Join us for this fun, live recording of the CreativePro Podcast, in a special crossover episode with the Chaxchat, the #1 accessibility podcast. If you’re new to accessibility and don’t know where to start, you just found the perfect session!
Alt text doesn’t have to be intimidating, overly technical, or perfect to be effective. It just needs to be clear, intentional, and written by someone who understands the content.
In this session, Dax Castro breaks down alt text in a way that feels practical, human, and doable. You’ll learn how to describe images with confidence, make smart decisions about what matters most, and stop second-guessing every word. Dax focuses on real-world scenarios designers face every day, replacing anxiety and guesswork with clarity and purpose.
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For anyone responsible for delivering final accessible PDFs, understanding the Tags Tree is essential to ensuring content is readable, navigable, and usable with assistive technology.
In this session, Chad Chelius explains how the PDF Tags Tree defines document structure and reading order, and why it is central to effective PDF accessibility. You’ll see where common accessibility issues originate and how to evaluate and correct them in Acrobat. The focus is on understanding how tags work and how tagging decisions affect real users.
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Color choices affect far more than aesthetics. They shape readability, clarity, hierarchy, and whether people can actually use what you design. In this session, Dax Castro shows how to make smarter, more intentional color decisions that support accessibility without flattening creativity or forcing dull, “safe” palettes.
This session focuses on building awareness and confidence—so your color choices work for more people, more of the time.
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Accessibility is a design responsibility that starts the moment a document is created. For anyone working in InDesign, early decisions directly affect how usable that content will be for everyone who reads it.
In this session, Chad Chelius explains why accessible documents begin in InDesign—not in Acrobat, not in downstream fixes, and not after problems surface. You’ll gain a clear understanding of how structure, organization, and intent in your InDesign files form the foundation for accessibility. Chad emphasizes mindset as much as mechanics, framing accessibility as a core professional skill, not a niche specialty.
This session is for all InDesign users. Whether accessibility is new to you or already part of your workflow, you’ll leave with a clearer sense of why it matters, where it begins, and how better InDesign practices lead to better outcomes.
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If you’re not making your PowerPoint accessible, you’re excluding people from your audience, plain and simple. It doesn’t matter if you are just presenting or exporting to PDF. There are specific accessibility considerations you must use to have an inclusive presentation. This session will explore the built-in accessibility tools, some “hidden features” and the best way to get the most accessible PPT documents into PDF or for presenting to a live audience.
Adobe InDesign is a powerhouse for creating accessible forms and tables, but it can be tricky to get started without some key foundations. Join Dax Castro for a walk through of the basics of creating accessible tables and PDFs with InDesign.
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InDesign and Acrobat are powerful tools for creating accessible documents—but to use them successfully, it’s crucial to understand a few basics first. We’ll dive into key features, best practices, and techniques for ensuring your PDFs are universally accessible and compliant with the latest standards.
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According to studies, 10–30% of the general population may be considered neurodivergent, so it’s incredibly important for designers to consider this audience! In this session, we’ll explore the importance of designing for neurodiverse audiences and learn how to create inclusive and accessible experiences for neurodivergent individuals and those with diverse cognitive abilities. You’ll also gain insights into neurodivergent experiences and discover practical strategies and best practices for designing content, interfaces, and environments for a neurodivergent audience.
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Accessibility can extend far beyond our digital devices to include various unexpected media forms, including billboards, board games, and print media. By addressing often-overlooked areas of design, we can highlight opportunities for innovation and inclusivity in spaces that are typically marginalized. You’ll be inspired by insights from diverse industry professionals and innovative examples of accessible design in action.
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