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Julie Grundy is an Accessibility Assessment manager at Intopia, and has played a key role in many award-winning national and international projects. In 2025, she was named the Accessibility Specialist of the year, entering the Hall of Fame as part of the Centre for Accessibility's Australian Access Awards. Her work makes sure that digital products and services seamlessly integrate with the assistive technologies used by people with disabilities. Julie is driven by the opportunities of the democratic web and aims to unlock digital worlds for as many people as possible. She's a regular organiser and sought-after speaker at accessibility community events.

Upcoming conference sessions featuring Julie Grundy

Level Up: next steps on your accessibility adventure

In my accessibility consultation work, a common theme is dev teams with lots of accessibility awareness and enthusiasm, but inconsistent implementation in the long term. It's hard to maintain all the work you did when you first started supporting your users with disabilities. Deadlines, business constraints and staff turnover can easily derail good intentions.

The good news is this inconsistency is a sign that a team is ready to level up their accessibility practice. I'll talk about techniques like role-based ownership, working groups and training roadmaps to make accessibility part of your routines rather than a one-off project. I'll share my experience with coaching teams as they take the next step in their accessibility journey, so you can find the path that works for your group.

Tuesday Jun 16 @ 11:45 @ YOW! Tech Leaders Summit Melbourne 2026

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Level Up: next steps on your accessibility adventure

In my accessibility consultation work, a common theme is dev teams with lots of accessibility awareness and enthusiasm, but inconsistent implementation in the long term. It's hard to maintain all the work you did when you first started supporting your users with disabilities. Deadlines, business constraints and staff turnover can easily derail good intentions.

The good news is this inconsistency is a sign that a team is ready to level up their accessibility practice. I'll talk about techniques like role-based ownership, working groups and training roadmaps to make accessibility part of your routines rather than a one-off project. I'll share my experience with coaching teams as they take the next step in their accessibility journey, so you can find the path that works for your group.

Wednesday Jun 17 @ 11:45 @ YOW! Tech Leaders Summit Brisbane 2026

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