Interview

Verónica Morales Beltrán is a digital accessibility consultant at adesso mobile solutions GmbH. She is based in Germany and advises companies and public institutions on compliance regarding accessibility requirements according to BITV, WCAG and PDF/UA. Her focus is on testing websites, apps and documents, development support, creating training content and giving presentations on accessibility and […]

Karthik Kannan is the co-founder and CTO of Envision. He leads engineering to turn thelatest breakthroughs in the field of computer vision into meaningful applications for visuallyimpaired people. His focus currently is on how to use AI to capture as rich information fromimages as possible, with limited strain on processors. This stems from Envision’s aim

In 2005 Gareth founded the BBC’s Digital Accessibility Team. Over the course of the first 3 years the Accessibility Team were an integral part of iPlayer’s core Product Team and ensured the BBC iPlayer V1.0 launched as a fully accessible product. Gareth also established the BBC’s Design Research Team in 2010 and subsequently became a

Jane is a disabled social entrepreneur, TEDx Speaker and author. She is the founder and CEO of Evenbreak, a social enterprise which provides the only global specialist disability job board, run by and for disabled people. Widely published in inclusive recruitment, including “A Dozen Brilliant Reasons to Employ Disabled People” (2017) and “A Dozen Great

Daniel Mont is the CEO and co-founder of the Center for Inclusive Policy which supports national and international stakeholders in ensuring that public policies and development programs foster the full and effective inclusion of all persons with disabilities in line with the CRPD and other human rights frameworks. He specializes in disability data collection, and

Mike Gifford is CivicActions’ Open Standards & Practices Lead and a thought leader on open government, as well as digital accessibility and sustainability. He has worked with governments in North America and Europe, and spoken internationally. He is also a W3C Invited Expert and recognized authoring tool accessibility expert. Mike has served for two years

Steve brings 30 years of experience in accessibility, assistive technology, and digital transformation. His experience includes working in such areas as improving disability access in retail, transport, finance, TV and radio, mobile telecoms, and publishing. Steve has a background in accessibility and technology and product usability, with a Masters in Business Administration and Bachelor of

Katrin Langensiepen is a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. As the only woman with a visible disability in the Parliament and Vice-Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs she fights for a green, inclusive and feminist Europe. In her function as Vice-Chair of the Disability Intergroup in the European Parliament and Chair of the

Kathryn has been leading the advancement of accessibility in business for more than a decade. In addition to her day job as Head of Customer Vulnerability & Accessibility at Nationwide Building Society, Kathryn is the Government’s Disability & Access Ambassador for the banking sector. Kathryn’s key priorities as Ambassador include tackling barriers faced by deaf

Susanna Laurin (CPACC) s the Chair of the Funka Foundation, a Research and Innovation Center focusing on end user involvement, disabilities, empowerment and accessibility.  She has been a thought leader in the field of digitalisation, inclusion and e-government for more than 20 years and she is a frequent international lecturer and debater. Susanna is the