Open source thrives on collaboration, yet many people with disabilities remain excluded from fully participating due to inaccessible communication, documentation, and community practices. “Debugging Exclusion” invites open source leaders, educators, and advocates to rethink how accessibility is built into community culture, not just code. This talk focuses on solving the technical, social, and systemic barriers to disability inclusion in open source. Through practical frameworks and CHAOSS community success stories, participants will learn how to design inclusive contribution pathways, write accessible documentation, and measure inclusion using open metrics. Together, we’ll explore how accessible collaboration empowers creativity, broadens participation, and makes open source truly open for everyone.

*Learning Outcomes: -Recognise systemic accessibility issues in open source communities. -Understand the accessibility barriers faced by contributors with disabilities. -Learn to integrate accessibility testing tools and automation into open source workflows.