Accessibility Isn’t Compliance, It’s Care – And in South Africa, It’s Connection

In this talk, Karel shares how South Africans have always “made a plan,” from support for rural learners to innovative solutions to infrastructure limits — and how the same spirit shapes digital accessibility.

Accessibility isn’t a checklist. It is where innovation, care, and inclusion meet. In this talk, I’ll share how South Africans have always “made a plan,” from support for rural learners to innovative solutions to infrastructure limits — and how the same spirit shapes digital accessibility.

Through stories of clients hitting (and sometimes missing) the mark in addressing real audience needs, and the daily decisions that fall to editors, we’ll uncover how accessibility is not compliance, but participation.

And how, with the right CMS, editors don’t just publish content, they open doors. This is about designing websites worth not just having, but worth using by everyone.