Interview

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 […]

YouTube Video – Captions Available Lauren is the founder and president of “The Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning”  CCACaptioning.org (This will open in a new Tab). After becoming deafened about 15 years ago, and learning more about hearing loss and deafness, she saw the need for greater focused attention on captioning that so many

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

YouTube Video – Captions Available. Follow Aindre on Twitter using his Twitter handle:@aindrereeceshee Aindre Reece-Sheerin, he is a native Irishman from Donegal/Derry the far North West of Ireland  believes in the good in everyone. Aindre lived through the fighting in the North of Ireland and even marched at the tender age of 11 seeking one person

YouTube Video – Captions Available Note: This video is shorter than normal due to a technical glitch. Follow Sandi on Twitter using her Twitter handle: @SandiWassmer Sandi is a compassionate technologist, inclusive design radical, marketer, writer, speaker, Government adviser, meditator and occasional sleeper. She believes that great UX integrates design, marketing and technology and skilfully applied

YouTube Video – Captions Available. An audio only version is also available on Soundcloud. Jaisiel is the founder of the social startup Closefunding, you can follow Closefunding on Twitter using their Twitter handle: @Closefunding Jaisiel is an advocate for a mainstream accessibility. In his current role, he is using accessibility to build new common processes, platforms

YouTube Video – Captions Available. Ajit Narayanan is the CEO of Avaz Inc, and inventor of Avaz, an affordable, AAC App for children with Autism and complex communication needs. In 2010, Avaz won the National Award for Empowerment of People with Disabilities from the President of India, and in 2011, Narayanan won Innovator of the

YouTube Video – Captions Available. An audio only version is also available on Soundcloud. Follow Frances on Twitter using her Twitter handle:@fwest34 Frances is Chief Accessibility Officer at IBM. In this role, she works to establish IT accessibility standards, shape government policies, and develop human-centric technology and industry solutions that not only create an inclusive workplace environment

Brian is a #1 Best Selling Author, 26-year cancer survivor, adult with Dyslexia, ADHD, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. He’s also the father of three sons with ADHD and Asperger’s. He is known worldwide for his books and highly engaging presentations that teach the power of connection and collaboration. His strategies empower others to overcome their differences so

YouTube Video – Captions Available. An audio only version is also available on Soundcloud. Follow Denis on Twitter using his Twitter handle: @dboudreau Denis is a senior Web Accessibility consultant and strategist working for Simply Accessible, and an invited expert of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in various working groups. He has been advocating social