September 2026 Update
We’re very excited to continue celebrating ten amazing years of making accessibility education a priority. Read on for many great updates and milestones from the past month and beyond!
10th Anniversary Stories of Impact & Growth
Our 10th anniversary Stories of Impact and Growth Report is here! Check it out to celebrate the incredible milestones and changes we’ve experienced together.
We’ve Reached 2 Million Students!
We are thrilled to announce: we’ve reached 2 million students! Year after year, we continue to surpass our goals, fueled by innovation, passion, and a deep belief that technology should be born accessible. Here’s to the next 2 million students!
Teach Access Welcomes Two New Board Members
Help us welcome two new members to the Teach Access Board of Directors, Edmore Masendeke and Lori Samuels! Their expertise, passion, and commitment to advancing accessibility education will help strengthen our work and support our vision of a future where technology is born accessible.
2027 Fellowship Program Application Now Open!
The Fellowship is a year-long professional development program for educators seeking to teach accessibility concepts and skills to their students. Applications for the 2027 Teach Access Fellowship Program are now open and will close on November 1, 2026.
TechShare Pro
We’re proud to be an Event Partner of AbilityNet TechShare Pro 2026 happening in London, UK at The Drum, Wembley and online on 18–19 November.The Teach Access community can save 25% on in-person tickets using the code TSPTA25! Online attendance is free.
Teach Access at Dreamforce 2026
Teach Access was honored to be part of Dreamforce 2026! On September 17, Executive Director Kate Sonka and Salesforce Administrator Renike Akin joined Salesforce Accessibility Director Kristian Burch for a session called Agentforce for All: Accessibility in Action.
The session explored how Teach Access is using Salesforce and AI to support our mission and expand access to accessibility education. You can watch the replay for free by clicking the button below!
Round Up Your Spare Change for Teach Access
Teach Access is excited to share that you can now ‘round up’ every purchase you make with a Visa or Mastercard to make donations that support our mission. We’d be so grateful if you are willing to assign Teach Access to your Visa or Mastercard on the RoundUp.org website. You set your monthly max donation and the rest is automated.
2027 Sponsorships & Year-End Giving
Join us in making accessibility education available to everyone and building a more accessible future. We’ve raised $945,000 toward our $1.5 million goal, and we encourage everyone to consider making a year-end gift.
Our 2027 sponsorship options are now available for review. Sponsorships help ensure free, open access to accessibility education to prepare the future workforce. Email Mindy Kolin, Director of Development & Industry Partnerships, at [email protected] for more information or click the button below for our sponsorship slide deck.
Upcoming Events
We’d love to meet you in person! Check our upcoming travel schedule and let us know if we’ll see you there:
- M-Enabling, Washington D.C, USA, October 5-10
- The Harkin Summit, Des Moines, IA, USA, October 21-22
- AFB Leadership Summit, Louisville, KY, USA, October 26
- Accessing Higher Ground, Denver, CO, USA, November 16-20
- European Accessibility Summit: Brussels, Belgium, November 17
- TechShare Pro, London, UK, November 18-19
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