Accessibility as a Catalyst for Better Digital Products

Singapore is digitising fast. But who gets left behind when accessibility is an afterthought?

Most digital products are designed for an imaginary average user. But when we design with people with disabilities - not just for them - something unexpected happens: the products get better for everyone.

To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day, design agency 55 Minutes is bringing together people with lived experience of disability alongside accessibility experts and advocates from Singapore's public and private sectors for an honest, practical conversation about what inclusive design actually looks like, and how to make it happen inside your organisation.

This isn't another awareness talk. It's a call to action. The goal is that you'll leave with the conviction and the information to move digital accessibility from a "nice-to-have" to a genuine business priority.

• Shalom Lim - Co-founder of Rebirth Ensemble, artist and advocate living with muscular dystrophy
• Amanda Yip - Co-founder of Rebirth Ensemble, accessible fine arts practitioner who has lived with vision impairment since birth
• Tan Keng Hwee - Software engineer at GovTech, with hands-on experience tackling accessibility challenges with people with disabilities
• Fidelis Oruche - Head of Capital Markets and Digital Assets at HSBC. HSBC is actively working towards becoming the world's most digitally accessible bank
  

• Design and product teams
• Developers
• Design students
• Accessibility practitioners
• People with disabilities
• Anyone curious about inclusive design
  

• Why accessibility is a business advantage, not a compliance checkbox
• Practical first steps to champion accessibility in your organisation
• Real stories from people who navigate inaccessible digital spaces every day
• The state of accessibility in Singapore - and where the opportunities are
• Connections with others working in and around the accessibility space
• A clearer picture of accessibility requirements and how they drive better design

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