64 episodes

Interviews with accomplished accessibility professionals to learn about their career journeys

Digital Accessibility Joe Welinske

    • Business
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Interviews with accomplished accessibility professionals to learn about their career journeys

    We’re Not Going to Design Things That Disable People

    We’re Not Going to Design Things That Disable People

    Gareth Ford Williams, Accessibility Consultant, Ab11y.com
    Gareth Ford Williams describes his current work as an accessibility consultant. He shares some childhood experiences that made aware of disabilties at an early age. Gareth provide a great review of the decades of pioneering work that the BBC has done in making their content inclusive.
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    • 32 min
    Boils Down to Getting Information to People Who Need It

    Boils Down to Getting Information to People Who Need It

    Sharyn Morrow, iCIMS, Principal Accessibility Engineer
    Sharyn Morrow began her career with an early interest in communication and working with early PCs and software. That led to to learning about HTML, graphic design, and working for SiteImprove. She shares her personal challenges with her neurodiversity and how she now advocates for herself, her family, and others. Sharyn now provides accessibility documentation, training, best practices and tools to help internal staff create more accessible products.

    • 23 min
    Making Accessibility Information Clear and Concise for Developers

    Making Accessibility Information Clear and Concise for Developers

    Mark Steadman, Fidelity Investments, Director, Software Engineering - Mobile Accessibility
    Mark Steadman is Director of Mobile Accessibility at Fidelity Investments. Mark has made a career of being a developer who helps other developers be successful in supporting accessibility. He talks about what makes an efficient and consistent process for the developer side of things. His work began at State Farm supporting the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). That led to learning about assistive technologies, working at Deque, and now his current activities with mobile.
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    • 35 min
    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.
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    • 25 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.
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    • 38 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.
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    • 27 min

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