The Users as Experts project will develop innovative solutions that enable VET providers to convert personal experiences of disability into recognised areas of expertise. This idea, which we refer to as ‘user expertise’, promotes increased inclusion of persons with disabilities in society. User expertise will also improve outcomes in disability-relevant policy areas – in particular, with regard to the field of web accessibility.To ensure that the digital transformation of society includes everyone, the EU has introduced new requirements for digital accessibility in the public sector. These requirements affect hundreds of thousands of websites and mobile applications, many of which need to be updated to ensure compliance. As such, demand for web accessibility expertise is likely to balloon far beyond the current supply. More web accessibility experts, who understand the requirements and can identify compliance gaps, are needed. We propose to address this need by engaging those who are most likely to have experienced web inaccessibility: persons with disabilities. This has the added benefit of providing occupational opportunities to a target group that is excluded from the labour market across Europe.The project will result in four interrelated Intellectual Outputs:•A repository of best practices for making use of personal experiences of disability and inaccessibility (IO1)•A methodological toolkit for the conversion of personal experiences into recognised areas of expertise (IO2)•A typology of web accessibility competences for persons with disabilities (IO3)•A model curriculum for a course on web accessibility for persons with disabilities (IO4)These outputs will be developed according to an iterative co-creation methodology. The project partners will contribute to all activities and learn from each other in the process, and each activity will build on the results of previous activities. In addition, key target audiences – persons with disabilities, VET providers and public sector bodies – will participate in workshops, surveys and interviews in order to ensure that the materials developed meet actually existing needs and desires. All outputs will be made available as open source materials to VET providers, disabled persons’ organisations (DPOs) and public sector bodies across Europe.The project partners are Funka Nu AB (SE) Synthesis (CY), DIAS GmbH (DE) and Föreningen Furuboda (SE).Funka is a market-leading web accessibility consultancy. Aside from serving as project coordinator, Funka will lead the development of the best practice repository (IO1) and contribute expertise throughout. Synthesis is an accredited VET provider and social entrepreneurship hub. They will lead the development of the methodological toolkit for user expertise (IO2). DIAS provides a range of services in the fields of inclusion and professional rehabilitation, including on behalf of the German government. They will lead the development of the web accessibility competence typology (IO3). Furuboda is an accredited VET provider running a “folk high school” at two campuses in southern Sweden. Furuboda caters specifically to persons with disabilities. In this project, Furuboda will lead the development of the model curriculum (IO4).In the longer term, this project will promote the user expertise model in general and web accessibility in particular, while simultaneously contributing to increased social inclusion for persons with disabilities.