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Kate Nicholson, JD, is a health policy and civil rights attorney and a nationally-recognized expert on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). She served in the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division for 18 years, where she litigated and managed cases, coordinated federal disability policy, and drafted the current ADA regulations. Kate developed intractable […]

Antony has been part of the AT industry since 1999, working with manufacturers, publishers, standards organisations and service providers to deliver first class products and customer experience. In addition to being the co-founder and CEO of Aventido Limited, he has also provided volunteer support for the British Standards Institute, co-created ATEC (the Assistive Technology Exhibition and

Kate is the world’s leading authority in ‘Networkology’ – the science behind the growth of workplace networks and resource groups. In April 2014 her book ‘Secrets & Big News’ was published tackling the issue of ‘disclosure’ of disability and what employers can do to help people be themselves at work. Kate launched PurpleSpace in October

Matt is the founder of Kakana, a groundbreaking streaming fitness platform for people of all abilities.  Matt previously founded Fitbound and Nvision.  He is also the founder of Fitbound for All, a non-profit that’s mission is to impact the health and well-being of individuals with and without disabilities and make sure all individuals have the

Married to Jennifer and father of two children Georgia & Noah, and as a family, we enjoy travelling, going to the theatre and cinema, as well as live music and scouting events. I first became interested passionately in health service provision when our son was diagnosed with Autism in 2009. The following year, I myself

Aspen First Movers Fellow | Social Intrapreneur & Innovator | Dyslexia Advocate | Finance Executive Originally from the Los Angeles area, Joan started her career with KPMG before relocating to Paris, France where she embarked on a 25+ year international career with Disney. A seasoned commercial finance executive, with a CPA, she has held leadership

Simon Minty has delivered consultancy, training and public speaking in the field of diversity, specialising in disability, since early 2000s. Based in London, his work is internaAonal. He works with many clients from a small NGO to a mulAnaAonal cor-poraAon. This internaAonal work has helped Simon develop a broader under-standing of different cultural approaches to

Sarah Stites is the Development Officer for Caritas Aregak Foundation, an organization devoted to supporting young people with special needs in Gyumri, Armenia. Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, Sarah is passionate about communication, human dignity, cultural exchange and empathy.

Paul Carter is a journalist who works as senior producer and technology reporter for the BBC. He was born without lower arms or legs. He has produced BBC Newsnight, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Travel Show and is a regular member of the team at BBCCLick the flagship technology show for the corporation. Click has a worldwide