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S13:E6 - How to think about accessibility and empowerment (Sareh Heidari)

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English - September 07, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 567 ratings
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In this episode, we talk about accessibility in tech and how tech can be used to empower people from a variety of backgrounds, with Sareh Heidari, Software engineer at BBC News. Sareh talks about transitioning from physics to development, how networking and meetups helped her land her first job, and how the BBC integrates accessibility in their workflow. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Screen reader Codebar Sass BBC News

In this episode, we talk about accessibility in tech and how tech can be used to empower people from a variety of backgrounds, with Sareh Heidari, Software engineer at BBC News. Sareh talks about transitioning from physics to development, how networking and meetups helped her land her first job, and how the BBC integrates accessibility in their workflow.

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Sareh is a Senior Software Engineer at BBC News, based in London, UK. She cares about web performance, accessibility, and how we can use tech to change the way we live and work, for the better.