Accessibility Matters™ Video Interview Series

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    Episode 8

    Joe Devon, Chair at the GAAD Foundation

    There is a tremendous amount of work to be done. But I'd say the practitioners, they feel like there's a moment right now that accessibility is having a moment and that that there is hope that things are going to get better.

    Launched on the occasion of the 10th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD May 20, 2021), the GAAD Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to disrupt the culture of technology and digital product development to include accessibility as a core requirement. Our vision is for accessibility to be built into the product development lifecycle for technology and digital products.

    Episode 7

    Patrick Bardsley, Co-Founder & CEO, Spectrum Designs Foundation

    It's the inherent self-worth, the being part of a team, the reason to get out of bed in the morning.

    Patrick's organization employs individuals with autism once they've become adults at age 21, building an inclusive workforce and talented pool of employees.

    Episode 6

    Craig Leen, Partner at K&L Gates, Former OFCCP Director

    Accommodations, by definition, increase productivity. They're always good.

    Craig's career as Coral Gables City Attorney, Director of the OFCCP, and Partner at K&L Gates — and his lived experience as a father fighting for his daughter's inclusion — support his call for leading by example.

    Episode 5

    Gavin Neate, CEO and Founder, Neatebox Limited

    The truth is that disabled people aren’t going to wait to be included. They’re not waiting to be included. They are being included themselves.

    Gavin's innovative inventions are changing the ways individuals control the accessibility and inclusion of their physical and social spaces.

    Episode 4

    Christopher Patnoe, Head of Accessibility Programs and Disability Inclusion, Google

    You want to design with it in mind, you want to build with it in mind, you want to test with it in mind.

    Chris's career in tech has led him to an incredibly-visible and globally-impactful role leading with accessibility program management with empathy at Google. 

    Episode 3

    Susan Gordon-Ryan, Creator of the Empire Games

    I really built it out of things that I wanted as a kid that I never had.

    Susan had polio as a young child, which led to disability that helped shape her life's work and her crowning achievement — creating the Empire Games.

    Episode 2

    Cat Noone, CEO, Stark

    It's very hard to unsee.

    Cat is a fierce advocate of building accessibility at scale in a way that works for real people.

    Episode 1

    Meg O'Connell, CEO & Founder, Global Disability Inclusion

    There's a lot of opportunity here.

    Meg's company helps businesses understand the power and opportunity of disability inclusion.

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