Introduction
Welcome to KC News, your monthly briefing on what’s new and updated in the Vispero Knowledge Center.
Knowledge Base
We’re continuing to work on refining and updating ARC Rules and the Knowledge Base, Tutor training courses, and our suite of Design Patterns and will report on progress in coming newsletters.
New Tutor Course
We’ve completely overhauled our existing Inclusive Design Principles Tutor self-directed training course and reframed it as an Introduction to Inclusive Design. In just one hour, it gives a clear overview of the Inclusive Design Principles and how they relate to Digital Accessibility, Universal Design, Ethical Design and Equitable Design. Each lesson has a short quiz with a 10 question course assessment.
Currently, our Tutor courses remain available only to our ARC Platform clients and Vispero staff. Let us know self-directed training course on a range of digital access topics are of interest to you or your colleagues.
Blog Posts since our last newsletter
- Accessible Names and Labels: Understanding What Works and What Doesn’t, November 14, 2025
Akash Shukla explains how and why to use labels so the correct accessible names are visible and conveyed correctly to assistive technologies. - Link vs Button: Choosing the Right Element for the Right Job, November 10, 2025
Deeksha Yadav explains how and why to use semantic links and buttons so the correct actions are conveyed to assistive technologies.
Our Weekly Reading List is compiled from 504 RSS feeds and 60 email newsletters by Principal Technical Writer Ricky Onsman and published as a blog post every Monday. The emphasis is on digital accessibility industry news, averaging about 60 items per edition.
If you don’t have time to go through the full lists, you’ll find links to a few notable articles further on.
On-demand TPGi Webinars
- Assessing the European Accessibility Act: What is the Impact Several Months Later?, November 25, 2025 at 10am ET
David Swallow, Principal UX Consultant, leads informative discussion on the EAA’s impact so far, the lessons learned from early compliance efforts, and actionable guidance to help organizations achieve and sustain accessibility at scale.
Many more TPGi webinars are available via on-demand recordings. Check the Webinars page for details.
Podcasts
- The State of Accessibility – Episode 14, November 12, 2025
David Sloan, Chief Accessibility Officer, and guest John Lilly, Principal Accessibility Engineer, discuss how you can create more accessible mobile app user experiences and start creating more inclusive digital experiences for all.
For an archive of past episodes of the The State of Accessibility and other podcasts, visit the Podcast page.
Other Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events – December
- Accessible Europe 2025: ICT 4 All, December 2-3, Brussels, Belgium
A multistakeholder regional knowledge development forum held within the framework of the ITU Regional Initiative for Europe. - International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3, global
Aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development. - Sight Tech Global, December 4-5 (dates TBC), online
Free global conference dedicated to fostering discussion among technology pioneers on how rapid advances in AI and related technologies will fundamentally alter the landscape of assistive technology and accessibility. - Meets Easy Accessibility, December 10, online
Three accessibility experts share their stories, tools, tips, and practices. - 2025 TASH Conference, December 4-6, Denver CO
Attended by passionate leaders, experts, and advocates from every corner of the disability community. - Abilities Expo Dallas, December 5-7, Dallas TX
Free all-access passport to the latest disability products, cutting-edge tech, informative workshops, and adaptive workshops.
Upcoming Events – Further Ahead
- 2025 Digital Accessibility Lawsuit Recap, January 13, online
A data-driven look at the latest accessibility litigation and enforcement trends. - 2026 APA National Conference, January 21-23, Austin, TX
Hear from leading US and Texas accessibility speakers at the Accessibility Professionals Association’s annual conference. - ATIA 2026, January 29-31, Orlando FL
The Assistive Technology Industry Association’s annual gathering, the leading community-building and learning event for all things AT. - ZeroCon26, February 18-20, Vienna, Austria + online
The Zero Project Conference is a unique global meeting place to innovate for disability inclusion. This year’s theme is Accessibility, ICT, and Crisis Response. - axe-con, February 24-25, online
Deque’s digital accessibility conference for developers, designers, business users, and professionals of all experience levels. - CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, March 9-13, Anaheim CA
A platform for researchers, practitioners, educators, exhibitors and more from around the world, to engage with each other and share knowledge, innovations and best practices to promote inclusion for all.
For more events, see the Technical Events Calendar. This calendar is continuously updated, listing events up to a year ahead, as well as past events for reference.
Reading List Highlights
- Pre-order “Digital Accessibility Ethics”
Adrian Roselli: Lainey Feingold, Reginé Gilbert, and Chancey Fleet gathered 36 authors to write 32 chapters about ethics in digital accessibility. I am one of those 36 authors. - 100, 150, or 200? Debunking the Alt text character limit
Chris Yoong: The arbitrary limit can be built into input fields and automated tooling. - The power of developer-led accessibility advocacy
Deque: Advocating for accessibility means pushing to do what’s right—for our users and the health of the codebase. - Generic impact prioritization lists are an empty promise. We can do better.
Erik Kroes: compliance is a boring binary judgement. - Can AI write accessibility specs?
Geri Reid: I built a little RAG AI prompt that pulls together accessibility best practices for whatever component I’m advising teams on. - Video: Building for Everyone: How Accessibility is Shaping the Future of AI
Microsoft Ignite: Preety Kumar (Deque), Jenny Lay-Flurrie (Microsoft), Ed Summers (GitHub).
These articles have been selected from the Weekly Reading List, posted on the TPGi Technical Blog and links are also posted every Monday in the Teams SEA / General channel.
How to contact the KC
- If you’re a new subscriber, or just wondering what it is exactly we do at the KC, take a look at The Knowledge and How to Get it: Part One and Part Two.
- Email the team at knowledge@tpgi.com.