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Interviews with accomplished accessibility professionals to learn about their career journeys

Digital Accessibility Joe Welinske

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Interviews with accomplished accessibility professionals to learn about their career journeys

    Technology Is the Great Connector Unless There Are Barriers

    Technology Is the Great Connector Unless There Are Barriers

    Jill Bateman, Ohio University, Digital Accessibility Coordinator
    Jill Bateman provides comprehensive accessibility support for students and staff at Ohio University. That includes reviewing tools and technology and processes for purchasing. Starting in web design, Jill found similarities between usability and accessibility. She shares the challenge of an elderly family member which helped drive her work and interest.

    • 23 min
    Not About Can I Code My HTML Right but Can I Do My Relationships Right

    Not About Can I Code My HTML Right but Can I Do My Relationships Right

    Jonathan Hassell, Hassell Inclusion, Founder & Chief Executive
    Jonathan Hassell talks about his many years of experience in accessibility. He describes the evolution and challenges at the BBC to make their content available to all across their many services. Jonathan also explains the importance of standards organizations.

    • 36 min
    Make People More Self Sufficient When It Comes to Accessibility

    Make People More Self Sufficient When It Comes to Accessibility

    Léonie Watson, TetraLogical, Director
    Léonie Watson's early work as a web designer was interupted when she lost her sight. As she began to use assistive technologies for her own needs, she found her way into accessibility testing. This led to many years of solving accessibility problems for a wide range of organizations. Now, Léonie is the Director of TetraLogical - a consultancy for accessibility.

    • 25 min
    Considering Disabilities in the Context of our Environment

    Considering Disabilities in the Context of our Environment

    Jamie Knight, Jamie + Lion (limited), Director
    Jamie Knight talks about the many activities he was involved with in eleven years working in accessibility at the BBC. Now he provides consulting and workshops. Jamie also shares his own experience as a person with disabilities and the importance of accommodations in life and work.

    • 45 min
    Accessibility Support in the U.S. Federal Government

    Accessibility Support in the U.S. Federal Government

    Dominique Wheeler provides training and support for accessibility implementation within U.S. federal agencies. She started her career work at a Baltimore education non-profit organization. It was while creating training materials for the Department of Defense that she became familiar with Section 508 requirements. That led to her full-time work as an accessibility specialist. She talks about the Trusted Tester program that is open to anyone for certification.

    • 25 min
    Understanding That Accessibility Is Not Just About the WCAG

    Understanding That Accessibility Is Not Just About the WCAG

    Derek Featherstone, Saleforce, VP of Accessibility and Inclusive Design
    Derek Featherstone VP of PAccessibility and Design at Salesforce. Derek describes how accessibility is integrated in the overall structure at Salesforce. He shared his own disability challenges and starting his own consulting firm that was acquired by Level Access.

    • 34 min

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