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1:1s, panels, demos with top technologists, researchers, founders, designers and advocates.
A Vista Center Production
December 4-5, 2024
Shaping New Technologies to Create a More Accessible World for People with Blindness and Visual Impairments
Sight Tech Global is the first global, virtual conference dedicated to fostering discussion among technology pioneers on how rapid advances in AI and related technologies will fundamentally alter the landscape of assistive technology and accessibility.
Free & 100% Virtual
Event Description
Expert Moderation
Expert moderators, including TechCrunch editors and prominent figures focused on improving accessibility in the blindness community.
Nothing about us without us
All sessions will include the guidance and participation by people who are blind or visually impaired.
Virtual, Global, Free
The virtual event is free and will stream live as well as be available on demand after the event.
Accessible and Usable
Expert oversight from internal and contracted accessibility teams to ensure an accessible event.
A Benefit
All proceeds are for the benefit of the non-profit Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired headquartered in Silicon Valley.
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All Main Stage Sessions: Sight Tech Global 2023
In case you missed the 2023 Sight Tech Global main stage sessions, they are all available below in the order in which they appeared in the original show.
Announcing the breakout AMAs and a surprise new speaker for the main stage at Sight Tech Global 2023
A few days ago we announced the 2023 agenda for Sight Tech Global , which featured 15 panels and fireside chats taking place over Dec. 6-7 from 8:00 a.m. PT until noonish. It’s free and online: Register today! It’s an incredible line-up that focuses in a big way on the controversial generative AI, which has […]
Announcing the agenda and new sessions for Sight Tech Global 2023
Last week, we released the first group of main stage sessions for Sight Tech Global and promised to release the complete agenda and the rest of the sessions this week. We like to keep promises here at Sight Tech so here is the agenda with all of the main state sessions (apart from a few […]
First Look: 2023 Sight Tech Global agenda
Our fourth annual Sight Tech Global promises to be the most exciting and provocative yet. The impact of OpenAI’s generative AI technology is the biggest reason why, but so are many developments across the spectrum of technologies innovators are applying to assistive technology. Below is a sampling of 11 sessions on this year’s agenda. In […]
All Sight Tech Global 2022 Main stage sessions on YouTube
Sight Tech Global took place on December 7 and 8 2022. You can see the agenda here. Each of the main stage sessions from those two days are now available on YouTube. here is the Day One playlist and here is one for Day Two. And here are the individual sessions: We will publish links […]
Sight Tech Global In Person Agenda, December 9
The Sight Tech Global “In Person” all-day event will be held in San Jose, California on December 9, 2022 at the San Jose office of the Vista Center (101 N Bascom Ave San Jose, CA 95128).
Announcing Sight Tech Global’s first in-person event, December 9
Sight Tech Global started out in 2020 as a purely virtual event, but our partners told us they were eager for a small, in person event that brought together top technologists, designers and product people working in assistive tech. We thought that sounded like a lot of fun, not to mention rewarding if we could […]
Sight Tech Global’s agenda is live!
The third annual Sight Tech Global conference, a virtual, free and highly accessible event on December 7 and 8 convenes some of the world’s top experts working on assistive tech, especially AI, for people who are blind or visually impaired.
Apple and Amazon ML/AI leads to speak on accessibility at Sight Tech Global 2021
Sensors and data are proliferating. Whether it’s from a phone, a car or smart home devices, astonishing amounts of data fuel the work of researchers and product developers conceiving new products and experiences. Among those who stand to benefit, even more than they already do, are people who are blind or visually disabled. That’s why Sight […]
Mike Shebanek and Matt King share W3C accessibility project at Sight Tech Global 2021
Millions of people who are blind or visually impaired use a technology known as a screen reader to access the Web. However, few websites are coded to work properly with screen readers. Global web standards that specify how to support screen reader users as well as other people with disabilities have been available since 1999, […]