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On 21 May 2026, the Internet Society Accessibility Standing Group (ASG), along with partner RegisCert,marked Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) with a webinar ‘International Conference on Digital Accessibility, Inclusion and Innovation‘. All registered participants received a Digital Certificate.
01 Opening & Welcome
Bhavya Mantoo – Youth Ambassador, ASG
Dr. Ashutosh Pathak – Chair, ASG
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02 Inaugural Speech – Sally Wentworth
Sally Wentworth – President & CEO, ISOC
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03 Building a Culture of Accessibility within the Internet Society
Dan York – Senior Director, Online Trust and Safety, ISOC
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04 From Compliance to Competitive Advantage: How “Shift-up Accessibility” Promotes Effective Accessibility Governance
Dr. Sambhavi Chandrasekharan – Global Accessibility Lead, D2L
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05 From Awareness to Implementation of Digital Perspective: A Government Perspective
KVS Rao – Ex. Director, DEPwD, Government of India
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06 Information-Theoretic Foundations for Inclusive 6G-AIGC: A Bayesian Game Approach to Accessible Future Media
Dr. William Liu – Capacity Development & Outreach Officer, ASG, New Zealand
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07 Media’s Role in Driving Digital Accessibility Awareness
Shruti Pushkarna – Journalist
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08 Disability Leadership for Digital Rights
Gunela Astbrink – ISOC-ASG, Australia
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09 Vocal Accessibility – The Missing Layer?
Dr. Arpita Sen – Head, Content Generation and Digital Accessibility Research, TCS
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10 How Technology Can Help WCAG 2.2 Compliance
Shikha Jain – Capacity Development & Outreach Officer, ASG, India
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11 Panel Discussion: Accessible Platform Services Journey
Uma Bhave
Dr. Akashdeep Bansal
Bodapati Sridahr – Founder, Edqueries
Sunil Chaudhary – Pan (Accessible Nation)
Moderator: Ashutosh Singhal – Youth Ambassador, ASG
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12 Digital Inclusion in Entertainment Industry
Dipti Prasad – Co-Founder, XL Cinema
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13 Office of CCPD’s Role in Transforming Inaccessible Digital Platforms: Powers and Responsibilities
Shri S. Govindaraj – Commissioner, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of India
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14 AI-Powered Accessibility for Visually Impaired Participants
Dr. Preeti Kamra – Capacity Development & Outreach Officer, ASG, India
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15 Use of Assistive Technology in Classroom for Diverse Learners
Suvasini Shrestha – Regional Lead, ASG, Nepal
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16 The Last Mile is Overhead: Why Satellite Infrastructure Is the Most Powerful Accessibility Tool We’ve Never Talked About
Kelly Colman – Chief Growth Officer, Xenesis, USA
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17 Digital Infrastructure & ICT
Dr. Chabani Agrawal – National ICT Awardee, Senior IT Educator
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18 Buddy Up Network: Inclusive Social Networking
Manisha Gandhi – Co-Founder, Buddy Up Network
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19 Closing Remarks
Abdul Moid
Dr. Bharti Kaushik – Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), NCERT Delhi
Rajesh Tiwari
Dr. Ashutosh Pathak – Chair, ASG
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