A work-related injury left me with nerve damage in both hands, and for years I struggled with a standard mouse I could barely control. Everything changed when I finally received a specialist mouse. That one small design adjustment transformed my work and reinforced a simple truth: when design is accessible, it empowers, when it isn’t, it quietly excludes.

This is exactly why accessibility matters in Power BI.

In this deep dive, we’ll bridge the gap between the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and practical, everyday Power BI development using only native visuals and features. You’ll learn how to turn accessibility principles into concrete design choices that make your reports clearer, kinder, and genuinely easier to use, for everyone.

We’ll explore how thoughtful decisions in layout, colour, navigation, and text can meaningfully reduce friction, support diverse user needs, and elevate your reports beyond compliance into truly inclusive design.

This session blends technical depth with lived experience to show how small choices in Power BI can make a big difference in someone’s working day.

By the end, you’ll be able to:
1. Translate WCAG principles (Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust) directly into Power BI report decisions.
2. Improve clarity and usability of native visuals without relying on custom add-ons.
3. Establish a simple accessibility framework you can adopt across reports or teams.