Interview

I was born with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a name most can’t pronounce, let alone understand. During primary school, my condition became a daily spectacle. Laughter echoed behind my back as children stared and giggled. I would think to myself is it me? Have I done something? And when I asked my parents, they said […]

Nasir is an Employee Experience Consultant at Atos where he supports clients to enhance their employee experience while also improving attraction, retention and employer branding through the use of Atos’ Digital Workplace Portfolio. Passionate about wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, he is also the Chair of Atos Adapt (disability inclusion ERG) where he drives internal initiatives

Kurt Yaeger is an American actor, writer, director, disability advocate, and professional athlete, who is also a below-the-knee amputee. Recent work includes varying roles on the CBS series NCIS, the HBO/Cinemax series Quarry, Netflix series Another Life, and many other television appearances. Kurt gathered notoriety appearing in season five of the FX series Sons of

About CarrieAnnLightley.com  CarrieAnnLightley.com is one of the UK’s leading accessible travel blogs, sharing accessibility reviews, disability travel guides and wheelchair travel tips. The blog aims to encourage and inspire disabled people to travel to, explore and discover new places. In 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, Carrie-Ann was named as one of the top 100 most influential

Bernd Schramm has been heading various projects on the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities at GIZ Head Office since 2017. Before that, he worked many years in the fields of health, social protection, and good governance. From 2009 to 2016, he managed a Social Health Protection Programme, implemented by GIZ in Cambodia. The programme supported

Stephane Leblois joined the Valuable 500 after a decade of working in the disability rights and inclusive development sectors. His career in disability has spanned across multiple areas, including digital accessibility, inclusive education and employment. He previously served as the lead employment expert for The Arc of the United States, where he consulted with private

Andrew’s experience spans 30 years in industry, government and academia. Originally a physicist at the Rutherford Appleton Lab, Andrew joined Logica at the height of the early AI boom, a decade later moving to space consultancy Esys, then became MD of QinetiQ’s Space Division, where early AI techniques were being applied to applications like satellite

Katherine, in her role as CEO, works with the board directors to develop and implement strategies and programs that further the aims and objectives of BATA, to campaign for the rights and interests of those people who need or use AT, and to continue delivering value for BATA’s members. Katherine has 15 years experience in

BSc (Hons) in Neuroscience with a dissertation on computer-simulated biological neural networks. With almost 30 years’ commercial experience in computing, programming and software consultancy including AI, Adrian leads the strategy and direction, as well as project management. In addition, he authors much of the code, particularly around AI and enterprise-grade business services. Adrian also oversees

Lucy joined Business Disability Forum in 2014. Since joining the organisation, she has been responsible for managing the formidable Technology Taskforce. The Technology Taskforce consists of like-minded organisations, who come together to share best practices, with the aim of ensuring tech is accessible for everyone. The Technology Taskforce also has created a wide range of