Awaiting Quality Captions Sharon Spencer is Managing Director of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP), a division of the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict). She has held various sales, marketing and executive management positions at IBM and other organizations ranging from the Fortune 500 to start-ups. She has eighteen years experience in the […]
Awaiting Quality Captions Emily Plummer is a Front End Engineer at Buffer as well as the co-organizer of Donut.js, a tech community event in Portland, Oregon. She is passionate about making Buffer and the rest of the web inclusive for all users. Follow Emily on Twitter!
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Awaiting Quality Captions Sabine Lobnig, Mobile & Wireless Forum (MWF, former Mobile Manufacturers Forum), Deputy Director Communications & Regulations Based in Vienna, Austria, Sabine is the MWF’s Deputy Director for Communications & Regulations and is responsible for the MWF’s internal and external communications. Follow Sabine on Twitter | LinkedIn | Google+
Awaiting Quality Captions Kevin Carey is chair of the RNIB Group. He is also chair of the Ofcom and DCMS community radio fund panel; and a board member of a Social Investment Business. He is a leading thinker on the relationship between government, business and the third sector and regularly features in the charity press. He
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Awaiting Quality Captions Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo is the Global Disability Advisor for the World Bank Group. Her work at the Bank is focuses on disability inclusive development under its twin goals to end poverty and promote shared prosperity. As Disability Advisor, she supports operational teams across the institution to ensure that Bank policies, programs and
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Awaiting Quality Captions “None of us are alone. That is my mission in life. To let everyone know they are not alone. It’s why helping others doing social good is my purpose.” In the 20th century we were expected to be two people, professional self and personal self, and we were told that we needed
Awaiting Quality Captions A seasoned fashion designer, Mindy Scheier has spent her career designing and styling for major fashion houses, including Saks Fifth Avenue and INC private label collections for Bloomingdales. In 2013, Mindy founded Runway of Dreams, an organization that works with top brands and retailers to adapt mainstream clothing lines for people with
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Awaiting Quality Captions Dr. David A. Bray began work in public service at age 15, later serving in the private sector before returning as IT Chief for the CDC’s Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program during 9/11; volunteering to deploy to Afghanistan to “think differently” on military and humanitarian issues; and serving as a Senior Executive
Awaiting Quality Captions Prior to Marius Mews joining PIKSL, he had worked for a consulting firm that specialises in integration companies in Germany. Marius holds a PhD in business administration from the University of Hamburg with his research focused primarily on nonprofit organisations and blood donors. After his dissertation, he taught social investment and entrepreneurship as an interim junior
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Awaiting Quality Captions Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) Manager of Digital Content Peter Armstrong has more than 10 years’ experience in digital marketing. He’s developed a passion for and expertise in accessibility while working with people with disabilities during the last five years. Prior to joining AMI in September, 2015, he worked with the Toronto 2015
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