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You will learn the latest trends in tech, global compliance, and more as we focus on building, testing, and delivering accessible digital experiences.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/register\/\">Free Registration<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Recommended Sessions<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/schedule\/\">Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Tuesday, February 24<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/more-practical-strategies-for-accessible-design-part-two\/\">More Practical Strategies for Accessible Design (Part Two)<\/a> Tuesday, February 24 at 10:00 am\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/practical-strategies-for-accessible-design\/\">Part 1: Practical Strategies for Accessible Design<\/a> from axe-con 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/proving-progress-the-metrics-behind-sustainable-accessibility\/\">Proving Progress: The Metrics Behind Sustainable Accessibility<\/a> Tuesday, February 24 at 11:00 am<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/igniting-the-spark-building-accessibility-influence-from-the-bottom-up\/\">Igniting the Spark: Building Accessibility Influence From the Bottom Up<\/a> Tuesday, February 24 at 11:00 am<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/the-myth-of-neutral-design-how-accessibility-gets-lost-in-objective-systems\/\">The Myth of Neutral Design: How Accessibility Gets Lost in Objective Systems<\/a> Tuesday, February 24 at 12:00 pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/shifting-left-building-an-ecosystem-to-scale-accessibility\/\">Shifting left: Building an Ecosystem to Scale Accessibility<\/a> Tuesday, February 24 at 12:00 pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/the-accessible-design-specialists-playbook\/\">The Accessible Design Specialists Playbook<\/a> Tuesday, February 24 at 12:00 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Wednesday, February 25<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/how-to-convince-people-to-care-and-invest-in-accessibility\/\">How to Convince People to Care and Invest in Accessibility<\/a> Wednesday, February 25 at 6:00 am<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/building-a-stronger-more-innovative-accessibility-community\/\">Building a Stronger, More Innovative Accessibility Community<\/a> Wednesday, February 25 at 7:00 am<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/better-together-ux-and-accessibility-in-action\/\">Better Together: UX and Accessibility in Action<\/a> Wednesday, February 25 at 9:00 am<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/ada-title-ii-panel-discussion\/\">ADA Title II: Panel Discussion<\/a> Wednesday, February 25 at 10:00 am<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/the-accessibility-impostors-game-show\/\">The Accessibility Impostors Game Show<\/a> Wednesday, February 25 at 10:00 am<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/testing-web-experiences-with-your-keyboard-2\/\">Testing web experiences with your keyboard<\/a> Wednesday, February 25 at 11:00 am<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/never-judge-a-pdf-by-its-cover-layer\/\">Never Judge a PDF by Its Cover Layer<\/a> Wednesday, February 25 at 12:00 pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/changing-the-world-through-procurement-accessibility\/\">Changing the World Through Procurement Accessibility<\/a> Wednesday, February 25 at 12:00 pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe-con\/sessions\/csat-as-a-tool-for-accessibility-insights-lessons-from-arizona-state-university\/\">CSAT as a Tool for Accessibility Insights: Lessons from Arizona State University<\/a> Wednesday, February 25 at 12:00 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Axe-con is the only conference that gathers practitioners and perspectives from across design, development, legal, management, testing, and more to explore this rapidly evolving landscape, leveraging the power of our global community to drive innovation, confront pressing challenges, and accelerate momentum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2695,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[22],"wsuwp_university_category":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"event_city":"","event_state":"","event_venue":"Webinar","event_organizer":"Deque","event_organizer_email":"","event_organizer_phone":"","event_organizer_website":"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/","event_website":"","event_cost":"","event_excerpt":"Join fellow developers, designers, business users, and accessibility professionals of all experience levels as we rally to advance digital accessibility programs everywhere. 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