Accessibility & Accommodations

TESOL is committed to providing an enjoyable, engaging, and accessible experience for all TESOL 2026 Virtual Convention attendees. It is TESOL's policy to hold events, meetings, programs, and conventions where attendees with disabilities feel welcome and are able to participate fully.

If you will be attending the TESOL 2026 Virtual Convention in November and would like to request accommodations or receive personalized assistance with registration, please make requests by using the form on this page, emailing access@tesol.org, or calling +1.703.518.2506.

We ask that accommodation requests for live sessions be submitted by 6 November, which is two weeks before the start of the virtual convention. However, we encourage you to submit your request even if this window has closed as we still may be able to provide accommodations. Personalized assistance with registration will be available until the start of the convention. After the convention ends, you are welcome to submit requests for alternative versions of documents or presentations until April 2027.

TESOL does not require proof of disability or a doctor's note for accommodations and will not ask about personal medical information.

Accommodations Request

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If you're not sure what specific accommodations would work best for you, please provide details about your particular needs or concerns and we'll work with you to find a solution.
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Information for Assistive Technology Users

TESOL uses several online platforms to host the virtual convention, hold sessions, and publish handouts, presentations, and documents. To determine if these platforms are compatible with your assistive technology devices, please see the following resources.

Canvas (Learning Management System)

The Virtual Convention community is hosted on Canvas. Handouts and presentations are uploaded to Canvas. Session recordings are uploaded directly to Canvas with accompanying transcriptions and captions available alongside each video.

Zoom (Videoconferencing)

Live sessions are hosted through Zoom.

Padlet (Collaborative Activities & Discussions)

Some session discussions and activities are hosted through Padlet.

Accessible Formats for Handouts, Presentations, & Documents

Session presenters will upload materials to Canvas before or after their sessions. While TESOL encourages presenters to share materials in accessible formats, we do not require them at this time.

If you need a handout, presentation, or document in an alternative format, please contact TESOL and we will work with the presenter to convert their materials to a format that works best for you.

If you are a presenter and would like to make your presentation or handout accessible, please consider these useful resources:

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