SQLBits 2024

The future of accessibility - lessons from research

Accessibility often looks at standards and minimums, but what underpins those guidelines? What other guidelines are out there and what advice can they give? What's the latest understanding from research and what can we learn?
Accessibility often looks at standards and minimums, but what underpins those guidelines? What other guidelines are out there and what advice can they give? What's the latest understanding from research and what can we learn?


These are the questions I will answer in this session, along with tips on how to keep up with this exciting and ever changing understanding of what makes an experience and design best for people.


As a PhD student, my work is focussed on accessibility. My research has included how accessibility standards don't account the dyspraxic experience in VR. I will show you how to access and work upon some academic findings to make your designs the best for your users