Quality Captions Available John D. Kemp is the President & CEO of The Viscardi Center, a network of non-profit organizations that provide a lifespan of services that educate, employ and empower children and adults with disabilities, based in Albertson, NY. He is widely respected for his many achievements, both in the corporate and non-profit […]
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Awaiting Quality Captions James Rath is a legally blind filmmaker. Born with non-correctable conditions Ocular Albinism and Nystagmus. He became passionate about filmmaking at a young age when he was able to see clearer through a viewfinder of a camera. His film work has been featured on CNN, Huffington Post, Aplus, iClarified, Mac Stories, and
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Awaiting Quality Captions Erin Hawley is the Digital Content Producer and manager of Easterseals Thrive, an online community for young women with disabilities. She is a self-identified disabled Latina, diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy as a baby and anxiety as an adult. Erin is working on the final project for her Master’s degree in Multicultural and
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Awaiting Quality Captions Heather Moore and Linn Vizard are designers at Usability Matters, a user experience research, strategy and design firm that specializes in designing accessible user interfaces that work for everyone. About Heather Moore: Heather Moore is a visual designer at Usability Matters, where she focuses on designing accessible experiences. Before finding her true
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Awaiting Quality Captions Malin Rygg is head of the Authority of universal design of ICT in Difi. She has a Master’s degree in Law. She has a varied background from different areas of law. She has worked as a lawyer and judge, and in the Competition Authority, and worked in Difi since 2010. Before she
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Awaiting Quality Captions Rama Gheerawo is Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design and the RCA Reader in Inclusive Design. With nearly two decades in the design industry, his interest is in people-centred and socially inclusive design. He leads the Centre’s Age & Ability research lab which creates design that improves the lives of people of
Awaiting Quality Captions Paul Smyth is the Head of IT Accessibility for Barclays, responsible for identifying, anticipating and addressing technological barriers faced by disabled and older customers and colleagues in doing business with or being employed by the bank. He has worked for Barclays for the past 13 years after joining as a Finance graduate,
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Awaiting Quality Captions Lori Golden is Ernst & Young’s Abilities Strategy leader, driving efforts to build an enabling and inclusive work environment for people of all abilities. She consults on accommodations and career development issues for EY people working with differing abilities, and advises the firm’s AccessAbilities professional resource network, which includes several hundred people
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Awaiting Quality Captions As the co-founder and CEO of SSB BART Group, Tim Springer had the vision of creating a world where all digital systems are accessible to people with disabilities. Tim has dedicated nearly two decades to ensuring that technology will not only meet regulatory standards but also support real world use by individuals
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Awaiting Quality Captions Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren graduated from The University of Miami, B.A. Politics and Public Affairs (1980) and Nova Southeastern University College of Law (1983). In 1996, Judge Lerner-Wren was elected to the County Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida. Judge Lerner-Wren’s prior professional experience included serving as Public Guardian for the
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