The State of Accessibility – Episode 7

Live from CSUN | March 2025

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Did you know this was the 40th anniversary of the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference? That’s right, and hosts Mark Miller and David Sloan hosted this special episode, live from Anaheim, California!

If you weren’t able to attend, don’t worry! Mark and David provide “man on the streets” coverage speaking with CSUN attendees and Vispero speakers about what’s going on at the event.

Next month, we’ll be back at our normal time on April 17, 2025, at 10:30 AM EST. Join us as we explore ADA Title II compliance ahead of the April 24, 2026, deadline.

Related Resources

CSUN 2025 AT Conference TPGi Sessions

Searching for the slides from the Vispero, TPGi, and Freedom Scientific sessions? We’ve got you covered! Our session schedule includes the slide decks after the session times. Download your copy to get up to speed on all the session content we presented at the event!

Maturing Accessibility Programs

Charlie Pike and Mark were both impressed by how granular some of this year’s sessions were. For instance, Charlie liked how some were more in-depth instead of just covering the basics. Mark explained that it was refreshing to see the maturity model being discussed as it shows more people are taking their accessibility programs more seriously. Learn more about what digital accessibility maturity is and the KPIs and strategies you’ll want to track to understand if your model is on the right track.

PDF Accessibility on the Web

Cori Perlander joined David and Mark to discuss her first time presenting at CSUN. Cori and Elizabeth Whitaker presented a session about making documents more screen reader friendly. Cori explained how her session provided a screen reader user’s perspective on creating accessible documents, rather than a technical perspective. For a more technical perspective, check out our Knowledge Center Team’s blogs:

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About David Sloan

David Sloan is Vispero's Chief Accessibility Officer and Manager of TPGi's User Experience Practice. He joined the company in 2013, after nearly 14 years as an accessibility researcher, consultant and instructor at the University of Dundee in Scotland.