Laura Wissiak
@Laura_a11y
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Developing Assistive Tech @HopeTech_at | @ForbesUnder30 | IAAP member | @WomenTechmakers | weekly newsletter A11yNews
Vienna, Austria
Joined November 2023
Where to find me: 🦋BlueSky https://t.co/L9NWDmZphk 📷Instagram https://t.co/BSGcQgi97b 🔖Substack https://t.co/GcdgYpSxPb 💬Sessionize https://t.co/BvRGRXpN2t 💻Dev to https://t.co/XzSc15qMFN 🗒️Medium https://t.co/AMOYUcygZX 📓Coder Legion
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“Exclusion doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when accessibility is disregarded.” Might be my new favorite quote. (From barrierefreifeiern on Instagram)
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Honored to be part of the interviewed experts at #ZeroCon25 Disabled voices add needed perspectives for building our future. We need to provide the tools for anyone to fully participate in society to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. #IDPD #SustainableDevelopment
People with disabilities are transforming societies - leading innovation, influencing policy, and mobilizing for justice. On International #DisabilityDay, watch how people with disabilities are driving progress that benefits us all at #ZeroCon2025 at #UNVienna. @ZeroProjectorg
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People with disabilities are transforming societies - leading innovation, influencing policy, and mobilizing for justice. On International #DisabilityDay, watch how people with disabilities are driving progress that benefits us all at #ZeroCon2025 at #UNVienna. @ZeroProjectorg
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Speed, Reach, Cost: The Triple Win of Web Standards on Blue Beanie Day { by @@laura_a11y } from @CoderLegion1
#frontend #community #accessibility #webdev
coderlegion.com
Sunday, November 30th 2025, marks the 18th annual Blue Beanie Day. Okaaaaay, why is this relevant for inclusion? Blue Beanie Day reminds us to pay attention to web standards in order to create sites...
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Join our upcoming webinar: “Disability-Inclusive Climate Action: Collaborating to Advance Inclusion in Practice” 🤩 📅 Date: 2 December 2025 🕒 Time: 12 PM GMT 👉 Register: https://t.co/SG2v6P8NWp
#DisabilityInclusion #ClimateAction #InclusiveClimate #SustainableDevelopment
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Added to #A11yNews 🗓️ Dec 17 :  9 AM‑1 PM MST – Access Amplified (free virtual half‑day hosted by University of Phoenix) 🔑 Opening keynote: “Continuous AI for Accessibility” – Ed Summers, Head of Accessibility, GitHub https://t.co/8YA3zio75M
events.zoom.us
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🔀 Hybrid – European Day of Persons with Disabilities Conference (Dec 4 09:00‑Dec 5 13:00). Panels on strategy, EU budgeting, crisis prep + Access City Award 2026 ceremony. https://t.co/aPcIuS7emS
commission.europa.eu
European Day of Persons with Disabilities 2025
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🔀 Hybrid – European Day of Persons with Disabilities Conference (Dec 4 09:00‑Dec 5 13:00). Panels on strategy, EU budgeting, crisis prep + Access City Award 2026 ceremony. https://t.co/aPcIuS7emS
commission.europa.eu
European Day of Persons with Disabilities 2025
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🔀 Hybrid – European Day of Persons with Disabilities Conference (Dec 4 09:00‑Dec 5 13:00). Panels on strategy, EU budgeting, crisis prep + Access City Award 2026 ceremony. https://t.co/aPcIuS7emS
commission.europa.eu
European Day of Persons with Disabilities 2025
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🎨 Accessible by Design – Building inclusive products from the start, Thu Dec 11 16:00 UK time. https://t.co/E7HwMptKTc
eventbrite.co.uk
Monthly webinars to help leaders with digital accessibility challenges to find solutions as they accelerate digital projects.
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🤖 Sight Tech Global – Virtual AI & assistive‑tech conference, Dec 9‑10. https://t.co/iScgSndCQn
sighttechglobal.com
Shaping new technologies to create a more accessible world for people with blindness and visual impairments
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📊 State of Digital Accessibility 2026 – Survey insights, Mon Dec 9 13:00 ET. https://t.co/IinyIZTkVO
levelaccess.com
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🧠 Cognitive Accessibility in Digital Interfaces – Funka Foundation showcase, Fri Dec 5 13:30 CET. https://t.co/YoeJpw48yL
stiftelsenfunka.org
Digital services are becoming increasingly complex, and many people find them difficult to understand and use. In an ongoing project, funded by the Swedish Inheritance Fund, we are working with users...
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💻 WordPress Accessibility Meetup – Live site remediation with Brian Coords, Thu Dec 4 17:00 CET. https://t.co/fvkslk40WX
meetup.com
Join us for a special hands-on edition of the WordPress Accessibility Meetup! In this session, Amber Hinds will team up with Brian Coords, Developer Advocate at WooCommerce
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🌍 European Parliament Disability Rights Week (Dec 1‑5) – EU policymakers & civil society review progress and push disability rights forward. https://t.co/34WIZptfBX
edf-feph.org
From 1 to 5 December 2025, the European Parliament will host its Third Disability Rights Week. This high-level week brings disability issues into focus. Parliamentarians join other policymakers and...
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🟣 Dec 3 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities Theme: “Fostering disability‑inclusive societies for advancing social progress.” 💜 Join the #PositivelyPurple campaign and use #DisabilityDay #IDPD #EveryoneIncluded #GlobalGoals #CRPD. https://t.co/Tvv5oiMple
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Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna: Lights, Camera, Mobility, Action! If you work on an inclusive travel or mobility solution, apply to the Better Mobility Eurovision call. https://t.co/qpHePGKn4V
#BMA #BetterMobility #A11yNews
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Join FundaciĂłn Dalat for "Accessibility and Artificial Intelligence," a free virtual event on Nov. 25. We hope you'll join us alongside a11y professionals, developers, leaders, & advocates to gain additional insight into the direction of AI. Register: https://t.co/s0sCxeLmGz
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