March 2026

AXSChat Podcast with Jeff Szmanda

Jeff is an inventor, or co-inventor, on seven issued patents that utilize ergonomic design and universal design. These inventions advance inclusion opportunities for people with physical limitations who use computer keyboards and hearing aids. For their development of the Comfort Keyboard System, Jeff, along with his brother Bill, received the first place award in the […]

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AXSChat Podcast with Rylin Rodgers

Rylin Rodgers serves on Microsoft’s Accessibility Team as a Disability Policy Director. She strives to impact disability policy in the areas of technology, workforce and fundamental right. Rylin’s work is influenced by her lived experiences with disability. She is dyslexic and has idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and the mother of two young adults with physical disabilities and medical

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AXSChat with Mike Hazlewood – CEO of SensePilot

Mike Hazlewood is the Co-Founder & CEO of SensePilot, a pioneering startup dedicated to redefining how individuals with mobility and dexterity impairments interact with the digital world. By leveraging standard webcams to enable hands-free control for PCs and gaming, SensePilot aims to disrupt the traditional cost and hardware barriers associated with Assistive Technology. The company

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