Mike Hazlewood is the Co-Founder & CEO of SensePilot, a pioneering startup dedicated to redefining how individuals with mobility and dexterity impairments interact with the digital world. By leveraging standard webcams to enable hands-free control for PCs and gaming, SensePilot aims to disrupt the traditional cost and hardware barriers associated with Assistive Technology. The company […]
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Andreas Schachl is a seasoned tech leader with decades of experience steering international software teams through every stage of product and project development. He believes that people are the true engine of any successful organization, so he pairs hands‑on mentorship with rigorously crafted processes to turn ambitious ideas into proven results. Together with his friend Hans‑Peter Kranewitter, Andreas
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Convinced that talent has no boundaries, Karine has dedicated her career to developing people and pushing the diversity and inclusion agenda forward. In her 25+ year career, she notably served as global talent lead for Capgemini Invent, where she was a strong advocate of gender parity and promoting women’s programs. As Head of D&I for
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Crystal believes that accessibility is a civil and human right and is passionate about building accessible and inclusive applications. Crystal takes us on her fascinating journey from self-taught coder and journalism dropout to becoming a Senior Digital Accessibility Analyst at Salesforce’s Office of Accessibility. With refreshing honesty, she shares how her own visual impairment and
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As someone that is engaged in the disability community & has been diagnosed with two neuro divergent conditions (ADHD & Dyslexia), I am one of those people that is described in the book as “in between“.
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Here are samples of the two most common fonts aimed specifically at dyslexia They certainly attract a lot of attention in the press and on social media. I know they are trying to be helpful but I don’t like them or find them helpful. As a dyslexic person I find myself reacting very negatively to them
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I admire all of this and subscribe wholeheartedly to this approach. But it is not reflective of the reality in which we currently live and work. What we actually have is a load of different tribes Rather than harmony we have tribal warfare. Let me give some context to my comments: I recently attended a
I frequently get faced with a dilemma when someone posts content that is not accessible yet I find interesting and worthy of sharing. Do I share? When I make content I strive for it to be accessible but a lot of stuff on social media is not created by me but I may think people would
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Darryl is an Assistive Technology Innovation Program Manager in the Accessibility Office at Intel. He works at the intersection of technology and human experience helping discover new ways for people with disabilities to work, interact, and thrive. Darryl’s mission is to connect his passion for AT innovation with Intel’s product development pipeline to make accessible
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Photo Credit Mark Gunn One area where this laissez-faire attitude has significant impact is web accessibility. The impact of poorly written code and technology implemented without adherence to accessibility standards makes it difficult or impossible for users of assistive technology to make use of many of the things that the Internet has to offer. This
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