Author name: Neil Milliken

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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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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Mike Paciello – Founding Partner of the Paciello Group

YouTube Video – Captions Available. To talk about the work that his organisation does to help make the world more accessible. He is founding Partner of the Paciello Group Mike has been a pioneer and influential figure in the accessibility industry for more than two decades. He wrote the first book on web accessibility and

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