Accessibility in Learning: From Compliance to Meaningful Inclusion - Sarah Mercer & Sarah Miller

Does your organisation still treat accessibility as a special accommodation or a compliance requirement? This outdated mindset quietly creates barriers, limits innovation, and keeps accessibility siloed instead of strategic.

In this session, we will challenge common assumptions and misconceptions about accessibility and reframe it as a driver of innovation, growth, and competitive advantage. Through real-world examples and practical discussion, you’ll discover how everyday design decisions either remove or reinforce barriers – and why shifting from reactive fixes to proactive, inclusive design benefits everyone.

Learn how to assess your organization’s current accessibility maturity and identify opportunities to evolve from individual effort to shared, cross-functional accountability. Discover practical strategies, resources, and next steps to build sustainable, scalable accessibility practices and embed inclusion into learning experiences from the very beginning.

You’ll leave this session with a fresh perspective on accessibility, inspiring you to lead with empathy, innovation, and positive impact.