Upcoming Events:
Annual Disability Lecture 2026
Digital Accessibility at the Crossroads: Infrastructure, AI, and the Future We Build
Digital accessibility is at a crossroads. New laws commit to accessibility as a foundation for digital life, recognising that accessibility must be built into systems and infrastructure from the start. Artificial intelligence, by contrast, does not have the same settled direction. AI has the potential to build and scale accessibility, but it also risks reinforcing patterns of exclusion and creating new ones if left unchecked.
The Disability and Neurodivergence Advisory Group and the Equality and Diversity Unit are delighted to invite you to attend the 2026 Annual Disability Lecture, where Dr Sarah Lewthwaite will explore contemporary answers to long-standing questions about who technology serves.
Date and time: Monday 8 June 2026, 6pm to 8pm (The lecture and Q&A will be from 6pm to 7.30pm, followed by refreshments)
Location: Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3EL
Find out more and register
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Calendar of EDI dates 2025/26
You may find this list of awareness days and weeks useful in timing events and communications activities.
The University of Oxford is a diverse community, with people from many religious and cultural backgrounds. While this calendar is intended as a starting point, we recognise that many other dates are significant to individuals and communities.
If we have missed an important date or got something wrong, please let us know.
Please note, some dates are observed at different times across the world. The dates below are the dates observed by communities in the UK.
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** begins with the sighting of the moon
