Caroline Casey is founder of The Valuable 500 campaign - a global movement to put disability on the business leadership agenda of 500 national and multinational, private sector organisations. Check out her inspiring session and additional content from her time at TechShare Pro 2019 below.
Caroline Casey
Founder - The Valuable 500
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Transcripts and additional content:
- Download session transcript
- View post session interview video
- Download post session interview transcript
- Listen to the post session interview podcast
- Blog: Caroline Casey does not believe in a la carte inclusion - speaking at TechShare Pro 2019
Watch the Valuable 500 DIVERSish campaign video:
- What is the best way to overcome the barriers created by people and organisations who do not consider accessibility and inclusive design when building digital services and products.
- Do we simply need to raise awareness of the business benefits of accessibility?
- Or do we need more effective legal frameworks to focus the minds of decision-makers.
- Our panel offered a perspective on this question from around the globe, including the US, Europe, Israel and Norway.
Chair: Eleanor Southwood
Chair - RNIB
Alejandro Moledo
Policy Co-ordinator - European Disability Forum
Malin Rygg
Head of Authority for Universal Design of ICT in Norway - Difi
Stuart Seaborn
Managing Director of Litigation - Disability Rights Advocates
Yuval Wagner
Founder and President - Access Israel Org
TechShare Pro session video:
Transcripts and additional content:
- Download session transcript
- Blog: The Carrots and Sticks of inclusive design
- Listen to the Tech ProCast interview with Eleanor Southwood and Malin Rigg
- Listen to the Tech ProCast interview with Malin Rigg and Stuart Seaborn
- View post session interview with Stuart Seaborn
- Download Stuart Seaborn interview transcript
The Big Hack is an ambitious programme being developed by Scope as a call to action for the tech industry to become more inclusive of disabled people. It includes a range of projects and new resources which aim to win the case and provide the practical tools for inclusive design. TechShare Pro provided an ideal platform to share some of the latest research findings about how disabled people are using tech as well as signposting a range of practical resources for the digital community.
Craig Moss
Research Manager - Scope
James Taylor
Head of Policy and Campaigns - Scope
Anel Touchet
Senior Economist - Scope
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Artificial Intelligence is changing our world at an incredible rate, powering innovations such as speech and image recognition in ways which can transform the lives of disabled people.
However we are also seeing many examples of AI-powered services which create unintended barriers for disabled people, whether through poor design, lack of representative data or flaws in algorithms.
Our panel placed the needs of disabled people at the centre of the discussion, whilst looking at a range of social and technology issues which needed to be addressed.
Chair: Abi James
Accessibility and Usability Consultant - AbilityNet
Christopher Patnoe
Senior Programs Manager - Google Accessibility
Sarah Herrlinger
Director of Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives - Apple
Reema Patel
Head of Public Engagement - Ada Lovelace Institute
Anja Thieme
Senior Researcher in Human-Computer Interaction - Microsoft
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Haben is the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, an advocate for people with disabilities and the first Lenovo Accessibility and Inclusion Advisor.
Haben travels the world teaching individuals and organizations how inclusion is an opportunity for innovation, which aligns perfectly with Lenovo’s vision of a world that delivers Smarter Technology for All and a digital future that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere.
Haben Girma
Accessibility and Inclusion Adviser - Lenovo
Paul Walsh
Chief Digital Officer - Lenovo
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Creating accessible immersive experiences for multi-media audiences is at the forefront of industry best practice.
Chair: Dr. Ben Shirley
Acoustic Research Centre - University of Salford
Rupert Brun
Broadcast Consultant - Fraunhofer
Larry Goldberg
Senior Director & Head of Accessibility - Verizon Media
J
amie Hindhaugh
Chief Operating Officer - BT Sport
Dr Chris Hughes
Computer Science Lecturer - University of Salford
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Clara Aranda-Jan
Insights Manager, Mobile for Development - GSMA
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What lessons can we learn from others about how to win the case for accessibilty in your organisation? And what are the best tactics for achieving lasting change?
Chair: Christopher Lee
Managing Director - IAAP
Jenny Lay-Flurrie
Chief Accessibility Officer - Microsoft
Sarah Herrlinger
Director of Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives - Apple
Christopher Patnoe
Senior Programs Manager - Google Accessibility
Paul Smyth
Head of Digital Accessibility - Barclays
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Si Tew from Digit Music captured the hearts of the Tech4Good judges this year in the Accessibility Award category with his Control One - a non-instrument alternative for severley disabled people to create music. The only product of its kind, it allows physically disabled people to create music without having to learn an entirely new physical skill. We're delighted that Si and a group of students are performing for us at TechShare Pro.
Si Tew
Creative Director - Digit Music
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Additional content:
- Listen to the TechShare Procast interview with Simon
- View interview with Simon Tew
- View interview with Jessica Fisher - student using Digit Music technology