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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Nigel Lewis – CEO of AbilityNet

YouTube Video – Captions Available Nigel Lewis is currently CEO of AbilityNet the UK’s leading charity on accessibility. AbilityNet has over 30 years’ experience in providing advice, guidance, assessment and consultancy in accessible ICT to all those in need whether at work, in education or at home. Nigel has successfully led the organisation for over

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DR Christopher Lee – Head of AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center

YouTube Video – Captions Available. Follow Christopher on Twitter using his Twitter handle: @leecm363 Dr. Christopher Lee serves as Director for AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center. In this capacity, he oversees a wide range of educational projects, with emphasis on technology services, products and research. Dr. Lee has been an advocate and pioneer in promoting social

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Lauren Storck – Founder and president of “The Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning” (CCACaptioning.org)

YouTube Video – Captions Available Lauren is the founder and president of “The Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning”  CCACaptioning.org (This will open in a new Tab). After becoming deafened about 15 years ago, and learning more about hearing loss and deafness, she saw the need for greater focused attention on captioning that so many

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