Interview

Abi James is a researcher of assistive technology and digital accessibility and senior accessibility consultant at AbilityNet.  Diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of nine, Abi has used computers and technology to help her succeed throughout her education and in employment. Her work at AbilityNet focusses on helping organisations such as schools, universities, public sector […]

Juan Rico holds a degree in Telecommunication Degree (2006) and a Masters degree in Communication in Mobile Networks and ICT (2009). He started his career as researcher at the Network Planning and Mobile Communication Laboratory at University of Cantabria working on M2M and wireless communication. He has been working on M2M and IoT projects applied

My name is Jonathan Attenborough I am registered blind from Scotland. I am a very active disability campaigner and activist who has ran very successful campaigns, one of which resulted in changing a local councils policy on street design. I am an access technology expert and enthusiast with a particularly keen interest in Machine Learning

Adrián Bolonio is an experienced Spanish Frontend Developer and Web Team Lead, focused in Web Accessibility. Since 2012 living in Vienna (Austria), and currently work as Web Team Lead at willhaben, Austria’s largest classified advertising marketplace. When he is not at the office he enjoys a good read, working his way through any delicious recipe,

Clare Kennelly is the founder and principal consultant at Inclusive Cork.  A graduate of UCC with a BA in Spanish and Sociology and Higher Diploma in Education. She worked for 26 years in varying teaching roles: TEFL, post primary, further and third level education. In all these roles she worked with students with varying disabilities and

Hailing from Toronto, Canada, Billy Gregory is the Director of Training with The Paciello Group. Before joining TPG, and after failing to realize his dream of becoming a rock star, Billy focused his attention on front-end development working at small agencies, and at large corporations. It was during this time that he discovered his true

Judy Singer is an Australian sociologist. She is recognized as being instrumental in the development of a the concept of Neurodiversity while an honours student at the University of Technology Sydney in 1997-8. Her study was the first sociological work to inquire into the social context of the emergence of a new kind of disability,

Paul Smyth is the founder and leader of the Digital Accessibility team at Barclays, responsible for ensuring that the bank’s digital services work for everyone, including disabled customers or colleagues. His Barclays Accessibility team have been long-standing supporters of the AXSchat community and he’s returning for a third time to have a chat with the

Professor Amanda Kirby is unusual, as she is a General Practitioner, experienced researcher, clinician and most importantly a parent of a neurodiverse adult and has many family members who are neurodiverse.This provides her with an understanding of neurodiversity and co-occurrence from differing perspectives and a drive to raise awareness and champion best practices. More than

Orla Pearson is a director of MyClearText Ltd, trading in both the UK and in Ireland. Orla trained to be a stenographer in Bray, working in London in the courts system before embarking on a long career at the BBC in 1994.  In 2001 Orla was promoted to Assistant Producer in BBC Access Services and