Digital Accessibility Experts

What you need to know about the links between AI and Accessibility for 2026

In the year since our last webinar on AI & accessibility a lot has changed. AI technologies and tools are constantly developing, regulations for greater transparency and inclusion in how AIs are trained have arrived, every brand wants to get their content in AI summaries, and people are asking if making web content more accessible will help.This webinar recording will tell you what you need to know in advance of 2026:Tips for using AI to deliver content accessibility – the prompts you need to ensure accuracy and purpose in AI alt-text and audio descriptionHow content accessibility can help get your brand into AI search resultsThe growing prevalence and impact of agentic AI on accessibilityWhy ensuring AI is inclusive is key to delivering accessible experiences for everyone, and staying on the right side of AI legislationThis audio was originally recorded as a webinar.You can access the video recording of the webinar and its transcript here: https://www.hassellinclusion.com/webinars/how-to-craft-a-strategic-accessibility-plan-that-gets-funded/Access it for free by registering on HiHub (https://www.hassellinclusion.com/webinars/) which will also give you access to recordings of all our past webinars, and keep you updated on upcoming webinars.

How to Craft a Strategic Accessibility Plan That Gets Funded

What’s your game-plan for digital accessibility for 2026?If your ambition’s bigger than your budget, you’re not alone. Many teams struggle to turn good intentions into funded actions, and with new regulations and rising expectations, it’s more important than ever to work to maximise your budget, and spend it in the right places.This webinar will equip you to speak the language of leadership to shape a strategy that unlocks investment for accessibility initiatives that deliver real impact – our Chief Product Office, Peter Bricknell covered:How to align accessibility with your organisation’s strategic priorities – positioning your plan as essential, not optionalMaking the business case for accessibility – showing how inclusive design drives competitive advantage and customer trustIdentifying high-visibility wins – actions that will deliver measurable results and make accessibility tangibleBuilding a standards-driven roadmap – leveraging ISO 30071-1, the European Accessibility Act, and frameworks from Canada and France to craft a world-class strategy.If your goal is to move from good intentions to real impact in 2026, this is a great place to start – it will help you develop a plan that aligns with your organisations values, unlocks funding, and achieves results.This audio was originally recorded as a webinar.You can access the video recording of the webinar, and its transcript, here: https://www.hassellinclusion.com/webinars/how-to-craft-a-strategic-accessibility-plan-that-gets-funded/Access it for free by registering on HiHub (https://www.hassellinclusion.com/webinars/) which will also give you access to recordings of all our past webinars, and keep you updated on upcoming webinars.

Now we’re past the EAA Deadline – What should you do now?

The EAA’s June 2025 deadline wasn’t the end of the accessibility work organisations need to do. It wasn’t even the beginning of that end. But it was maybe the end of the beginning for many companies.If you’re a company who hasn’t reached the compliance level, what can you do to avoid panicking and encourage the official Monitoring Organisations from each EU Member State (or disability organisations using the same legislation to bring lawsuits, like is happening already in France) to look at other companies to fine before they focus their fines on you?If you’re a company who’ve reached the necessary level of compliance, what should you do now to ensure you remain compliant, and actually win more business because of the accessibility you’ve achieved?In this webinar we guided companies through the steps they need to put in place to minimise their risks and maximise their opportunities from the EAA.This audio was originally recorded as a webinar.You can access the video recording of the webinar, and its transcript, here: https://www.hassellinclusion.com/webinars/now-were-past-the-eaa-deadline-what-should-you-do-now/Access it for free by registering on HiHub (https://www.hassellinclusion.com/webinars/) which will also give you access to recordings of all our past webinars, and keep you updated on upcoming webinars.

Everything you wanted to know about Accessibility. Live Q&A with Jonathan Hassell

Every year we invite you to ask our CEO Jonathan Hassell to answer your accessibility questions. With 25 years of experience in accessibility, at technical and strategic levels, Jonathan can answer almost anything accessibility related.Whether you’re leading digital, designing experiences, running research, or driving inclusion, there are great, practical insights here in his answers to the trickiest questions from our webinar community:Best practices when asking customers about their access needs or vulnerabilityHow to approach create alt-text for complex charts you didn’t createWhere to start when accessibility isn’t your full-time roleWhat aspects of accessibility it’s best to focus on when building your career in accessibilityHow to identify small, high-impact fixes to prove the value of accessibilityHandling conflicts between accessibility and other business priorities (like the accessibility of banner adverts or legal language)Is AI the answer to all accessibility problems? – What it’s good at, and what it isn’tHow to deal with vendors who have no roadmap to making the tool you want to procure accessibleWhat’s the best/cheapest way to maintain the accessibility of a website?This audio was originally recorded as a webinar.You can access the video recording of the webinar, and its transcript, here: https://www.hassellinclusion.com/webinars/accessibility-in-marketing-the-opportunities-and-3-key-challenges/ Access it for free by registering on HiHub (https://www.hassellinclusion.com/webinars/) which will also give you access to recordings of all our past webinars, and keep you updated on upcoming webinars.

Accessibility User-Testing & User-Research – Making sure you build what users really want

Accessibility audits are great at making sure your experience meets standards and guidelines, but often people forget the real reason for accessibility – the user.There are multiple benefits of user testing with people with disabilities: it can unlock insights you may otherwise never have found, and ensure you are building solutions that work for all users, not just against guidelines.And user-research with people with disabilities will give you confidence that what you create serves a need. So how do you get people with disabilities into your user-research and user-testing without it costing the earth?Jonathan Hassell was the Exec that led this change at the BBC, and Yac Woozeer did so much user-testing with people with disabilities in UK government that he can now guide organisations through how they might respond to products in our Live Audits. In this webinar, they discuss:The benefits that can come from testing your product/service idea, product or service with real people with disabilities, rather than just getting people with disabilities who are tech experts to review themHow co-creating with people with disabilities can eliminate costly assumptions, ​drive innovation, and deliver meaningful experiences​How to involve people with disabilities in your user-research and user-testing​, with examples of how to do this for people who are blind or have a learning difficultyExamples of how to make the most from the expertise you gain from doing this work, by capturing insights in internal Guidelines or expert evaluation methodologiesThis audio was originally recorded as a webinar.You can access the video recording of the webinar, and its transcript, here: https://www.hassellinclusion.com/webinars/accessibility-user-testing-user-research-making-sure-you-build-what-users-really-want/Access it for free by registering on HiHub (https://www.hassellinclusion.com/webinars/) which will also give you access to recordings of all our past webinars, and keep you updated on upcoming webinars.