We are thrilled to announce that this year’s keynote speaker for WordPress Accessibility Day will be Lainey Feingold.
Lainey is a disability rights lawyer, author, and international speaker with over 25 years of experience working in the digital accessibility space. In 2000, she helped to negotiate the first web accessibility agreement in the U.S. and has worked with the blind community and with dozens of companies and public sector organizations on accessibility initiatives since then.
In her keynote, titled Accessibility is a Civil Right: The Digital Accessibility Legal Landscape for the WordPress Community, Lainey will discuss the current legal landscape of digital accessibility from a human rights perspective. She will provide an up-to-date overview of existing laws, regulations, and agency guidance, highlighting key developments expected in the coming year.
Join us on October 9th at 15:00 UTC (11:00 AM US Eastern, 8:00 AM US Pacific) to gain invaluable insights from Lainey Feingold as she kicks off 24 hours of talks focused on advancing inclusivity in the WordPress community and beyond.
For more information about Lainey, visit LFLegal.com.