Awaiting Quality Captions Aurélien is CEO of Temesis, a French company working on digital accessibility and quality. He works as a consultant and he is one of the main authors of the French government’s accessibility guidelines RGAA version 1 and 2. He is also and international speaker (CSUN, Funka accessibility days, A11y Québec, Confoo Montreal, etc) […]
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Awaiting Quality Captions Member of the Group Executive Committee since March 2016 Shanthi Flynn joined the Adecco Group as Chief Human Resources Officer in March 2016. She completed a Bachelor of Science with joint honours in Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of Manchester in 1986. Upon graduating, she began her professional career at Ford Motor Company in
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Awaiting Quality Captions A seasoned fashion designer, Mindy Scheier has spent her career designing and styling for major fashion houses, including Saks Fifth Avenue and INC private label collections for Bloomingdales. In 2013, Mindy founded Runway of Dreams, an organization that works with top brands and retailers to adapt mainstream clothing lines for people with
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Awaiting Quality Captions Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) Manager of Digital Content Peter Armstrong has more than 10 years’ experience in digital marketing. He’s developed a passion for and expertise in accessibility while working with people with disabilities during the last five years. Prior to joining AMI in September, 2015, he worked with the Toronto 2015
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Captions Available Jenny Lay-Flurrie has a passion for seeing people of all abilities reach their full potential. Jenny is Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft leading our efforts to drive great products, services, and websites that empower people and organizations to achieve more. Her team is at the forefront of creating positive experiences that apply technology
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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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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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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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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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Awaiting Quality Captions Erin Hawley is the Digital Content Producer and manager of Easterseals Thrive, an online community for young women with disabilities. She is a self-identified disabled Latina, diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy as a baby and anxiety as an adult. Erin is working on the final project for her Master’s degree in Multicultural and
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