2023 Toronto
No. of Disability Panels and events: 7
No. of Disability Papers presented: 53
2024 Gold Coast
No. of Preconference Attendees: 40
No. of Disability Panels and events: 15
No. of Disability Papers presented: 67
2025 Denver
No. of Preconference Attendees: 45
No. of Disability Panels and events: 15
No. of Disability Papers presented: 94
2026 Cape Town
No. of Preconference Attendees: 60
No. of Disability Panels and events: 14
No. of Disability Papers presented: 88
The above list and statistics were compiled via a search of ICA's programme list with the terms "disability/disabled", "crip", "ableism/ableist", "deaf", "Blind/low vision/visual impairment/visually impaired", "Audio description", "autism/autistic/ASD", "neurodivergent/neurodiverse", "ADHD", "mental health" and "mental illness"
See below for visual representation of the number of disability papers presented at ICA since 2023 when we started organizing as a working group
Image Description: A chart showing the number of Disability-related Papers presented at ICA from 2023. It demonstrates a marked increase over time, with a large jump in 2025 and 2026.