I took part in the peer review selection process for this year's #ZeroProject shortlisted nominees, which gave me a glimpse of the awards process behind the scenes.

Today, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the full list of all 75 award recipients was published: https://zerocon26.zeroproject.org/components/59341 🌱✨ During #ZeroCon26 in February 2026, all awardees will present their solutions at the United Nations Office in Vienna, Austria as well.

Awardees 2026 | Zero Project Conference 2026

The annual Zero Project Conference at the United Nations Office at Vienna has become a unique global meeting place to innovate for disability inclusion.

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Proud moment! 😊

Salesforce's submission highlighting our Workforce Navigators partnership has also been shortlisted for the #ZeroProject award! 🌍 This recognition highlights the significant strides we're making together in advancing disability inclusion, and we are all incredibly proud of this achievement! πŸŽ‰

Discover more about our joint efforts with the Workforce Navigators Program here: https://lnkd.in/g7WFjhc3. πŸ”—

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About to take off to Vienna, for the annual #ZeroProject conference. Our flight was delayed two hours and now, on the plane they kicked off by announcing that they take us as far as possible. Reassuring indeed. Who knows, maybe I get to give the satellite chat thingy on my phone a go today. Anyway, if you're also in Vienna, let me know. It would be great to meet some of the online crowd . #ZeroCon24

Here's a full page screenshot of the (soon to be cancelled) "Accessible Overlays" panel by the #iaap at #ZeroProject conference, in case you need this for your archive.

I do, cause I have an article coming up where I mention this and I'll need the proof. πŸ˜… Screenshot was taken with #ArcBrowser and I'm a heavy user of this feature!

#accessibility #a11y #WebDev #frontend #conference

Its hard to describe the sinking feeling I felt, when I became aware of this. I am sincerely happy that right decisions have been made and a panel about overlays, containing no users with disabilities has so far been removed from the #ZeroProject conference agenda. @LFLegal summarises the situation where we are at with overlay companies who, instead of engaging with the community, have picked lawsuits towards respected community members and accessibility experts as their communication language. https://www.lflegal.com/2024/01/zero-con-overlay-panel/
Overlays and Ethics: a conference panel that hurt my heart

Today is the first time I had to update an article before I posted it. The original article, which you'll find below, is about a planned session at the Zero Project accessibility conference (#ZeroCon) in February. The session was organized by a member of the German chapter of the International Assoc

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Want to find out more about this year’s #ZeroProject Conference in Vienna? Steven spent a week in the Austrian capital for #DoubleTapTV and spoke to the individuals and companies putting accessibility at the heart of what they do. Watch now on YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZhI01tQsN8g&feature=share
Double Tap TV Visits the Zero Project Conference in Vienna

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World health Organisation has finalised a new standard, which details the #Accessibility recommendations for Telehealth services. We discuss access to remote medical appointments and services in little less than 2 hours at the #ZeroProject #ZeroConference2023. If you are not on site, you can tune in live here: https://www.youtube.com/live/cVw-HDx42SY?feature=share
ZeroCon23: The New WHO-ITU Global Standard for Accessibility of Telehealth Services

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Is Zero More Than Nothing? Introducing the Zero Project

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