Celebrate the 15th GAAD at SoFi

To mark the 15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD, we've teamed up with SoFi San Francisco to bring you an exclusive evening dedicated to accessibility in mobile and web development. Expect real talk, real code, and real pizza. This is an exclusively in-person event.

Talk 1: Engineering Inclusion | Flutter Accessibility
Hannah Jin, Google will cover how the framework handles screen readers, high-contrast modes and dynamic text scaling across mobile, web and desktop. Learn about leveraging
built-in widgets and the latest 2026 features.

Talk 2: Accessibility by Design at SoFi
Mohammad Asgari, Staff Software Engineer &
Jake Swedenberg, Senior Software Engineer
Join the SoFi team as they share the behind-the-scenes story of launching a new, accessible-first, unified design system. We explore how the team 'shifted-left',
showcasing features around dynamic font sizing, color contrast and others!

Accessibility @SoFi — Here's What's Going Down:

5:30 PM 🍻 Doors open — grab a slice and say hello 6:00 PM 👋 Welcome from SoFi HQ
6:10 PM 🤖 Hannah Jin (Google Flutter team) drops an awesome talk you won't want to miss 7:00 PM 💡 A11Y at SoFi — a candid look at how SoFi builds with accessibility at its core
7:30 PM ⚡ Lightning Talks — rapid-fire insights from folks in the room 7:45 PM That's a wrap — until next time!

Address & Arrival Information:
SoFi
234 1st Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

Note this is the main entrance and is NOT wheelchair accessible, however the accessible entrance we recommend is 246 1st Street. If anyone requires it, we will have SoFi security personnel assist at those entrances.

Access and Accommodations: If you have access or accommodation needs, please advise us of any accommodation requests no later than Wednesday, May 13th, to allow us time to confirm accommodations.