October 2016

Jenny Lay-Flurrie – Chief Accessibility Officer At Microsoft

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Captions Available Jenny Lay-Flurrie has a passion for seeing people of all abilities reach their full potential. Jenny is Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft leading our efforts to drive great products, services, and websites that empower people and organizations to achieve more. Her team is at the forefront of creating positive experiences that apply technology […]

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Molly Watt – Accessibility Advocate & Consultant

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Awaiting Quality Captions Molly is 22 years old and from Maidenhead Berkshire, England. Molly was born with Usher Syndrome, only deafness was evident until she was12 years old when she began to go blind and became registered blind at just 14 years old and became a guide dog owner at 16 years old. Usher Syndrome

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Chris Lona – CEO of CL Design

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Awaiting Quality Captions In 1990 after completing a 5 year degree program in architecture and ready to embark on an architectural career, Chris Lona was diagnosed with a brain tumor and a subsequent autoimmune condition. The tumor left him with double vision and the Myasthenia Gravis caused various ongoing ocular issues such as drooping eyelids.

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Thomas Logan – CEO, Equal Entry & CoFounder of A11Y NYC

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Awaiting Quality Captions Thomas Logan is the CEO of Equal Entry and cofounder of A11yNYC – Accessibility New York City. Thomas has been working in the accessibility field for over 13 years. He got his start at UNC with a student project to make a digitized ancient world map accessible through sound and touch to a graduate student

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Heydon Pickering – UX Designer, Accessibility Advocate and Illustrator

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Awaiting Quality Captions Heydon Pickering is a UX designer, accessibility advocate and illustrator. He works as an accessibility consultant with The Paciello Group and is the accessibility editor for Smashing Magazine. Most of Heydon’s work involves writing articles, training materials, books, and presentations about inclusive design techniques and best practices. He’s particularly interested in fostering

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