6m71gLdFW2762jc1M8PzHW7hgq6d15NWB7N2zps9Xr5= ysYW4NMRKC8znzC3W82gF6v7hz6p7W4lBC7H7ZsDkvW443-qR3Mc9KrW3g2Rlb4XvJ_1W7YDC1G= 1102n2W36P8x73M46w2W5lkQTT48DmH_W8qq1XZ3g4TnQW1NZhJz7R5nmxW66gDN42n7q1lW27X= 2JT1-3hHsW5Fh2-G4MPKdmW1X2xrq4f00PzW56GXZV5Xfk_RV_3_ct1czmDXW2z27v967JffkW4= Hd5DX8PHQn4Vx754j8yCPX2W7S99227b6Y8qW9gfsym6qvB2yf6RNXrP04 ) : March 25-26,= 2026, NEC, Birmingham, UK. Two days of free content and expert-led session= s on accessibility and inclusion for businesses of all sizes. - W4A 2026 (Web for All Conference) (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/C= tc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQWY3pyd0W6N1vHY6= lZ3pMW4pTW8B2Y-CplW8-j0NR1lLS20W65MF1z3QZR3jV2BKNK7nyLHVW1gVKBG6bG2zcW6KbMf= S8K9VCFW4qkxtK8pGff6W3f0PW324MCGcW6tP9xJ4XRgPDW9fY-wg1W_0hlW8sZL3n3J-4TvW3v= 90Qr3rkL4fW5pt8cN4g8JfPW6Q8lFR1R8WpbN3CVhzn8QwTjW87njjk28tCjTW5W1wyL7xBLqfV= mhZxq69N7kkW2h1Cd93xWrrfW6dhcDk8_3HHKW5nrVB26JdC-xW3CSHMv6mylkJf45ph1K04 ) = : April 13-14, 2026, Dubai, UAE. The annual ACM conference on web accessibi= lity research and practice. - Abilities Expo (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/M= WTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQWY3pyd0W6N1vHY6lZ3ljN3-7Yk-8s-cPW8= ZD4CP4XrxdTV-B4FH96wtZRW5JXBXV4wVS9jW1hS5TM6_NwsZW3gR1fB5_3n3rW2wZBB_4KMdnh= W12yH4K8QVDqxW2TsWMR8trDM1W18dRkh2YhnYpW41pdVm2B2MCmW8GwDNb817N0fW5gcDcw18Q= R0PW6C-mV_3mKSmwT7yZ78bzLNZW36PVsJ6dWjCwN9jkTjqS2jqzW4PKczw6tG3SQW5T_4505sL= 2wmW40g88B6WbGBxVMYJp_668MpYW3jZMTZ2L4cJNdvHy7Y04 ) : March 27-29, 2026 (Lo= s Angeles) and May 1-3, 2026 (New York Metro). A leading, free, multi-city = event series in the United States designed to help people with disabilities= , their families, caregivers, seniors, and healthcare professionals discove= r new products and services aimed at enhancing independence and improving q= uality of life. - Microsoft Ability Summit (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113= /cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQXd3pyd0W7lCdLW6lZ3pbW95f= -sn4Y7ZHRW5w6VqY6yTQLCN8TSjHV-5W_tW8jJBg47CG9nBW7gwL2G2wLtlTW25YtB74Vk_bHW7= 9QXWP45jn4zW85WCWK5nBmnRVfXf6X4ZdC5MW8lMrr_8FjnDDW4JlLZt1VbKDPW7XtY-G9kTmYr= VlbMVM8CDvZ4N6dpX3Yh3lB8W98FT4575-sQqW2x8R3x360N9vW2vJG__7qq-1cW4t28P55qLrF= bMRdsp03xT28W656mZ23RqGjxW6DLXJ572RYXtVBQ5QK7TjxmhVZWPtV46hD9gW8YCYTh4RKY0t= f92Pgs804 ) : May 19-20, 2026, Redmond, WA (in-person and online). The 16th= annual Ability Summit focuses on how agentic AI continues to empower peopl= e with disabilities. Registration is open. - Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlin= ks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQWY3pyd0= W6N1vHY6lZ3lvW7G5pmW9jnNJjW7TjGr46jYY84W8lsynH9g2wHcW8wHhCP648jGbW4Ml0Kd2K5= -XXW1j97-J3PY10tVHsppW8DpNhRW26FDn72gpmVLW3YDc9k2DGs_nW6GT3Z34fXFvMN23bPqbX= sn0CW5mN2L-8Z9W3bW2-cFBN5Gyw6SW4hJvc53dTyzkN46jGRlzFXKxW1gCrcm3wZhm0W1kVTbQ= 7R0dywW8yLnxt6T27g8W2MD6vx29ZhNPW4R2Ghz1XJgzLW2mKgV67NZl-yN4kV90KLYy5Wf82K7= pK04 ) : May 21, 2026. The 15th annual GAAD. A day to think, talk, learn, a= nd do something about digital accessibility. Conference Season is Upon Us This was a big month for the accessibility world with axe-con, TechAccess O= klahoma (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB= 1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQWY3pyd0W6N1vHY6lZ3nFVcF2307kjcFtW7Bjd-_4rGC= PDW4zj_yV8t2VWvW4pG-33112BSBW1J4p4556dx2RVy7Bs12gjGVWW6gDn3-8p8l2CW80F7pk7b= vrSRW7q9Wc917F-qKW5mrBbZ4tbT2TN2_GGKvfPtZVN7RQQ9WMGg84W2ZgG-21GnQ6gW7-y60M9= 7-DmwV_Dvl97C-kvnW32X4Rd8CJhxYW18Kp9077cHl_W6p3qGl13_BD-W4qk_yv7W6DrJW20sG2= b1cvbgFW3wXRSv6KnWQbW3gw35M33RjJ8f33vbz404 ) , and CSUN all landed within w= eeks of each other. Here are some of the highlights. CSUN Assistive Technology Conference (March 9-13, Anaheim) The 41st annual CSUN AT Conference drew attendees from across the globe to = Anaheim. We enjoyed the opportunity to meet many of you there this year, an= d we learned a lot. We will be publishing a post talking about everything w= e learned soon, but for now, here were a few of the standouts. In a CSUN highlights post (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/= cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQY63pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3l6W6t00= yY30-ysnW638J-V4FvnYtW6tfR889b-JCBN33wW_JDbpWRW9jPZMp7nb4HyN1c6_vsr6qg6W4__= fv95R1LTVW52qpJ56NR4-WW74_63N8SrPqvMCTt6wPDT-kW5xM6tv8XNdLZW3F62w15m9TYVVnT= VKx9lN4-PW1zsGVP1YzbvfW4_jZNf7TNqjKV5B37_2z4gx1W1f4c5C7kL0N9W75Gxjc3rkyDCW5= 4nm_G2LNZ1QN38vRMYNx1t9W3VpQCm51Lj-wW2WCNw91VxxLcW28tx323cXNfdW8QNG5M7vlXkM= W24dP-28Hvx_bW2nvDC61THVsgW4rfD8k3qxZy6N1Dbym-yZ1Z9W3T75t41h7qDlW5vLY7V7sWX= q5f47jkx404 ) , Be My Eyes, a free app that connects blind users with volun= teers or AI assistance, shared that their platform now has 1 million blind = users and 10 million sighted volunteers. They also announced the launch of = the Be My Eyes Foundation (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/= cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQWF5n4LbW69t95C6lZ3mFW5mwd= 3M4QnD2cW2pbnZf467D-zW19X0zQ11C1BFN3h_vJyNQ-m4W7BR5TM8w2ZC9N2SZmhVzmrcrW7VM= WL43Z3G_2W4n3nVq82jNGWW7Qpns43ZVtmNW1qPRfD5T67qrW8xm7jZ1CBsY0VcZjB41_Yj5kN1= 7Y5wRysnvqW3rCrL59h06s_W4h2lvk5TjbpBW6LNPXZ36PXcsW8_fxpy1WG72kW286D1s7vQT1Y= W3l3JZ54wNDnzN47NLbBrZy4wW12b2yt6NnTx5W9j-9FC2sNjCpW4sXj_H8Gh21RW684Crb74f6= l5W69m28x6gCv3jVRc8QH85lx9fW6Xm9t71pQLT8W4xbjtr63sLdnW3bdJ8S5VFS_DW6tZvMg4t= wlc5W6BKr8m81wtvwW5pnyYk5dyj24Vy6sWq2SJb4DW2NXqTd8Fck8MW5vHN9976B750W4sRj12= 8VG_XKf6ZRcy604 ) , a new nonprofit with a mission to ensure that people wh= o are blind or have low vision will always have free access to accessibilit= y technology regardless of where they live or their ability to pay. On the product side, LG Electronics debuted a height-adjustable kiosk (http= s://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3= YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQXx3pyd0W7Y8-PT6lZ3mBW4XPzrc4hrSfTW4cRmrX3cD6D9W4FXr6W2GJ= TFDW7xx2tS7g9cVZN6JwTDpsJNfLW1ZGQqm2TWrc2W76z3hD15rgQBN8JMZJDTbrggW5nYM6z6C= T0MGW8N-41s8kSm9TW75kDMP6DW5nlW51PDYL92XWDZW18-nK457Ft4XW6xrdTs8dC04jW22ZNL= W4jNYMcW462DVj14McsJVXKlk56zTRBqW3vgC297C7N4TW8HHFJZ1lF64fW6FyVP62nQ9X1W6jL= RwJ5NtXrFW8174X08ZFV2hW8lbWrn4_TxfXW7k8-Wy1Hzxg9Vmx_p-73vp0tW35XvR16jRp1-f7= jhq1P04 ) co-developed with braille specialist Dot Inc., featuring a braill= e panel, sign-language video guidance, and a built-in screen reader. They a= lso showed off a new IOT sensor with visual alerts that converts appliance = sounds such as door-open alerts into light-based notifications. Sony Electronics showcased its "Accessibility for All" lineup (https://cxPK= Z04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt= 5M1r__N15bQWl5n4LbW5BWr2F6lZ3p3M8VxwZcxdDGW2cxKKr4gmJ9DW1QmRfd8fVknQW7BJ-_v= 2YFP0vW8v0SHg4nzqrcW6LTfZD68kPzWW7wXCT48pR1YNW6j3-wh81KPKYW1RQsD36B9_q0W12Y= Fs71JgLXzW4X7rlK61KyzfW4xl6tH7QBHhcW81tdBq677G5wW3ztzSP7B3L63Vy5qWl6qBh90W6= Y71h45CztJCW4TSqwy3nWdR1W95sVZV39JD0TW8N8QRd1bsPc5W2-GS9g7VY3j-W3bbgGG7NDmT= zW3dW2BN8bNrC7W3F3WS750PXR9W2NNMrn62y6yrW8JKkCV9cLTnPW4T7Dfz1MhvD_W4gnTMv2T= wHh6W5R2Br36RFpDvVtKb944lXs_nW7WbV-L8tpHStW3pdC7r2cMjRXVl94W66_213WW4kHnmt7= wzylFW66PQbV4F0XG-f5Km0JP04 ) including BRAVIA TVs with TalkBack and text m= agnification, Alpha cameras with screen reader support, enlarged displays f= or visually impaired photographers, retail displays that incorporate braill= e and audio descriptions, and its aibo companion robot. HumanWare and Vispero announced a partnership (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotl= inks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQY63py= d0W95jsWP6lZ3lQMNzQYT2wBy1W4XlkVW1VNW7SW4K7YnQ126pthN2K9GpW8vPb-W3-KVF94lMR= xdW1NZ8V_5MBZxsVdGz1w4J43tgW26LLp161nZR5W5WxgKS8jwG5FVH45jw5bsRpbW7Zpbhl6sj= sBVW26M9S51rkJX-W1kkXnR6-SCcJW9465qq52LsrmW7gZ8VL5ZmGL5W4Ygp496Vb5DGW5wZb1w= 9kqj7YW7Fp6rn2D-SPgW91qKxX1n6dYbW8vnYKz7XhG9wW5yfBjg3q_jTFW7jhn291H6wzgW4vZ= rJ94VQ39zVBTsL68JT0SSW3q2WlN4StzT2W8Ld_0y1bDlp7W4Bj8gL4CyfNFW7Ks7H86tTDz5W1= gK4LJ8BJV22W6Sqqq360KKFhf5pV4Jb04 ) that bundles a free six-month JAWS subs= cription with every BrailleNote Evolve (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.co= m/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQXd3pyd0W7lCd= LW6lZ3kYVWTMJ68yFZyZW4hRj7l8fSwF1W8hgMVw2lPvhSW2GqBr86bFRdQW4Tm4zg5stslgVmB= bX859NLmRW13V3192bL6mcW1w1D8Z8_hmMzW70VZMS8G0cMmW1KFQhV2yZGwYW6FyV5H8GD2XhW= 5qsT4L7pKJ33W8nNF4858V_TJN2GdDS1Cy6ZmW77k2Pr8sySBfW6w2s9K6XXYV2W5sFXRw99Xq7= qW1-3Dmx7whF9hW6CJmM46jmpJpW2t03pp1R361cW4mpkpQ3tj-_FN4BHDcWQskbmW1QXqlD9jz= mBGW6QzVxq5hJfSTf8R1Kb-04 ) , with HumanWare now managing global JAWS distr= ibution for the device. This new device was a matter of much excitement, as= it is the first widely available braille-based computer to feature a moder= n processor and 32GB ram. Separately, Vispero expanded availability of its AI-powered Page Explorer f= eature to JAWS Home Annual subscribers, and Orbit Research unveiled next-ge= neration Strata and Flow braille displays (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks= .com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQW25n4LbW5= 0kH_H6lZ3pxW2S-w4W7G-3KzW2KmBV_558SWqW5-GKS5749LbdW5yGKvf25d1J2W5S9LL58BDY9= nW12f0ys1S7BdWW7PMjR-8sgvrdW3nqYFj5XWg-2W5By1C390jz9_W55RLPC6rj707N23h40V2x= cf7W6jZ0Pq662wbLW6pmZvg8Fxf_zW5zC7683BVGJjW41ctSr2zr5xvW6qDL4Q4M1_RcW5J2w35= 3xnXY5W85SZ2W33RBFtW8ybqfx1HkY4wW8nYmfP6g9gj3W3yg9c1836jMFW31W1l-4qfdPFVF85= nR3nwy4pVztqfd6RpPZFN3t05qrdzf_tVztd4Z46XNfpVkfjHK8jPzT7W1FwBBQ4dmrsZW6dK-5= 12MvsT2N6-wK506Qj8QW4DCmpB9k0vKHW7dR-rt87XP4-f8F52MW04 ) . One of the more moving pieces to come out of CSUN was the MIDI Association'= s conference report (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ0= 4/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQXR3pyd0W8wLKSR6lZ3kQW5Y7tJ95yWj= n_N82dFd4Dq2cxW2bZzfb3Y85WcW7LcjDq4r0J3lW4H7pcV1zRqbPW4lDRqg5xVPmcW1Wv0-v6p= hPsjMyWZDTgbKkGW6Xvf_b5tRnRMW79BRnq2gzSd1F4gTNjMT1y2W3LrPb73t4ZqxW8sgkGC4zF= _LxW1H467n55zpr6N1r5JJyDl5TxVtH_mt5JP8KmW5CwVd389yYMWW5WLcmR6V1XBHW63npQ04L= 81mVW4K32Lw6N45crW6Bk8y61Zjg92W9f9wh887rW48W3DGTTT7CRCTfVLB0Nc79XQTFW6h2jml= 3jn4-9W1ThFVm83Fv1PW7fqKzh7d8C8TW9h8KBY1kvbDPf4RrklM04 ) . They shared the = story of Andrii, a Ukrainian veteran who lost both arms and his sight on th= e battlefield about a year ago. He found music again through MIDI instrumen= ts (specifically the DM48X MIDI controller harmonica) and came to the CSUN = booth to share his experience. MIDI.org also covered the world premiere of = Amenote=E2=80=99s AptiPlay, a MIDI 2.0 music controller (https://cxPKZ04.na= 1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__= N15bQXR3pyd0W8wLKSR6lZ3lVW5TQnbt2bLPXQW1rhczR5-1PVDV7SrT74W2bdZVt3kpD3J2Hmt= W6bh8cR88TvmhW1ql1wl8HqVVmW47Bd6k88NtCSW2VT42n9k61pLW8-hSrD73FW7pW6QYywB7Kp= YntVh_PG-912prKW8TD2mn8HCNlsW5LTk5C4MhsNLW5m87Kb6LZbMJW4b0SC16-nVnjW6XZg9Y5= VKGn2W1dykwp1Hc3dMW5Y4Nql2yhfY7W100r8M5QBjxDVG377S6N7NcXW1GC_y54Zmg7GW43jxG= G3ZjRDpW5l3yCS6nhjLBW7ftYL47sGMLWW3135FC51kNM6W80wWw57d1sKHW7ZN4N-5w513mW6j= RCWs2g-3b1f35M6RW04 ) designed to make music creation accessible to people = with limited mobility, launching Q3 2026. One session that particularly stood out was Karl Groves' vibe coding access= ibility experiment. The setup is straightforward: take nine major AI coding= tools and give each one the same task (build an online pizza ordering form= ). Two prompts are used. One explicitly mentions accessibility, one does no= t. Each prompt runs with isolated context so results don't influence each o= ther. Finally, perform automated and manual testing on both sets of output.= The key takeaway here was that if you don't prompt for accessibility, you = won't get it. To learn more or run the experiment yourself, the full set of= prompts and results have been posted in a GitHub repository (https://cxPKZ= 04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5= M1r__N15bQXx3pyd0W7Y8-PT6lZ3q6W8qV4dt80WjTZW1nPQBq3LwZb7W4mt77T97kkXtW6m_WB= 356Z19dW6wsKm78JM-XmW1sbcbQ46vrNgT17jc4GVsdCW789tWw6qphSbW3xLbd96N-L3GW4Q8C= yv324W8_W7406n27Rr_wTN2m5kmWnJds9W7NDFJ97g8SwfW2NFyGc1Pk2fjW6K2rWg4syQqPW7b= Wfp521sk-qV55MTN1XZDndVzP04Q2-k-wnW3BYlCz1fM4q0W5c0b4v3Mln35W6sr7B76lSD7TW4= NnCMS46Zq9zW5gQZPw7g4zMMMTbkW5lcqWGW99_6jt4XHzBlW7mvbf-6NFfXjf1wlZ6j04 ) . In a write-up from his talk (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+11= 3/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQY63pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3n3N6w= 2l5-4MXyYN1tq0msd1j3XW2DKwmr2Ds4MNW6h52-598YW5FW6MMRcQ3gT_LcW9jshVv6-kw9WW9= ftcMS5hzPr3W1LpKNx6SZyJSW6JcwpW6H2ps8N1v2NT-gT1mRW3Y7N6k23V0fzW9c66KX1Bf7Kg= W6wSf__98_GJNW4wV7_r8xh1nCVtvRtq8SVkXGN4-z3B-8S7G9VQ_S536TWfPWW1S25yK7gTZrH= W37x-TK6FtsRZW4LtBNG1yzjdfW78zhh09gg5LVW5_lPZs1HVNpbW43WbKM7BHTkZW5QSYnH1Cc= vjvW822mh94Ld-D2W4h5M-72j7xbnW4ryGMJ6zlSMdVL7Kh-2nMztBW5MvFBW3x3BVDW7rKlN43= S1m9Sf12nCW004 ) , Michael Fairchild from Microsoft shared results from a b= roader benchmarking effort using the a11y-llm-eval tool (https://cxPKZ04.na= 1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__= N15bQXd3pyd0W7lCdLW6lZ3mkW6Z4Cgq7DB6c4W16_fn25gkRlRW73Rqfc3SwnhJW7RV95N3Mgv= 4ZW3rV4MV8-nWDJW2hRBLj5gylqnW8cVXFs2yqpZrW58cQJF8XZplTW56dfkD2bvjD0Vxr30x73= c6jgW8gLrqK84S1VyW139T0s4V7DY0N6znJcf5xrHkN3T1h_8P-b98W6SRpXW6db9msW7RtgMC7= yLRGtW7Y6M2C9b2qLzVjQqKP6Q3jl2W8N-KNL81T3nyW4yz6yj5RcJPlW97qfym5RDTP1M36Zzy= 1NkYSVwCrKm6ZgFjWN7pxpsLTPslkf7vgsDv04 ) . The picture is not great. GPT 5.= 2 leads the pack at just 41% passing, while most other models (including Cl= aude, Gemini, and Grok) score at or near zero. The fundamental problem is t= hat these models are trained on the internet, and roughly 95% of websites h= ave accessibility issues. Like most humans, without a reminder, accessibili= ty is typically an afterthought. It's not all doom and gloom, though. Custo= m instructions make a dramatic difference. Even a minimal addition like "Al= l output MUST be accessible" yielded an 18 percentage point improvement, wh= ile detailed expert-level guidance pushed some models from near-zero to ove= r 90%. If you get one thing from both of these sessions, make it an action item to= take a few minutes to check on the AI prompts and workflows that your team= might be using, and at least add a suggestion to consider accessibility. axe-con 2026 (February 24-25, Virtual) Deque's annual conference drew attendees from nearly 100 countries. Haben G= irma (a widely cited voice after being the first Deafblind person to gradua= te from Harvard Law School) delivered quite the quotable keynote. "Technolo= gy has opened so many doors. Deafblindness is not my barrier. My biggest ba= rrier is ableism." Meta's Jesse Beach revealed that their AI-powered accessibility tool achiev= ed a 90% solve rate for accessibility label issues, landing over 2,500 fixe= s with 5,000 more queued. Work that would have taken months at best was ins= tead completed in weeks. Preety Kumar (Deque CEO) outlined a three-pillar accessibility strategy: ge= t leadership buy-in, equip your teams with the right tools and training, an= d get a baseline of where you stand. Anna Cook explored what "accessibility in the end of deterministic design" = looks like as AI-generated interfaces become more common. Deque also announced that its Axe MCP Server is now included in Axe DevTool= s for Web (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycg= zB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQWl5n4LbW5BWr2F6lZ3mwN1p5Xc-gKTv2Vk9l1M6ZS= XynW2XhqtM1Z6MtLW19XCsR4kq3P9W38lqWN5z674dW6jlffh3HdB3wW5bbj544m0nDHV2TrvQ1= nqMlVVg93YT3KdRXcW7tlfRM2FJshkW6KWk5-5qRY_JVVxzdX4m8M3QW6jL92S9gscdFW6GDjQr= 5XWpG3W5vLzSV7gfWmjW3LBbcM5cs2YwCTxQmk5L-W7CwFGx4Vz2WPW8FBdfH5VwKbtW12nXSC7= kSgRBW6BZSBJ59lXkjW2ZHgf71KzLZMVdrRgM7RnJzJW6YRsxH5r_B6-W5ztRtM3fs90sW7xkCb= 74m_20YVkJb3c6jh0MmW3nDwS04YKSyqW4B3fKj5MK2BPW32fGT38K5lxGW45pmzM4kv72BVq4k= 438nXXFFW5FCg6Y2T_kv8W8zcwMZ7xWPrxf3YDW9204 ) , which combines AI-powered a= nalysis with remediation guidance directly in developer workflows. Each session is available on-demand, all you have to do is retroactively re= gister (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1= W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQXd3pyd0W7lCdLW6lZ3lpW34S7YH3SSWcyW37ZNpn3v1w= xJN5V94z3Sl6NTW8JxMHm2MYHkmW7LGspb7ccwP1V4lVb73_ssyCW320FB52MsJqNW5JsWM75sP= Q4xVcWrcT7LbYsrW4rf90_2DRFVHW8Kvq953hVSFTVPp4rx3W1k2JW3gB6fd6tj7GxW99RHX283= HmmmW3C6YXX93CplZN6WJ6_dcZqndW4mMS1W4blKXcVSLm8m4Zxp7SW8ZcqC61pmc-BW4WjLQd7= JRXLLW3xhJk06FTPgPN7JbrBkkxH8zW2ZnHj81X4BFcVzVM8b27QRXPf5Sprz804 ) for free= . Our Thoughts If there was one theme that cut across both conferences, it was AI's dual r= ole in accessibility (anyone surprised?). Meta is deploying AI to fix acces= sibility issues at scale. AI coding tools are generating inaccessible code = by default. Meanwhile, WebAIM is envisioning a future where AI serves as a = personalized Intelligent Digital Accessibility Assistant (https://cxPKZ04.n= a1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r_= _N15bQXd3pyd0W7lCdLW6lZ3pzW61vfp66SFD2PN40q6PhMXwfhVm5rtm3QHVy4W5MWQbV6_Htl= rW8NhS1J2m7VDgW2cylK31YXkGrW9hrCrK2l1MztW6zhvsL50v2NcW5n3Dp04XznTwW64BcZD7Y= 3G2JW1tPP5K3QvlyjW4Ln_Q76mhXYVW14Ryk05yyDT9W5zZjJm4Gk6wDW81xDWp3Wwj-5N7TBrg= q6MJ4gW8Jmd8260PKB3W8jYC2s5G30wbVBX2Nx79jJgSW9ctpYB99hnPrW1sG2266JNnJTVRCPP= _1K9GcmN89ySyl8xD3WW9cVnD53hJS9Cf7Xd-Jl04 ) . Benchmarking data shows that = the difference between accessible and inaccessible AI output begins with a = single sentence in a prompt. Legal Stuff RED ALERT: The ADA Title II Web Accessibility Rule Is in Danger If you care (or let's face it, been forced to care) about the ADA title II = regulation for state and local governments, there is a good chance that the= Converge Accessibility RED ALERT (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc= /LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQXx3pyd0W7Y8-PT6lZ= 3psW7fnn377mBvfPW6CLclT7KPfHcN9hvXHfzBFTPW3Ccpn0146KbSW3_C0QX8X89khW3G-vWn7= WjrdRW5FnHn86stMdvW3xYKgd5YgKcQW2XtdtY7tyMM4W7Z-5Yy1Xs7SsW7-Rrmb6rx330VFJF2= r1N5NzcW8KNb5X2Pfs7cW70cTJd8R1PHlW4tymgq8BFRY7W2p-zJr48mHh_W5Vb49Q2RC9SDW8K= yPJ316M-LnW8HY64Z7xv208W5zbrLt12ttW1W4gvdCR71mB8KW5gJNnG6X8pjwW2K7cYS8ptXtg= W8lWjt12YFhhmN3ybDZgKsFf7W776q-34KD13pf1J9rjx04 ) is the most important acc= essibility piece you will read this month. The DOJ submitted the ADA Title = II web accessibility rule as an Interim Final Rule (IFR), which is currentl= y under review at OIRA (Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs). In c= ontrast to a Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), an IFR takes effect imme= diately upon publication and bypasses the standard public comment period. T= he short is that there is a small chance that the title II final rule could= be postponed or go away for some time, but it's complicated. An executive order signed in January 2025 (EO 14192) requires every governm= ent agency to repeal at least ten existing regulations for each new regulat= ion proposed in 2025 and thereafter, as a strategy for reducing spend and a= lleviating "unnecessary regulatory burdens" on the American economy. In res= ponse, the National Federation of the Blind quickly submitted a letter to t= he office of information and regulatory afairs (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspot= links.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQW25n= 4LbW50kH_H6lZ3ndVjdgn_4l6R0PW6rT4pF5sQqK9N5QDKg1fpZHXW6Gn-3-3PyGcLW6jSdtD1K= gDKkW70GBfR4dw514W81htF03fLbyRW4RSphy8t7M6fW4R7hdV7xTrH8N6fSy_FsV7w5W4rX40N= 7ZFQfLW5V37-d8vQRLZW3m2jPz5sFbGxW18fXhH45xYkXW6djnb22wgv8xW6DSgpk8KpbVSW18d= 3Yw86p7dWMyPWGX_rdDXN2XNR_3xCRnkN6HchSyMRpQZN7qp6YSF_vJ3W3bFjGT2V35k-W2Qgz7= Q79rQrRW3BvXST15VmJTN5XPGHkqzP5qW86_y-b6mFYBwVMJx_m3SnGk0W8nP0Jm4-Q2phW8_5g= Hz7ly2t3W1wHxzh1l3yy5W45z_ty5v8_9ZW5BzYBv74CY_jf22k_fq04 ) opposing any cha= nges, arguing that the rule reflects 14 years of consideration and that cov= ered entities have had 36 years to prepare for a requirement that has exist= ed for fifty years. The NFB isn't the only one. The National League of Citi= es has been collecting compliance cost data for a presentation to OIRA, and= Lainey Feingold published an article on how to tell the federal government= not to change the regulation (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+= 113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQXx3pyd0W7Y8-PT6lZ3lcM= 3R8McL7ykWW7pyJVR73MdwyW3LdMZx6tk_HJW94W3701kKw_RW4V0SRw8qSdYcN8JTZG0XS263W= 76t_g25qrQ0XW10V_r82CtM6xW1N7C9D6TY2WwW4YqVY489FJkDW1TTYL514_WX-W6ygVNH4Lmh= lBW1YCN-g6YyTngW2GNKwb6GZLR4W9k9f4t1DpmYQW6X4yjr8btkjlW7BCdBJ6qvZ6gW6lrdHR9= b5RjSVLDq341_GmXMW7KmpKG9bFNwbW2nYTQ27bJkccW7d7y7z2cpkVpW2Ng-257DD-r9M9P6LQ= LJQz7W8pGvQn18Qx1ZW87vp157Yy40hf7XZqx804 ) . It is our belief that the title II rule will continue to stand, irrespectiv= e of the IFR. Assuming it does get overturned, there has been enough intere= st and investment that it will undoubtedly be contested in court. When thinking about the efforts to roll back these requirements, a 2023 pos= t from Jim Nielsen (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04= /MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQXx3pyd0W7Y8-PT6lZ3lbW6mZzSb3Dd9l= SW3XzRS57YFtSNW6zgG9x2fb_3NW6SzJRZ4gsppzN1CDR8brg7X5N3qFXkf4CjV2W6W7M9n8wYb= RXW2PFLr71VpMxVW56zcMx15_RyFVLHR8W8w8cLtW7mZhzY6pr80FW1k27hG9dh2mgN3gsFLNGV= MsYW6btgyq2CJ_qNW3p2JVQ4nm_kjN3mtMxCkSJKPW8lFv_583Nbg-W4XYM3R8WqsKlW76MbB76= QXbbxN7lt_p0LxK9dW1V2cnR3QQLQFW3mRtmn1VVyrFW3_hb444WBG-vW1N1YGk2T3JHTW1N4nV= R33ZkdvW65dT2B77y4D-f1whrSg04 ) , published prior to the formation of this = newsletter, is worth revisiting. He reminds us that "1 in 5 people currentl= y have a disability. 100% of people will have some form of disability in th= eir lifetime." Most of us are just temporarily abled. This legislation may = not matter to you right now, but there is a good chance it will matter to y= ou or someone you love in the future. With around 35 days before the April = 24 deadline and the rule still legally in effect, this is not a time to hit= the brakes. Other Legal Developments The Converge Accessibility February 2026 legal update (https://cxPKZ04.na1.= hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N1= 5bQXR3pyd0W8wLKSR6lZ3kXW3RrRkJ5_nDVgW5nLWqN5LyZ1GN7XBnKmx8z_FVyhTWm6N5HkLW3= _TN3v1lQTW4MFmj7Nb1z-JW1Ps4C562_by0W1-4rTQ2pMPk-VkpnWX56bq70W6YcMY62450GqW2= FTSx22QCyQTW6jwrTc8XlsSPW6Fj4Zs3S_VhfW36JYQW86KH-JW2xvpn41Jw7XGW3cFR3k4zjKG= tW16bDhP2tJzGdW4f1RT54LQvN_W8VHTcy8hrFBwN7Pbs5bWzDNJW6fhLTC7HRymMW7nYzkK891= d5tN4tTnhP3h3GzW8NTjlr3fqrxXW3yc-cb6cWRhCN14m6gyHbThhW5qsfB95LdN8FW1WlDxM8F= Lg1bf4bRMsj04 ) covered several notable developments. In the Prince Street Pizza case (S.D. Florida), the court dismissed the com= plaint for lack of nexus between the issues on the website and the plaintif= f=E2=80=99s intent to return to the physical location. This is consistent w= ith the precedent set by the Winn-Dixie decision. New Mexico introduced HB 295 (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+1= 13/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQXd3pyd0W7lCdLW6lZ3n9W5= SpHkv8cJygWW8HnV608X1KK6W8xM6nL3_Qn_lW18cddp4wQTYVW5654rW4Vz-khW5VNP6w4jslC= SW5Hpcs85w88m2W8_HLYH3FKnh8W3yYyfr74Zq_wW15ptSV1lshT8F42FXXFy1M8W8fHXWt13TV= 2nW6tcDVc91jkBmW4BHphl68dWC-W7Dx2pp3629sRW85TQ0f1jDbwbW2Pd1vM1nwmQyW72cmmX8= nChGYW60Y6Wt2qtVshW23lQpL3xMXVcW4cmNvX49RmqPW4_K3r82QMqMTW4NtzWR5jh01CN4yYM= h9c47LBf4yfGqM04 ) (the Accessibility Act), which would require state agenc= ies to meet WCAG 2.1 AA by April 2027 and create an Office of Accessibility= . This is substantially similar to HB 120, which passed the legislature in = 2025 but was vetoed by the governor. California (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwyc= gzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQY63pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3nRMb5wbnhB-wWVSdC7t46V= gGBN12X5B9Sl2jrVwxhVG28vk63W4gztqC8r4-2RN4H8mXXtTfNxW8ssl8H6bYs5WW5FBj_n6Bl= fw9W4Jr8KX60g_MZN16czjZsBhgnW67zvcB7Hqz2YW8QxM376KHXjMN4JWp5r6g5SbW3fFFCT1P= ymCqW3P9F9l7MBBPJW5jl7L36K7qLsV6GYpT3DXDbVW8bfR5N5j_V0bW4KZPg_5WTx8ZW71-Jnl= 7VWnSsW3sBBM95PGJD6W6f3Lg357yDlvW1NgL0F8ZfbZNW7yzVH54dVCzGN1xy6pNPJ5C2VYTgt= g7vF4b0W295WK288QL3-W4-yLkj3vVtZrW7Gz1kF6WSV0XW95_8l-7T5Mspf6m7Stg04 ) and = Georgia (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB= 1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQXd3pyd0W7lCdLW6lZ3ktW5DmqtY73HRpPN1v3N_xh1-= 7XW8GrdjB6F0tcyW5SDmp82g_pGxN7tpy3Wy97JHW5hgbNk2M6HVwW7dmbVs5yk3Q7W4Klfsf4H= RcRPW7jdpPR6dngPTW6tfQrH3Pp-qqW4nWlC097jhV_W4SKvKq6GTr7SW6BQHvq1MxBCJN8wX_d= pDc-20W5NKb375wNl2jW7w9kWw564GcQW10Yb1v3DHyDNW7rrcFG6_1WzJW1-0_2k1-scLzW2-s= 3kb84wz_0W8Zg2Gm8NJCctW4lL8Bf8HTVj6W6bJqCp7XhCNQW53C24n8MtV24f83xZs-04 ) in= troduced separate bills targeting lawsuits asserting an access violation fo= r the primary purpose of obtaining a payment from the defendant. These foll= ow Utah=E2=80=99s SB 68 and the proposed Protecting Small Businesses from P= redatory Website Lawsuits Act on the federal level. Nearly 30 years after Section 508 became law, the government still can't me= et its own standard. A report by the general services administration (https= ://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3Y= W6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQY63pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3ppW6Lr19f9ksh4fW8DvFpd4F90FxW6WfH7X3mJr= HWW89qXQL4yWqNDW4s-vG022z_x6Vl4Vms73HqZNW1qMC2_7vMDrhW4ScC8B7ZCGl4W6f7b4w6k= 81TcW5CchS326_JMJW4_GpjB6X1lhcW8wFsg08bl65tW7fhPT98LnxgYW1ChcC33NZ5BWW3Rlxt= h7046GmW85Fftp5z6DmTN7CXHqtsGlrWW80dYMR6sFhxvN2qW68rvCsZyN1BjvLLpwyF9W43BSJ= b5vVrjrW9kyrnC3LXJ11W932nCM2hdFDLW2V7lp2490hkjW4rrbMs5w3ztkW28SdYR3qWR66W7c= cJXY1PLW6KW1cC-kY4QPpX-W7bhBtt5Z7bxxW19McBj6p7cZ4f6bpjPd04 ) found that the= federal government's own technology scores an average of 1.96 out of 5 on = a 5-point scale when it comes to accessibility. Put another way, less than = forty percent of the U.S. government's most viewed webpages are fully acces= sible. Of those, forty-three agencies didn't even respond to the assessment= . Roughly half of agencies don't routinely test their technology for access= ibility, and usability testing with people with disabilities is described a= s "rare." The report recommends using procurement as leverage, verifying ve= ndor accessibility claims, and enforcing contract requirements. On a related note, a new report from researchers at Binghamton University, = CSU Sacramento, and UW-Madison (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW= +113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQW25n4LbW50kH_H6lZ3mw= W4qMg4S71hLK4W2QjNvP77B_wwW12sS0N85ftqBMC3g5GPnCYdW2r03BV6VlymfW4RMR3J1x-bJ= XW4tpq5G1by2CvW2BYm0n3bP1CyW8hbqTF2y_G3JW4t_RgH4YHsl9VJ5FyJ7b_dflW2x2sTq1qJ= SvkW5F8sd711qn-KF48flsGhM_RW61sPZ35k_XpPW7v8pbf7vXNp2W3-vQ1X3n2C-CW1knw1j1h= wklkW5TSlzZ6B8xWsW5gkLvv1HQJyrW2qF4D31-J-ypW5dNRtM16hLxxW1gv55K74BhykW5_P63= 28GhrJbW1gGc-p7VgS1TVBksbB2TZt3fW8k9Jy54L-tCKW8lSJNp2FtKQmW1f-Xrw37ZRGWN6G7= CK77xtjtW1VcDDr5nH2lFW1W8N8P15v88gf5vCdJ204 ) , published jointly by DREDF = and AAPD, documents how government restructuring efforts are creating signi= ficant new barriers for Americans applying for or maintaining disability be= nefits. Over 7,000 SSA workers were laid off in 2025, and the resulting adm= inistrative overhauls are straining the system for the people who depend on= it most. The WCAG 3.0 Working Draft received a March 2026 update (https://cxPKZ04.na= 1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__= N15bQXd3pyd0W7lCdLW6lZ3kRW5p-sW-1z5mjdV7dGfT4QygbhF2mbFX9pWbTW9b4SZR9hYnjPW= 6yy5F04Tpn1WVCysSJ1SJgV1W8M2YXs8WVqNPW4GgDnm3jsjnLN5zndbkJX0fyW5B_JbV5Nwhw7= W4HlQfG3JKp0WW2CqFvX7Mfv7kW1frhql29PcKQW33zmSb1lvrxlW80RdCs2BBhFBW5tCkYx1Ky= hZHN7NRjSrGclGBW5Mx97Q3p9p50W2dVy0J3-ZRvjN3MCFMvCQQBQW2KXmrb1nVMZPW8VVrXj6N= VnHlW2bdfWL75n0-jW3k_Xng5XnF0bcWdfl04 ) from the Web Accessibility Initiati= ve at the W3C, with changes to structure and terminology, new sections on b= est practices and conformance, and progress on the Bronze/Silver/Gold confo= rmance model that will replace A/AA/AAA. While it's still years out and not= something most organizations need to be thinking about at this point, ther= e's a good opportunity to comment and be part of the conversation if such a= thing interests you. What We=E2=80=99ve Been Reading - You're Getting Sued. What Happens Now? - Karl Groves (https://cxPKZ04.na1= .hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N= 15bQXx3pyd0W7Y8-PT6lZ3lHW1Xqp72578dXmW1XCjNq8gyxjcW6NjTrZ7TPlF4W2JfcTM1Wwck= SW5RL5-S882WTWW6CtB3k8LPJBpW7VXNWJ837w4PW44x0C234yN_yN2_B_Qf4bBKhN3ntyJnDdM= fdW5BMXGq1qhsj0W52W4zt1sJFzVW4KG_DY3YSSBcVH5Jdx3L1BQ4W3SJ-1d1l37-PN63Dv5Qzv= zGRW4lgCqr5HLwKHW5_qgnW59bQQLW5NCzF18bRGlvVjl5N77vFyndW6546Ht6Yd2lLW25CbV02= tZymnW23MCB-7skWsFN2DYrN6nx8QzVNQfhl1-7tQfW30nkx07ysmLhdkz6qH04 ) : An upda= ted practical guide for organizations facing ADA web accessibility lawsuits= . The advice goes into finding the right lawyer (with specific suggestions)= , managing the audit, avoiding common mistakes, and the order in which to t= ackle the process. With 8,000 to 9,000 web-related ADA cases filed annually= , this is unfortunately relevant reading. - Accessibility Assistant for Figma v52 - Aaron Gustafson (https://cxPKZ04.= na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r= __N15bQY63pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3mNW770ntD7J-tjrN5ptBSll7x17W1bg8dh54W5GnW4fpWzR2tJ= RZpW6yHHtc6JxgSyW8kYsVv4Hr225W3zbZTZ48f5nRW5NntH94FS_0yW4kBD2B8c2R87W8wML1N= 4cKvqfW4xGgDS6VpCk3W2c4Vfz5-Y45KW637mrD96MMNqW3m1VdX3mFF_vW5SyYQ72G8DPRW8gc= 4gr1KBQRLW9by5jF9b2T55W3MLwZj3YcSTwW7hwJ5Y88VvYPVTmShr6L7h_ZVwVytW45m_R2W2b= Gw8S5F_C0nW1cN8bN8qzLSZW78fl9q8hHJrTN657tvsznLMTV4qF5P1hsfs1W8QVgW862wCV3W9= b8pNN8NDrRWN6ZdHhH_592qVBVp7n4ZMj6_f3FhxnW04 ) : A big release for the popu= lar Figma accessibility plugin. Annotations are now Figma-native Dev Mode a= nnotations, legacy tables auto-migrate, annotations are now managed in a si= ngle UI, and the W3C role picker has been expanded and reorganized. - Knowbility Announces Executive Leadership Change as Co-Founder Sharron Ru= sh Retires - Knowbility (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cx= PKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQWl5n4LbW5BWr2F6lZ3pqW8lTXmx= 4ZQ3RdW5SmHy37VMG17W3LFv3W1TKnKCW3bH_-p3ndyzNW43s-MF7RT5C9W54LrVg7xGDLCW1hK= lBh5Ckq3qW2HsvLr3CVj4WVgWP-55CcslxW2rky9V85cbZ_V4D5C04YJrQ5W80tVpf345jR6W1W= LsKQ8Bt7QxVM6rqh1xF_hRW2LbBMv6fFzkgW6y-hD91nhHsbW3cF1P433M54RN5ZyTm1ZFj78N6= QVC9KPlqzGW4Qk1612yvdbQW47r4ph4bv518N7VT4sSbKg5FW5gmgyH3gSxCKVng16b5GqgM8W8= StZKZ4-tThCVWc2mH1cZcXcN6lC7tbv8LdvW31Ky6X3RzxfkW2ryf0h2hpyYRMPPkyJwnFbqW4N= v0KP8pkvZfN5QJmHW-g7_JW7XxbT_196LmNW1qHfV38XJjk_f2k-lt204 ) : After more th= an 25 years leading Knowbility, Sharron Rush will retire at the end of May = 2026. Under her leadership, Knowbility trained over 6,000 web professionals= through AccessU and built the Accessibility Internet Rally into a global c= ompetition. Her work has been recognized by the Clinton White House, the FC= C, the Obama White House, and others. Jillian Fortin Burtnett, who first di= scovered accessibility through Knowbility's AIR 18 years ago, will take ove= r as Executive Director. - The Ultimate Mobile Accessibility Resource Guide - Steady5063 (https://cx= PKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_D= Ft5M1r__N15bQY63pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3kYW4rlXPG9cSV_TW2WspMB4XcXjVW7nf_bB9cLBGQW58= R0xV66YrH2W831Kt442f7GwW8vq6MZ5-CPbDW6nXKST9hb_-GW22rrz72QMKzQN7gzStXGF7bBW= 4SK3Hl8WV2prW3Q7WnH6zcRGyN5R5l90zmyb5W6QghcP7kV1thW8G-RDN2dKQfYW149xtw7xckr= CW16ybPK4VfH23W3dfJgg157DQQVLN1b_25V6p2W3N7bpd74298JW8qbgjb1n7tDVW37TgTs1jC= wDZW5xKxm65sP8XxW2Q2ngM3CzWXVW2B_CG827CzG-W4ZYbG98rVcphW5-YhJx8JQ4x5W5YVdYN= 4dYMr4MKFVx5CzryXW551LkR34CRCqW6cJ9h_33cxwnf54x30n04 ) : A comprehensive cu= rated collection of mobile accessibility resources covering iOS, Android, s= tandards, tools, training, automation, and more. If mobile accessibility is= part of your work, this may be something to bookmark. - Accessibility Contractors Have Their Place, But It's Not Everywhere - Acc= ess-Ability (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwy= cgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQY63pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3kyW2pBW0R6b0t5gW6fX72= f7ckQQJW4KkZJt1ZvB2NW3gFBCV88x0CZW4tg5518f47qmW4VCWYQ8k_lN7VBHm4X2b2McVW1gf= -mr6ZHK72W2PXmtj5KRXKpW1DcYXk8Vvf-nW7WDp2S8wFRXpN1lrzj-QZK3NN4j1FRx6H-pmW3h= DmnP2ryqwDW2r54jd6B_ZLhW3YGyh02n4lVSW5bKVWh90RyvYW8VM8LP4vdC3FW28HRvD64-rCF= MbkrLV3Fss6W6cNQMh4qytXYVc-0fH6SCHGSV9t_sg6fySD0W4g8-wY683m53W4nXfgC5RRqnbW= 93m3ZH3DH75MW9gnc_L8jxm4bW4h1m-y5_4Yd6W41_Mm56_l6mJW2f1qYR1Vv-LWf3jqCWW04 )= : Sheri Byrne-Haber on the hidden costs of building your accessibility pro= gram entirely on contractors. Institutional knowledge loss, the revolving d= oor, and why your core accessibility team should not be outsourced. Some th= ings make sense to contract out (interpreters, surge testing, specialized a= udits). However, your ongoing program does not. - I Used Claude Code and GSD to Build the Accessibility Tool I've Always Wa= nted - Blake Watson (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ0= 4/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQW25n4LbW50kH_H6lZ3pHW92hZfV11cw= fBW2bNQ1-8sMwqqW2c16Jh5X7RsXW27hJQB8DMNXcW3DhM_Q974CBwN1VYZ_bJGBJrW7x_7Zc52= 5WjhW3G_gZf2bLG-XW377jDk5Nz00LVl0H5v51R-qtN81HkLgnCBBJW5RjBpr5VBrJsW6DT-235= 8vvz4TM7VZ3sjNq9W5MN3r57M7MTDW46fxlG6Tn5r6W6q72vY8fR8zfW3wVZpt2JjGDjV4FxjS2= 7BflWN58PJhGLf7lLW7b_PPB7tz5nRW3-SZkH85mCXnW3dRD2S8V-5WLW89gwkX5YfPMwW3bY9-= v8P8HdWW4wlqDF4zcrxyW6pkfh88pBpPXW5nvyY_2CNnWfV7H04s6mgdWSW3G-VD44gSW1fW919= NpP1S4Ff6W83PzvV1bGgXSf1BZ-Bg04 ) : Blake Watson has spinal muscular atroph= y and has struggled for years with inaccessible scrollbars across macOS app= s. Using AI coding tools, he finally built a system-level solution for a pr= oblem no one else had solved for him. - Here's How to Instruct a LLM to Reference the ARIA Authoring Practices Gu= ide - Eric Bailey (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/= MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQWl5n4LbW5BWr2F6lZ3m1W5m4CPt16BRFG= W3qC6RQ5Fd61dN7vGdZbHyMbrV13pkY1mVf_qW3QX-4M18qtzlW7hHj5m1S05TwN6LXTfKVD_t5= W4gkMbL2xmpz-W71TyTY4lswBmW18v5DW8Bszx2W26mfjb15vPDkN73RwW3gHPbgN923FYC8pwM= wW1N5b9S2Ycz-pW2l3BwQ3FM8ZtW61HPy96Xx9rCW2k-7PG7RzQXcN1vLt2_zdyngW99hFkt2bj= jpqW8PRbGw4SmYq7W1McCKl4QQN1GW7mpNDZ7Vx_tYW2tC4bk7nKBkHW4Sd-Jq6-BTbvF779SwS= WRhfW2rfNb16rBrzlW8ZrTnL564qG7W1_GzNZ6T6y37W5CyG5d1157rrW1VKQNB8ZFs7KN21bQQ= B__KM6W6012F-1FR2ZjW40fyfy1TJ-K7W87jlGn4qgh8Pf5-Zrsd04 ) : Practical guidan= ce on getting AI coding tools to properly reference the ARIA APG, complete = with a tried-and-tested prompt you can copy and paste. - How to Create More Accessible Presentations - Intopia (https://cxPKZ04.na= 1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__= N15bQXR3pyd0W8wLKSR6lZ3nqW64Jvkw9dQ30hW994BfP5-5vvVW9bzS8p1hHHgMW8M0Zm34klN= rnW5xldsq6vyQCzVgf3jt4dycp6W8WfdLw4yBjMbW5Y9YfZ16597KW7kB0hK5cpJjPW2wLr7f7d= Qry5W9dTFrR6SfggqW5bSQjR77JKFfN7vxxtzWWC5XW41Q6LN4_Hs3bW3Qsp8y8TDzk4N3K_WHt= YMBN-W55WQWY2wkkL-W5gh06_14rWw7W4m6vyB1DPcM-W71TwG34cKVR-W24VggF6QWVJSW1jyg= 5n5zhvTDW7Q_BqX8lmzR0W95VH5L5ybNSnW7xcW9q7Z705mN4WpM8JbN6xJV65pCb6g5NvGW54Q= rrJ7dd674f7gmpMn04 ) : A guide covering slide content, language, delivery, = and sharing. Super timely given conference season, but a really good remind= er all year around. - Fast by Default - Den Odell (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+= 113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQXd3pyd0W7lCdLW6lZ3nFW= 5ZLHgY60-4GlW1PcW-k8nnkgvW7K16_S2JRXmlVrjBjG2F4LLlVtLWZQ8f_Y5TN15B6VDfKKCMW= 202nPW1TNb2hW8-6GXy8DbLgGW8V0br35g5GNxW67q7Ck7Yt5fCW7ylRYq15mLWHW5FjT612YMy= 03W51vFbl6jtLC0Vrtfz-66gdvLV5_0BH5Kbc21N7SGG95v-nFjW3-J7Hq2V61CkW41DDx656Db= BbW6KVDDR42GKfHW6dLyl133j1tNW3SZBMv6tqllsW72pM4H3Yg7q8VgVXVl11mSx8W6hLPwX54= vxmRdKYT4C04 ) : A seasoned developer's case for embedding performance into= every stage of development rather than treating it as a late rescue missio= n. While it does not mention accessibility directly, the parallels are hard= to miss, and the "Performance Decay Cycle" framing (ship, complain, panic,= patch) will feel painfully familiar to anyone who has managed an accessibi= lity remediation effort. - Your Browser Can Already Speak a Page - Adrian Roselli (https://cxPKZ04.n= a1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r_= _N15bQXR3pyd0W8wLKSR6lZ3lvW67KF8p7PjnH4W3PlgMR3Y2Py7W7pZdDp1B7Xl9W8LNSlY5gF= MPhW4fdkX044YpNqN8Jz8MJQJGTwW59tltZ78dbJFW60bfgs8jKtwpW40-PbV9dNpl0W8P-zMR3= z7SmBW1g6LTw2qrvL3W12Z-xG28znNrW77TpSg92yc36W8dVrQ_1bR9pFV29Rnz8TbNz2VlWB1r= 7wyw3SW5FKgyx4q4CC9W76S2xv2s7GNjN6DNSqM3g80LN7Lh_-lt2chjN8PZ2WLQdLVGW2kSjRL= 8YgT_HVZP1JG1FzhSTW1TTXhT6fXrKyVqk4-72bpy-2W2m_5tz8Hyh8mW1DVtbB8x1c7JW2yQSh= r39mCJLf4s5q9b04 ) : Roselli highlights built-in browser speech capabilitie= s that users can customize in ways third-party tools often can't. - Wishcessibility - Nicchan (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+11= 3/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQXd3pyd0W7lCdLW6lZ3lRW4k= y1jk8RR30gW6Q9yV-7mpp0RW2n3tbb1z4-W4W1pWDKC5M9skrVtGdZ36yRl8_W4qVB1k79xxJKW= 3s5R2S2MSpqLW1xkk5t7_k50pV20Mct6rWhnwW8ClwdY1BFv6fW3W5G-22N6dyNW4Vr2Dj5Bn60= 6W1VR9vZ4CFT8hW7Hkv385hx9z3W4gQyP83P_6bnVmH-fC30K4byVRYDBD1NP2f-W8vjJSq49Br= DlV7SdP436svnpW70SKdY2x0QTgW5x-NC87xj96xVfsrV32qhXhlW4bPcmf2JwcDZW10xmgV5nL= 6zHf8jg6_P04 ) : A new term for "anything that inadvertently hurts accessib= ility when you're trying to improve it." - Defense Counsel Perspective on ADA Website Litigation - UsableNet (https:= //cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW= 6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQY63pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3n_W2R_vNs2HNKC8W8CjhXq9bF_rMN3CPJrjwB5zq= W9dZy5y41fz4tVRJdJK4yb5P1W7W877b74mZ4tW91jwlK5QrXp3W8P3kFY8YRDHqW3p2GN54fTL= 2kW8k6jFy3ZMSd6W387Fp_7FbZJQW8sHMWD15ysw9W87Zpyz3NW8FsN7fvm7dDqZ21W1X1XRD5l= bZMRW24Sq413dH2sSV88-Cz8WCGvjW2QNSy48HsVYKW7_fnws3m1pFPW1s13N33ygnYQW6ttX6V= 5XjFWVW7lqSP27LLkYHW30TT5J1Y-r81W7Jjqlf5KcWxZW3BXRcL319w76W63YQss3cvnpBW8CJ= LFH7f9nPTW838-6d2sjf62W8XP6jV71BfcgW36WdFR8mtlVqf5m3y_K04 ) : Notes from th= e field on what defense attorneys are seeing in ADA web cases. Many organiz= ations facing lawsuits had earlier filings within the past five years. Repe= at targets are the norm, not the exception. - Between the Dots: What Designers Miss Without Braille Users - Helen Kelle= r National Center (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/= MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQY63pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3mWW3SGZbJ6m_wbT= W8jGt2W38JfQPW4VDQ9T4D8dWWW5X605M18SPgQW84PdkC4SGxX4Vz6pxP5slc7xVt1Hwn7CX9Y= 8W65CxPF1vNK5PW18fg4P8ftJbdW4chYrY59mCRGW5Mkr6b4Pf5Y4W43NDGV1VnCQDN6nH7Kg9y= rdsW1whmFw2ND0JWW5NC1DW7W-p-wW5CXzz65lz-StW2SrXcy8F7RXPW44T9Hh5mbjkrMPQsnSF= PxgdW2lqmFg8V9vWKW18Z7DF6vPv2QVGHCBL1NZGy0W2YrCJX2LctSjVH1Qv96dvfx6N7_MVHDF= FrCBN5rDvvqWglgQW1cVM122BbNZlW7wD6xD97N82dW8yf5XF4M2KYDW7_s8GS2xxjW_f7VQ5M4= 04 ) : What gets lost when braille users are not part of the design process= . A good reminder that inclusive design shouldn=E2=80=99t stop at the guide= lines. - WCAG Is Difficult to Read, "Don't Read It" Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy = - yatil (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB= 1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQY63pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3kQW1BRYLT57SNn2W7b-3DB6gy= v6lVsJ2fx44Tg5yW68jwY73ndB84W5DXK8G8CDBgYTCPdg3DVQ0QW7pYz0w97tFf4N7hSHX1gwM= hGW49J02K3NNrcBW12pv5f8kXPcrW1Xp2Sf4jCYHzW3v1-427J5xXcW2RbrWn8pb_s-W3PTNS23= F41qHW1VDh9w3BQxX-W4c7zCn2LVTYPW91jr9X2_cQ8CW6dLcVf1H700CW7xb9t2305p7hW8XbJ= cJ8nhf8WW6QHkYM6gzBvMW2qdVg882cFwlW3WL4sW3gX1cfVFmBf34LykrnW2xQYc93Kwt6RW5M= 5mvS4S9X_nW2_hCDw2rf1R4W4wKJ4j6PpLrPW76l2_p2wKSV9N55hSY7x2BJQf3wBp-x04 ) : = Pushback on the common excuse to skip reading the actual WCAG spec because = it is full of tech jargon. If we keep telling people not to read it, we sho= uld not be surprised when they don't understand it. - How Designing with Disability in Mind Sparks Innovation - Harvard Busines= s Review (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgz= B1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQY63pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3m5W7Lj3HL7VLCKQW3w0zw446= VVDtW9jZpnX5JqVLPW2XNcmj3lvmPXW3Fh-SQ4b24s5W1466Xq2NWk3RW6fjxZ36P9RdxW6-31K= 45rpWz6W46brSM4Hp4YrN30KdzzDQ-sMW9644_32HxCQkW7xl9HF6nZq8KW2dpmZs7NMPTdW6B1= 3kh1lvVHlN6yrSQ065Q4nW10nZgf4ll-nhW7d7zsT2NV4kpW3bpv8m7mldn6W8XB5-r3Bst4vVC= kYXY53QCc0W1WFYCD2Wxlw9VJ-bbM1rdXMGW8j4qFr1d7YCVW8NLkFh52LPq0W4wflrW3NL7X5V= 8lWn38rY2Y9W1WdG2S4125c1W68n4nJ742br_W96d57T8fmp7YVB16rM98W728d8JjC804 ) : = The story of how a "bathtub with a door" went from industry joke to billion= -dollar product line. Another instance of disability-driven design becoming= mainstream innovation for you to add to your next talk. - Android 17 Blocks Non-Accessibility Apps from Accessibility API - The Hac= ker News (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgz= B1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__N15bQXR3pyd0W8wLKSR6lZ3nRW1hbd8-85fht7W9cF3pB2D= 9m_ZW6RsmLQ38DvSjV2MB661ZNj4bW2ht2Pw4YZKKHW3mLZCz4qKJn0W6X8tr88D0sj3W4-J2vx= 3P9qCsW6hbWCB4BF6DKW8YfL5l8mf24kVtGRLB23dQlQW6cRSjz84hRjKW4pYTSZ8ySQ-cN3Bld= LLDDWyyW5M-8S03lYDmpW8k3Z4B5swrzJW9llyRM3r2RMrVZ8wtV7CjFcYN4WH58MDD04BW5Nk_= M97RP5LvW5sWb9G3ZJp_CW3kZ87Y7svw8ZVcK7PZ5vlpCCW1HKTjt2BhqXTW3VtTcf1z8PrHW70= 5wmz8zyyY3W1DLrL75Rc05CW4z9v4-74W9C2f2bBHkl04 ) : Google's Android 17 Beta = 2 blocks non-accessibility apps from using the AccessibilityService API whe= n Advanced Protection Mode is active to prevent abuse by malware. Jobs and Opportunities - Accessibility Tester for Insight Global banking client (https://cxPKZ04.n= a1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r_= _N15bQY63pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3m1W8hbR736Xd3dmVq-5Y21-n9k1W1krsJ35yPLbVW8H3sJ48fw0= Y_W4GxvNN5MbwmMW2VV5Ks4qdQf_N4GsCqCH39hXW1SNv6895dz3HW6ZZVFz3KDxJLW4Wh2FG6X= 9th8W1zCXLd1nfrRhN6Z71sG8GcqPW4Ph6Mt3Ln_JkW3sy0tL3K7f6ZW6N8ffP3L4Tz0W8pGWrr= 293RLwN6j5cJ9PwFqTW6MFpmW1DShvBW20P6qj6FB_PBW1dwNhW5_zrjVW3WYq9290pdcYN1PGF= wFgWVyjW24b8HG6FQ5JfM8xXT4K2YD_N76JYQcbYJ80W6FgZs-7Z_6sSW5Z8TCw4gD924W7Hr3k= W7cS1W4VKWK6n8rxc_CW8yKQb214krKQf1C4qkl04 ) - Toronto, Ontario, CA (Hybrid/= Remote) - Lead QA Engineer (Accessibility) at EnableAll Limited (https://cxPKZ04.na= 1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/MWTzwycgzB1W33bzRh1YXp3YW6P_DFt5M1r__= N15bQXx3pyd0W7Y8-PT6lZ3kTW32TPFF3HcHCXW5TgjwV65mPMbW6fr9C016Tn6PW5CL_6m5B5k= lWW7jCx5g7TrMZXW3V1gJC6Dh79fW6H-Yms8MgJYtN4Y1F9fd5TLjW3Nqwy37L4bj3W8g6Pln55= j5jyW3GB_NG7CzNKHW2Smjj37VVC8qW51RHd55TRB9BW96x2df8vmDZQW7f_5Cz8xJ-3WW43VkX= 27Cc739VP4PKV2m26M4N4c2GDbrQ9l5W8yQhz71jfS4YW2YN7TR95sMZcW6BWTZn3W0n4FW38J-= lM3rJn7JW8jHLG21bbcRSW5Xc4x37r7JcdW6963jB1_ycrTW55nWw56tdNQhf8VbKR004 ) - 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Hey there, and welc= ome back! This edition marks two years since we started publishing monthly = updates covering everything new and noteworthy in the accessibility space. = For those who have been with us since day one, we can=E2=80=99t thank you e= nough. For those just finding this newsletter, we hope it is valuable to yo= u.

 

It has been a packed month. axe-con wrapped u= p at the end of February, CSUN's 41st Assistive Technology Conference ran M= arch 9 through 13 in Anaheim, more benchmarks surfaced on the efficacy of A= I code generation for accessibility, and the fight over the ADA Title II we= b accessibility rule took a serious turn. On top of all that, a federal rep= ort revealed just how far the government's own technology falls short on ac= cessibility, and the community said farewell to one of its most influential= leaders. There's a lot to cover, so let's get to it.

 

As always, let us know if you think we'v= e missed something, or share the link with your colleagues or partners= who may benefit from some or all of this information. = You can also sign up to receive these accessibility updates via email. <= /p>
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Upcoming Conferences and Events 

  • Abilities Expo: March 2= 7-29, 2026 (Los Angeles) and May 1-3, 2026 (New York Metro). A leading, fre= e, multi-city event series in the United States designed to help people wit= h disabilities, their families, caregivers, seniors, and healthcare profess= ionals discover new products and services aimed at enhancing independence a= nd improving quality of life.

Conference Season = is Upon Us

This was a big month for the accessibility wo= rld with axe-con, TechAccess Oklahoma, and CSUN all la= nded within weeks of each other. Here are some of the highlights.

 

CSUN Assistive Tec= hnology Conference (March 9-13, Anaheim)

The 41st annual CSUN AT Conference drew atten= dees from across the globe to Anaheim. We enjoyed the opportunity to meet m= any of you there this year, and we learned a lot. We will be publishing a p= ost talking about everything we learned soon, but for now, here were a few = of the standouts.

 

In a CSUN highlights post,= Be My Eyes, a free app that connects blind users with volunteers or AI ass= istance, shared that their platform now has 1 million blind users and 10 mi= llion sighted volunteers. They also announced the launch of the Be My Eyes Foundation, a new nonpr= ofit with a mission to ensure that people who are blind or have low vision = will always have free access to accessibility technology regardless of wher= e they live or their ability to pay.

 

On the product side, LG Electronics = debuted a height-adjustable kiosk co-developed with braille specialist = Dot Inc., featuring a braille panel, sign-language video guidance, and a bu= ilt-in screen reader. They also showed off a new IOT sensor with visual ale= rts that converts appliance sounds such as door-open alerts into light-base= d notifications.

 

Sony Electronics showcased it= s "Accessibility for All" lineup including BRAVIA TVs with TalkBack and= text magnification, Alpha cameras with screen reader support, enlarged dis= plays for visually impaired photographers, retail displays that incorporate= braille and audio descriptions, and its aibo companion robot.

 

HumanWare and Vispero announced a partnership that bund= les a free six-month JAWS subscription with every BrailleNote Evolve, with HumanWare now managing globa= l JAWS distribution for the device. This new device was a matter of much ex= citement, as it is the first widely available braille-based computer to fea= ture a modern processor and 32GB ram.

 

Separately, Vispero expanded availability of = its AI-powered Page Explorer feature to JAWS Home Annual s= ubscribers, and Orbit Research unveiled next-generation Strata an= d Flow braille displays.

 

One of the more moving pieces to come out of = CSUN was the MIDI Association's conference report. They shared the story of = Andrii, a Ukrainian veteran who lost both arms and his sight on the battlef= ield about a year ago. He found music again through MIDI instruments (speci= fically the DM48X MIDI controller harmonica) and came to the CSUN booth to = share his experience. MIDI.org also covered the world premiere of A= menote=E2=80=99s AptiPlay, a MIDI 2.0 music controller designed to make= music creation accessible to people with limited mobility, launching Q3 20= 26.

 

One session that particularly stood out was <= strong>Karl Groves' vibe coding accessibility experiment. The setu= p is straightforward: take nine major AI coding tools and give each one the= same task (build an online pizza ordering form). Two prompts are used. One= explicitly mentions accessibility, one does not. Each prompt runs with iso= lated context so results don't influence each other. Finally, perform autom= ated and manual testing on both sets of output. The key takeaway here was t= hat if you don't prompt for accessibility, you won't get it. To learn more or run the experiment yourself, the full set of prompts an= d results have been posted in a GitHub repository.

 

In a write-up from his talk, Michael Fairchild from Microsoft shared resul= ts from a broader benchmarking effort using the a11y-llm-eval tool. The picture is not great. GPT 5.2 = leads the pack at just 41% passing, while most other models (including Clau= de, Gemini, and Grok) score at or near zero. The fundamental problem is tha= t these models are trained on the internet, and roughly 95% of websites hav= e accessibility issues. Like most humans, without a reminder, accessibility= is typically an afterthought. It's not all doom and gloom, though. Custom = instructions make a dramatic difference. Even a minimal addition like "All = output MUST be accessible" yielded an 18 percentage point improvement, whil= e detailed expert-level guidance pushed some models from near-zero to over = 90%.

 

If you get one thing from both of these sessi= ons, make it an action item to take a few minutes to check on the AI prompt= s and workflows that your team might be using, and at least add a suggestio= n to consider accessibility.

 

axe-con 2026 (Febr= uary 24-25, Virtual)

Deque's annual conference drew attendees from= nearly 100 countries. Haben Girma (a widely cited voice a= fter being the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School) = delivered quite the quotable keynote. "Technology has opened so many doors.= Deafblindness is not my barrier. My biggest barrier is ableism."

Meta's Jesse Beach revealed = that their AI-powered accessibility tool achieved a 90% solve rate for acce= ssibility label issues, landing over 2,500 fixes with 5,000 more queued. Wo= rk that would have taken months at best was instead completed in weeks.

 

Preety Kumar (Deque CEO) out= lined a three-pillar accessibility strategy: get leadership buy-in, equip y= our teams with the right tools and training, and get a baseline of where yo= u stand.

 

Anna Cook explored what "acc= essibility in the end of deterministic design" looks like as AI-generated i= nterfaces become more common.

 

Deque also announced that its Axe MCP Server is now = included in Axe DevTools for Web, which combines AI-powered analysis wi= th remediation guidance directly in developer workflows.

 

Each session is available on-demand, all you = have to do is retroactively regis= ter for free.

 

Our Thoughts

If there was= one theme that cut across both conferences, it was AI's dual role in acces= sibility (anyone surprised?). Meta is deploying AI to fix accessibility iss= ues at scale. AI coding tools are generating inaccessible code by default. = Meanwhile, WebAIM is envisioning a future where AI serves as a personalized= Intelligent Digital Accessibility Assistant. Benchma= rking data shows that the difference between accessible and inaccessible AI= output begins with a single sentence in a prompt. 

 

Legal Stuff 

RED ALERT: The ADA= Title II Web Accessibility Rule Is in Danger

If you care (or let's face it, been forced to= care) about the ADA title II regulation for state and local governments, t= here is a good chance that the Converge Accessibility RED ALERT is the most im= portant accessibility piece you will read this month. The DOJ submitted the= ADA Title II web accessibility rule as an Interim Final Rule (IFR)= , which is currently under review at OIRA (Office of Information a= nd Regulatory Affairs). In contrast to a Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR= M), an IFR takes effect immediately upon publication and bypasses the stand= ard public comment period. The short is that there is a small chance that t= he title II final rule could be postponed or go away for some time, but it'= s complicated.

 

An executive order signed in January 2025 (EO= 14192) requires every government agency to repeal at least ten existing re= gulations for each new regulation proposed in 2025 and thereafter, as a str= ategy for reducing spend and alleviating "unnecessary regulatory burdens" o= n the American economy. In response, the National Federation of the Blind q= uickly submitted a letter to the office of information and regulatory afairs= opposing any changes, arguing that the rule reflects 14 years of considera= tion and that covered entities have had 36 years to prepare for a requireme= nt that has existed for fifty years. The NFB isn't the only one. The Nation= al League of Cities has been collecting compliance cost data for a presenta= tion to OIRA, and Lainey Feingold published an article on how to tell the federa= l government not to change the regulation.

 

It is our belief that the title II rule will = continue to stand, irrespective of the IFR. Assuming it does get overturned= , there has been enough interest and investment that it will undoubtedly be= contested in court.

 

When thinking about the efforts to roll back = these requirements, a 2023 post from Jim Nielsen, published prior to the form= ation of this newsletter, is worth revisiting. He reminds us that "1 in 5 p= eople currently have a disability. 100% of people will have some form of di= sability in their lifetime." Most of us are just temporarily abled. This le= gislation may not matter to you right now, but there is a good chance it wi= ll matter to you or someone you love in the future. With around 35 days bef= ore the April 24 deadline and the rule still legally in effect, this is not= a time to hit the brakes.

 

Other Legal Develo= pments

The Converge Accessibi= lity February 2026 legal update covered several notable developments.

 

In the Prince Street Pizza case (S.D. Florida), the court dismissed the complaint for lack of nexus bet= ween the issues on the website and the plaintiff=E2=80=99s intent to return= to the physical location. This is consistent with the precedent set by the= Winn-Dixie decision.

 

New Mexico introduced HB 295 (the Acces= sibility Act), which would require state agencies to meet WCAG 2.1 AA by Ap= ril 2027 and create an Office of Accessibility. This is substantially simil= ar to HB 120, which passed the legislature in 2025 but was vetoed by the go= vernor.

 

Cal= ifornia and Georgia i= ntroduced separate bills targeting lawsuits asserting an access violation f= or the primary purpose of obtaining a payment from the defendant. These fol= low Utah=E2=80=99s SB 68 and the proposed Protecting Small Businesses from = Predatory Website Lawsuits Act on the federal level.

 

Nearly 30 years after Section 508 became law,= the government still can't meet its own standard. A report by the general services administration f= ound that the federal government's own technology scores an average of 1.96 out of 5 on a 5-point scale when it comes to accessibilit= y. Put another way, less than forty percent of the U.S. government's most v= iewed webpages are fully accessible. Of those, forty-three agencies didn't = even respond to the assessment. Roughly half of agencies don't routinely te= st their technology for accessibility, and usability testing with people wi= th disabilities is described as "rare." The report recommends using procure= ment as leverage, verifying vendor accessibility claims, and enforcing cont= ract requirements.

 

On a related note, a new report from researchers at Binghamton University,= CSU Sacramento, and UW-Madison, published jointly by DREDF and AAPD, d= ocuments how government restructuring efforts are creating significant new = barriers for Americans applying for or maintaining disability benefits. Ove= r 7,000 SSA workers were laid off in 2025, and the resulting administrative= overhauls are straining the system for the people who depend on it most.

 

The WCAG 3.0 Working Draft received a March 2026 update from the Web Acc= essibility Initiative at the W3C, with changes to structure and terminology= , new sections on best practices and conformance, and progress on the Bronz= e/Silver/Gold conformance model that will replace A/AA/AAA. While it's stil= l years out and not something most organizations need to be thinking about = at this point, there's a good opportunity to comment and be part of the con= versation if such a thing interests you.

 

What We=E2=80=99ve Been Reading 

  • You're Getting Sued. What Happens Now? - Karl Groves: An updated pract= ical guide for organizations facing ADA web accessibility lawsuits. The adv= ice goes into finding the right lawyer (with specific suggestions), managin= g the audit, avoiding common mistakes, and the order in which to tackle the= process. With 8,000 to 9,000 web-related ADA cases filed annually, this is= unfortunately relevant reading.
  • Accessibility Assistant for Figma v52 - Aaron Gustaf= son: A big release for the popular Figma accessibility plugin. Annotati= ons are now Figma-native Dev Mode annotations, legacy tables auto-migrate, = annotations are now managed in a single UI, and the W3C role picker has bee= n expanded and reorganized.
  • Knowbility Announces Executive Leadership Change = as Co-Founder Sharron Rush Retires - Knowbility: After more than 25 yea= rs leading Knowbility, Sharron Rush will retire at the end of May 2026. Und= er her leadership, Knowbility trained over 6,000 web professionals through = AccessU and built the Accessibility Internet Rally into a global competitio= n. Her work has been recognized by the Clinton White House, the FCC, the Ob= ama White House, and others. Jillian Fortin Burtnett, who first discovered = accessibility through Knowbility's AIR 18 years ago, will take over as Exec= utive Director.
  • Accessibility Contracto= rs Have Their Place, But It's Not Everywhere - Access-Ability: Sheri By= rne-Haber on the hidden costs of building your accessibility program entire= ly on contractors. Institutional knowledge loss, the revolving door, and wh= y your core accessibility team should not be outsourced. Some things make s= ense to contract out (interpreters, surge testing, specialized audits). How= ever, your ongoing program does not.
  • Wishcessibility - Nicchan= : A new term for "anything that inadvertently hurts accessibility when you'= re trying to improve it."

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