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What's the true cost of accessible transportation?
Check out this @CBC News video to learn about Agasha’s experience as a wheelchair user and consider the broader barriers that shape accessible mobility: f.mtr.cool/uf8zizsmtb#Accessibility
Creating an accessible color system can involve much more than checking individual color combinations against a standard.
Stripe offers an interesting solution to this challenge.
Check out the article: f.mtr.cool/f98mg0aa2i#DigitalAccessibility
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As an accessibility professional, you're already doing this work.
IAAP membership connects you with practitioners worldwide, along with resources, learning opportunities, and member certification rates.
Explore IAAP membership: f.mtr.cool/nmq9nfas9s#UnitedInAccessibility
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IAAP Certification Can Help Build a Holistic View of Accessibility
For Amber Srivastava, earning certifications helped connect broad accessibility principles with deeper technical knowledge and testing.
Explore certification: f.mtr.cool/dczzuxypgd#AccessibilityProfessionals
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Accessibility isn't a "nice-to-have"; it’s a standard of quality.
- Amber Srivastava, CPACC, Product Designer II - Aubergine Solutions.
Bonus AI Webinar Happening Tomorrow | Accessibility in the Era of AI
Join us for Accessibility in the Age of AI, a special bonus webinar that wraps up the Human-Centered AI for Accessibility series.
It's free and open to everyone: f.mtr.cool/ne0t44nbeb#AI#ResponsibleAI
ALT Sponsored Webinar. Accessibility in the Age of AI: Cutting Through Hype to What Comes Next. Presented by Christina Adams (Siteimprove) and Nick Goodrum (American Eagle). 1 pm - 2 pm ET. 24 September. Closed captioning and ASL are available.
What if accessibility was built in from the start?
@canva is bringing accessibility guidance and tools into the design process, helping creators identify potential barriers and make more informed choices as they work.
Learn more: f.mtr.cool/erb148ryo3#a11y
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There’s still time to submit a proposal for IAAP’s 2027 webinar programming!
Want to help accessibility professionals build their knowledge and skills? Submit your proposal by Oct. 15 and help shape IAAP’s programming: f.mtr.cool/kqfyoxkly7#UnitedInAccessibility#IAAP
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Accessibility can get lost when products extend beyond the patterns covered by a base design system.
It’s useful to look at how design systems can make accessible design more consistent, scalable, & easier to use across products.
Learn more: f.mtr.cool/7xkec3len2#WCAG#a11y
Stay Connected With IAAP.
Each week, Happening This Week at IAAP brings together the updates and opportunities shaping the accessibility community, including certification, professional development, events, and industry developments.
Subscribe now: f.mtr.cool/7cc16gr2lf#IAAP
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What Makes a Space Truly Accessible?
Booking.com’s guide highlights the importance of thoughtful design across hotel rooms, entrances, bathrooms, transportation routes, public spaces, and services.
Check out the guide: f.mtr.cool/leqy6n2n6f#AccessibleTravel
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Call for Webinar Topics: Help Shape IAAP’s 2027 Learning Agenda
Do you have knowledge, expertise, or practical experience to share with the accessibility community?
Submit your topic & help shape IAAP's accessibility conversations in 2027: f.mtr.cool/0flu87s2yu#IAAP#a11y
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Call for Webinar Topics: Help Shape IAAP’s 2027 Learning Agenda
Do you have knowledge, expertise, or practical experience to share with the accessibility community?
Submit your topic & help shape IAAP's accessibility conversations in 2027: f.mtr.cool/8g6p93y5ck#IAAP#a11y
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ICYMI: You Can Now Access the New IAAP Education Portal
The new Education Portal brings self-paced courses, mini courses, knowledge tests and badges, webinar bundles, and workshop recordings together in one place.
Explore the Portal: f.mtr.cool/1uugtw36p1#IAAP#Accessibility
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Disability can teach us so much about creativity and the way we design an inclusive world.
In her TEDx talk, Lachi explores disability culture, identity pride, and collective liberation through music & storytelling.
Check out her talk now: f.mtr.cool/9l92zlhuqj#Accessibility
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ICYMI: There’s still time to register for Insights from Real-World Accessibility Audit Data, featuring UsableNet.
If you want a clearer picture of the accessibility challenges organizations face in practice, register to attend: f.mtr.cool/nmv9xcb003#WCAG#AccessibilityAudits
ALT IAAP Subject Matter Expert Webinar: Insights from Real-World Accessibility Audit Data featuring Jeff Adams and Giacomo Petri (UsableNet). ASL and closed captioning are available. 15 September 2026. 11 am 12 pm EDT.
Taylor Lindsay-Noel uses her platform to document accessibility at restaurants and businesses, highlighting the barriers that can shape whether someone can participate in everyday experiences.
Learn more about her work and perspective on accessibility: f.mtr.cool/pdpp18whu9
“Fully accessible” can feel reassuring. But accessible for whom?
This video shares how accessibility is not one-size-fits-all, and how even people with the same disability can have different access needs.
Check out the video: f.mtr.cool/0643njwf4k#AccessibleDesign
A @Forbes article explores the growing intersection of AI and digital accessibility, highlighting how AI could help make digital products and everyday workflows more flexible & efficient for persons with disabilities.
Check out the article: f.mtr.cool/6lfyk8wes8#ResponsibleAI
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