Name: A11Y Ops: Solving 80% of accessibility barriers with 20% effort
Start: 2026-05-26T14:00:00+0200
End: 2026-05-26T14:30:00+0200

A11Y Ops: Solving 80% of accessibility barriers with 20% effort

FULL

Tuesday May 26, 2026 14:00 - 14:30 CEST

4 - MEDIUM STAGE

Limited Capacity full
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Think digital accessibility is an impenetrable maze of complex rules? Think again. We live in a golden age of tooling where ensuring your site is inclusive has never been more achievable.

- Kickstarting Accessibility: A quick introduction to accessibility, covering the creation of an accessibility statement and initial remediation efforts. Discover how to rapidly integrate accessibility tools into your product using AI and ready-to-use solutions.
- The Power of Automation: Discover how to leverage static and dynamic "safety nets" directly in your workflow to catch (a good) majority of errors before they even reach production.
- The Human Reality Check: Tools are powerful, but they aren't perfect. We will conclude with a practical, streamlined "First-Check" methodology designed to bridge the gap between automated scans and a full-scale expert audit. And prepare your product for legal compliance!

Key Takeaways: Don't aim for 100% perfection on day one. Instead, walk away with a toolkit to build a "healthy HTML base," automate your testing, and prepare your product for a future full audit with confidence.

Accessibility isn't a mountain—it's a series of smart, automated steps. Let’s take the first ones together.

From Decathlon SIG Digital Accessibility Team

Speakers

Thierry Saint Maxent

Decathlon

Lieke Beunders:
Senior software engineer at the Decathlon design system, previously at Eneco.

Thibault Mahé:
Tech lead Design System of Decathlon
SIG Digital Accessibility leader
Proud Dad and dog owner.

Thierry Saint-Maxent:
Dev Front in Decathlon, Accessibility Audit Certification... Read More →