Inclusive Coding Festival 2026
Inclusive Coding Festival 2026 will bring together industry leaders and practitioners, educators and students to explore how AI and accessible design can advance computing, and to discuss how to build an inclusive and neurodiverse tech community as a whole in the AI era. On the conference day, college and K-12 students will present AI-and-Accessibility themed projects that are selected from the inclusive coding festival in summer, and compete for a wide variety of awards.
Inclusive Coding Festival 2026 Schedule (tentative) Oct 10, 2026
9:00am-9:30am Welcome Remarks & Sponsor Speeches
9:30am-10:30am Keynote Speeches: Dr. Stacy Braham (Associate Professor, UCI) & TBA (Microsoft, Inc)
10:30am-10:50am Coffee Breaks
10:50am-11:40am Panel: Accessible and Inclusive Tech Community in the AI Era.
Panelists:
Paul Lusdaine (Design Ops Lead, Accessibility Program Manager at NASA JPL),
Dr. Ben Schwartzman (Assistant Professor of Research Pediatrics with the USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at Children’s Hospital LA)
Dr. Mark Baldwin (Assistant Professor, CSULA)
Bryan Bergo (Software Engineer at Microsoft and Board Member at LA Tech Community).
11:40am-12:30pm Round-table Discussion: Student Learning, Career Planning and Professional Development – Accessibility and Me.
12:30pm-2:00pm Lunch and K-12 Poster Presentation
2:00pm-4:00pm College-level Project Presentations.
4:00pm-4:20pm Coffee Break
4:20pm-4:50pm Award Presentations and Pictures
4:50pm-5:00pm Closing Remarks