Andrea Kennedy – On Building Inclusion in Turkey

  Captions Available Andrea Kennedy is the co-founder of Destek Accessibility Solutions and has been working within the field of accessibility for over 15 years, after having an accident which left her with a disability. You can follow Destek on Twitter Having discovered a passion for disability access technology Andrea co-developed for the Shaw Trust […]

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Rebecca Cokley – Executive Director of the National Council on Disability

  Captions Available Rebecca Cokley is the Executive Director of the National Council on Disability, an independent agency charged with advising Congress and the White House on issues of national disability public policy. She joined NCD in 2013 after serving 4 years in the Obama Administration. Most recently, she was the Special Assistant to the

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Christine Murphy Peck – CEO of International Association of Accessibility Professionals

Captions Available Yet Christine Murphy Peck is the CEO of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals IAAP Website. Her Areas of Expertise are: Nonprofit management; Certification Management; Education Strategy Development; Facilitation; Strategic Planning; and eLearning The accessibility field is rapidly evolving yet there has been no coordinated pursuit of accessibility as a formal profession. Everyone is

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18th August Dina Moati

  YouTube Video Captions Available Dina Moati is a professor of Education in the Educational Assistant Program at Sheridan College. Follow Dina on Twitter @dinaMoati Dina has over 12 years of experience in the field of education, which spans across K-12, vocational, and postsecondary settings. Her career portfolio includes extensive experience of using technology in the classroom

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Kurt Yaeger on Disability in the Media

 YouTube Video – Captions Available Kurt Yaeger (born January 3, 1977) is an American actor, director and professional athlete, who is also a below-the-knee amputee. Kurt Yaeger was born in San Francisco, California, United States (US), and was raised in South San Francisco. He currently resides in the Los Angeles area. As a BMX rider,

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Ted Coiné – Chief Marketing Officer of Meddle.it

YouTube Video – Captions Available. Ted Coiné is Chief Marketing Officer of Meddle.it, an enterprise SaaS firm at the cutting edge of content marketing through employee advocacy. In the Social Age, a company is only as strong as its talent. Your talent deserves a voice! Ted is a Forbes Top 10 Social Media Power Influencer

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Gavin Neate – CEO of Neatebox

YouTube Video – Captions Available. Gavin has spent the last 18 years working for Guide Dogs for the Blind. In the past five years he has set up Neatebox Ltd. The purpose of Neatebox was to research and develop a pedestrian crossing system which would not only address the issues faced by the person with

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Susan Scott-Parker (OBE) – Founder and chief executive of Business Disability Forum

YouTube Video – Captions Available Susan Scott-Parker OBE is the founder and chief executive of Business Disability Forum, the world’s leading national employers’ organisation focussed on disability as it affects business. Business Disability Forum’s some 350 members, including over 100 global companies, employ circa 20 per cent of the UK workforce. Since its establishment in

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Jay Ruderman – President of the Ruderman Family Foundation

  YouTube Video – Captions Available. Jay Ruderman is the President of the Ruderman Family Foundation, which focuses on the inclusion of people with disabilities in Israel and the Jewish community worldwide and educating Israeli leaders on the American Jewish community. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Funders Network and

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Leena Haque – BBC Neurodiversity Lead and Project Researcher

YouTube Video – Captions Available Follow Leena on Twitter using her Twitter handle: @The_Lil_Hulk Leena came to work for the BBC as part of their “Extend” work placement scheme in 2012. Before that she worked as a Data Analyst for Barclays Bank, a Technical Analyst for Capita and an Assessor for Liberata. Before employment Leena gained

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