Accessibility Scotland

Event Specifics #

Next Meet-Up Date

Unknown

Location

Unknown

Official URLs

Official Website

Accessibility Scotland on X/Twitter

Organisers and charity trustees

Peter Heery

David Sloan

Kevin White

Last Held

8th September 2023, held at International Conference Centre, Edinburgh (Link to Google Maps)

About Accessibility Scotland #

Accessibility Scotland’s focus is on providing a friendly, affordable, and informative day focused on digital accessibility and inclusion.

We run a single-track event, so you don’t have to choose between sessions. And we try for a mix of speakers – new and familiar, on a range of topics all related to accessibility and diversity, inclusive design, and development. Our aim is always to ensure that you leave with new ideas, new knowledge, new friends and contacts, and enthusiasm for doing your bit for digital inclusion.

We know that some of the most valuable conference time is between speakers, so we provide plenty of coffee and a decent lunch for all attendees. After the conference, there will usually be some informal ongoing socialising in a nearby coffee shop or pub.

We want to be as welcoming and inclusive to everyone, regardless of situation or needs – so we design the venue, programme, and refreshments to be as inclusive as we can. If you have any particular needs, please write to us at

Our Aim #

We want to create discussion and engagement between those who make digital products and services and disabled people who use them.

We are intentionally small and operate as a not-for-profit.

We aim to foster authentic conversations – without sales pitches – to enable education and knowledge sharing.

Our history #

Accessibility Scotland came about as a way to fill an obvious gap – there wasn’t an annual get-together in Scotland that was focused on digital accessibility.

So Kevin, Wojtek, Peter, and Dave started the first conference in 2016, held at Summerhall in Edinburgh’s south side. Things went so well that we decided to do a second conference in 2017, in a new venue near Haymarket Station. Our third conference and fourth conference were held in Edinburgh’s EICC (Edinburgh International Conference Centre).