Many organisations focus on accessibility for websites, but overlook Power BI, even though reports used for decisions, risk, and performance are digital products too.

If people can’t access them, they’re excluded. My perspective is shaped by experience: after a work injury caused nerve damage, a simple hardware change transformed my ability to work and reframed accessibility as essential, not optional.

This session introduces the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), which define global standards for digital accessibility, and explains how their POUR principles (Perceivable, Operable, Understandable and Robust), translate directly into practical Power BI design choices. We also explore how AI/DAX/UDF can generate meaningful alternative text for visuals, improving accuracy and reducing manual effort.

Attendees will leave with clear, repeatable methods to make Power BI reports more inclusive, usable, and compliant by design.