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Abeer Shakweer, Ph.D., Minister’s Advisor for Social Responsibility and Services

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  Awaiting Quality Captions Abeer Shakweer is the advisor to the Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology for Social Responsibility and Services. She holds a Ph.D., in Engineering, and a M.Sc. in Computer Science, both form the University of Nottingham in the UK. Dr. Shakweer worked as an advisor to Scientific Research and Innovation […]

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Elizabeth Patterson – Founder & Executive Director of Girls Education Initiative of Ghana

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Awating Quality Captions   Elizabeth Akua-Nyarko Patterson is the founder and executive director of the Girls education initiative of Ghana, GEIG. GEIG’s mission is to provide academic and financial support for girls including applicants with special needs, so they may access secondary, higher education, and professional opportunities. Ms. Patterson holds an MPA, masters in public

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Peter Mahoney – Senior VP and Manager of Dragon for Nuance

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Awaiting Quality Captions Peter Mahoney is the senior vice president and general manager of Dragon for Nuance. He is responsible for all aspects of the Dragon speech recognition business, encompassing the healthcare, enterprise, and consumer markets. Peter joined the company in 2004 as the vice president of worldwide marketing for the speech division. Prior to

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Gaming Accessibility Special

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This edition of AXSChat we have not one but three special guests to talk about gaming accessibility. Tara Voelker of Turtle Rock, Bryce Johnson from XBOX & former AXSChat guest Ian Hamilton: Accessibility Specialist During the interview Ian Announced the Gaming Accessibility Conference 27th Feb the Monday of GDC & CSUN The other event that

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Tony Coelho – Former House Majority Whip & Disability Advocate

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Quality Captions Available   Tony Coelho is a former United States congressman from California, and primary author and sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act. In 1986, Tony was elected House Majority Whip, where he oversaw a series of Democratic victories in the House on measures ranging from the budget to cutting off funds for

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International Paralympic Committee – Inclusion Summit Interview

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 Interview with Mike Peters & Stephen Frost Quality Captions Available Mike Peters serves as the Chief of Staff and Acting Director for the Membership Engagement Department of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Mike is a two-time Paralympian in Football 7-a-side, having served as USA team captain from the 1996 Atlanta Games to the 2004 Athens

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Alexandra Kutas – Ukrainian Fashion Model

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Audio interview (it wasn’t possible to record in video due to network incidents)   Alexandra Kutas works together with the Mayor of Dnipro, Borys Filatov, and a team of specialists as a consultant and liaison on disability and universal access issues. Together they are striving to make her city more accessible for everyone. She is

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Jessica Gimeno

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This Video Has Captions Jessica is a health writer, convention speaker, lipstick lover, and a fighter who lives with five chronic illnesses: bipolar disorder, polycystic ovarian syndrome, myasthenia gravis (a disease for which she carries a cane), asthma, and psoriasis.  Her website,Fashionably ill, is about surviving pain–mental and physical–with style and humor.  She is a

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Alistair Duggin

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Quality Captions Available Alistair Duggin is Head of Accessibility at the Government Digital Service and is responsible for making sure thatGOV.UK is as accessible as possible He was a front end developer at the BBC for over 11 years with roles including Lead Frontend Developer and Accessibility Champion on the BBC 2012 Olympics websites and

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Jim Tobias

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  Quality Captions Available Jim Tobias has more than thirty-five years experience in accessible and usable technology in both public and private sectors.  He has focused on how technologies are designed and used in education, employment, communication, transportation, commerce, and civic participation, for seniors and people with disabilities. With a Master’s Degree in Industrial Design,

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