Interview

Sara is the director of the developer relations team at Progress. She has spent the majority of her career in the developer space, building communities, producing events, creating marketing programs, and more. Sara was selected as a winner of Built In’s 2023 Moxie Awards. The annual awards program recognizes women in tech who have made […]

I started out studying experimental film and later interactive media at Hamburg’s School of Art (HfbK), then went to the School of Art & Design, Coventry, UK, on an MA course in Visual Graphics. I returned to Coventry to do a PhD there, building animated diagrams as an element in technical documentation. But during field

Being a lifelong wheelchair user and disability rights activist Dr Gregor Wolbring has been trained as a biochemist in Germany (University of Tuebingen, Max Plank Institute for Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main ) and the UK (University College London and London Biotechnology Ltd)  and worked as a benchwork biochemist at the University of Calgary from 1992-2008.

Ben VanHook is an autistic master’s student pursuing a degree in public policy at George Mason University with an emphasis in education policy. He has extensive disability advocacy experience, having spoken at the United Nations, the Global ADHD Summit, and at several colleges around the United States from Stanford University to John Hopkins University, and

An MBA turned writer, disability inclusion enabler and stand-up comic, Sweta stumbled upon comedy quite accidentally; just like the other things she stumbles upon while walking with her crutches. Presently, she’s having a gala time as she ‘stands up’ to address the understanding of disability and the disability of understanding – one joke at a

Sarah is a freelance media relations consultant and content writer. She has worked as a communicator in the disability sector for 20 years and currently leads Business Disability Forum’s media and press work. Sarah is passionate about accessible and inclusive communication. She led ‘Every Vote Counts’, an early campaign to improve access to voting for

I’m Anubha, an Architect & Universal design professional. A passionate architect and a nature lover, I am a committed Accessibility & UD professional with a positive attitude & a comprehensive approach to problem solving. I have over 5 years of experience in Interiors and Architecture. As an architect, I am working on the sensitivities of

Aquayemi-Claude Akinsanya is a dynamic individual with a passion for social change and youth empowerment. As a student, Aquayemi-Claude is dedicated to academic excellence and is actively involved in initiatives promoting education access and equity.  Driven by a commitment to social justice, Aquayemi-Claude is an outspoken activist campaigner, advocating for human rights, environmental sustainability, and

Praise Akobo has over 5 years of experience in social services, using education to drive wholesomehealth.She is a Disability Inclusion Advocate and leads YieldUp Development Initiative, building young leadersespecially Persons With Disabilities living in vulnerable communities and has hosted leadership trainingin universities.Praise is a Mandela Washington Fellow and has received opportunities like Young Innovators Award,Opportunity

A Chemical Engineer by qualification & an IELTS Trainer by profession, Anjali Vyas from Maharashtra, India is a person with MS (Multiple Sclerosis), an invisible disability. She is the Co-Founder of Believe in the Invisible, a platform dedicated to advocating for people with invisible disabilities & their communities through storytelling. She is also an MS