Accessibility at FOSDEM 2025

Expanding on my Sustainability at FOSDEM 2025 post, I’d like to also list talks related to accessibility.

If you’re not familiar with FOSDEM, it’s a hybrid event. All talks are presented both in person and online. What’s more, all talks are recorded, so if you find this post after February 2, 2025, it’s not too late. Also, see FOSDEM in person accessibility information.

The list is grouped by developer rooms, in no particular order.

LibreOffice

• LibreOffice Accessibility on Linux, Windows and macOS

Open Source Design

• From Accessibility to Inclusion - Interdisciplinary Design
• XWiki: Improving web accessibility with respect to backward compatibility

Inclusive Web

• Top Accessibility Errors Found in Open Source Through Automated Testing
• Solving the world’s (localization) problems
• Alternative Text for Images: How Bad Are Our Alt-Text Anyway?
• Secure and Inclusive: WebAuthn for (Multi-Factor) Authentication
• How do we work out the environmental savings from accessibility?
• Growing inclusive communities: Djangonaut Space program
• Multilingual Speech Technologies That Understand You
• ATAG accessibility audits: worth your while

Mozilla

• Accessible Design Patterns: Expectations and Validations

BOF - Track A

• Global Voices, Inclusive Orgs: How Open-Source Sets the Standard for Inclusivity and How You Can Too BOF

BOF - Track B

• Digital Accessibility : Enhancing user experiences for persons with disabilities

This is great to see so many talks related to accessibility at FOSDEM!