Here is info on March’s meeting. I hope you can make it! I think it should be really interesting!
Session Time
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 11 a.m. to 12 PM ET
Session Topic: Cognitive Accessibility: Lived Experience, Burnout, and Building Better Systems
Session Description: In this session, I’ll share my accessibility journey, from navigating colour blindness, dyslexia, traumatic brain injury, and ADHD to working in technical accessibility for over 20 years. I’ll explore how neurodiverse foundations shape the way we design, build, and govern digital systems, including the hidden impact of cognitive load and the ADHD burnout loop. We’ll look at why cognitive accessibility isn’t just a UX concern, but an organisational one and where this work is heading through the development of the Cognitive Accessibility Institute.
Speaker Bio: Gareth Slinn is a cognitive accessibility specialist, W3C Invited Expert, and founder of the Cognitive Accessibility Institute. With more than two decades of experience across design, development, and governance, he works to bridge the gap between accessibility standards and lived human experience.
Drawing on his own multi-layered neurodivergent background (ADHD, dyslexia, traumatic brain injury, and colour blindness), Gareth focuses on how accessibility responsibility is defined and sustained across organisations ensuring that inclusion is built into systems before problems appear in code.