The AbilityNet Podcast: Disability. Technology. Inclusion.
85 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -Welcome to The AbilityNet Podcast: Disability. Technology. Inclusion. The home of coffee-fuelled chats, insights, and the latest updates from accessibility and digital inclusion communities across the globe.
We offer transcripts for every episode and many are also available as videos on our YouTube channel.
AbilityNet is a UK charity with a global reach - committed to creating a digital world accessible to all, regardless of ability or age. We offer a wide variety of free online resources, such as this podcast, and our team of experts can help organisations of all types and sizes build accessible digital products and services.
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AN Podcast Ep 22 - Tech4Good Champions: BanktheFood
November 23, 2023 08:48 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBIn this episode of The AbilityNet Podcast, AbilityNet's Freya Robinson welcomes Emma Spring, co-founder and trustee of BanktheFood, a charity revolutionising food bank operations. Emma talks about the story behind BanktheFood, the difficulties food banks have in getting their requirements communicated, and the significance of BanktheFood's cutting-edge app, which notifies contributors at supermarkets in real time, guaranteeing timely and relevant contributions. You can get involved a...
AN Podcast Ep 21 - Embracing Neurodiversity: Building an Inclusive Workplace
November 02, 2023 08:55 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBRobin Christopherson is joined by Matthew Bellringer to discuss neurodiversity, its importance in the workplace, and how organisations can foster an inclusive culture. Find out more about Matthew by visiting his website: https://www.matthewbellringer.com/links/ Explore AbilityNet’s online learning modules for workplaces: https://abilitynet.org.uk/elearning-workplace Sign up to AbilityNet’s newsletter for the latest accessibility news. Download a transcript of this session f...
AN Podcast Ep 20- Disability Inclusion Insights with ClearTalents
October 19, 2023 07:55 - 28 minutes - 24.7 MBIn this episode of Disability Inclusion Insights, Claire Jones, Director at ClearTalents, joins Lizi and Adam to discuss how to create an inclusive workplace, the importance of reasonable adjustments, and how technology is driving disability inclusion. If you'd like to connect with ClearTalents or Claire Jones, visit cleartalents.info or email Claire at [email protected] Explore AbilityNet’s online learning modules for workplaces: https://abilitynet.org.uk/elearning-workplace ...
AN Podcast Ep19 - What can I expect at TechShare Pro 2023?
October 18, 2023 08:05 - 14 minutes - 9.95 MBMark Walker and Robin Christopherson spill the beans on what to expect at TechShare Pro 2023. Artificial Intelligence, the European Accessibility Act, and winning the business case for accessibility are just a taste of the topics. Join us in-person or online, and secure your ticket for TechShare Pro 2023: www.techsharepro.com Sign up to AbilityNet’s newsletter for the latest accessibility news. Download a transcript of this session from the AbilityNet website: www.abilitynet.or...
AN Podcast Ep18 - How Smart Socks could transform dementia care
October 11, 2023 07:55 - 24 minutes - 17 MBIn this engaging conversation, Zeke Steer, CEO of Milbotix, explains the origins of Smart Socks, their unique technology, and how they are currently being trialled. He also discusses their future plans, including potential expansion into at-home use. Milbotix is crowdfunding on Crowdcube. Join them on their mission to create a better future for those with dementia: https://www.crowdcube.com/companies/milbotix-ltd/pitches/bPJy1l Find out more about Milbotix: milbotix.com Access a...
AN Podcast Ep17 - Disability Inclusion Insights with Boots UK
September 21, 2023 08:21 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBIn this episode of Disability Inclusion Insights, Rosa Salamone, Process Manager for SAP Procurement at Boots UK, joins Lizi and Adam to share her personal experiences and perspectives regarding the significance of hiring disabled people. Rosa also delves into various initiatives that Boots UK has undertaken to champion inclusivity. Explore AbilityNet’s online learning modules for workplaces: https://abilitynet.org.uk/elearning-workplace Access a free factsheet on Disability and ...
AN Podcast Ep16 - How Vigilent is using AI to reduce carbon emissions
September 14, 2023 07:55 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBCliff Federspiel, President and CTO at Vigilent, joins Robin Christopherson to discuss how Vigilent, winners of the AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards 2023's Sustainability Award, uses AI and machine learning to optimise industrial systems while reducing carbon emissions. Find out more about Vigilent: vigilent.com Sign up to AbilityNet’s newsletter for the latest accessibility news. Download a transcript of this session from the AbilityNet website: www.abilitynet.org.uk/podcast Get in ...
AN Podcast Ep15 - Microsoft and its Adaptive Accessories
August 31, 2023 07:55 - 42 minutes - 39 MBJohn Helmes and Michael Vermeersch from Microsoft join Robin Christopherson to chat about Microsoft’s Adaptive Accessories. They talk about how these accessories are making a difference in the lives of disabled people and explore how AI might shake things up in terms of customising devices to individual needs. Here is a list of resources that were referenced during the episode: This video provides an overview of the Microsoft Adaptive Accessories: Meet the new Adaptive Accessories f...
AN Podcast Ep14 - AXS Passport, winner of Tech4Good’s Workplace Inclusion award
August 10, 2023 07:49 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBEllie Thompson from Diversity and Ability joins Robin Christopherson to talk about the story behind the award-winning AXS Passport, its impact on both individuals and organisations, and its future advancements. Access Diversity and Ability’s AXS Passport, to begin sharing your accessibility and inclusion requirements: https://axs-passport.co/ Book your free 15-minute Gap Analysis taster session: www.abilitynet.org.uk/gap-analysis Access a free factsheet on Disability and Employment:...
AN Podcast Ep13 - Disability Inclusion Insights with High Speed Two (HS2)
July 25, 2023 08:02 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBWelcome to our new series, Disability Inclusion Insights! Join Lizi Green and Adam Tweed, AbilityNet’s expert Digital Inclusion Consultants, in this series to interview leaders in workplace disability inclusion from across industries and around the world. To kick off this new series, Maria Grazia Zedda, Senior Equality Diversity Inclusion Manager at High Speed Two (HS2), joins Lizi and Adan to share her story and top tips for building inclusion within an organisation. Book your free...
AN Podcast Ep12 - User generated accessibility information with Euan’s Guide and AccessNow
July 13, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBCam Beaudoin hosts an insightful fireside chat with Euan MacDonald MBE, Co-founder of Euan’s Guide, and Maayan Ziv, CEO of AccessNow, to discuss user-generated accessibility information. Cam, Euan, and Maayan discuss: The origins of Euan’s Guide and Access Now MapMissions How they gather and use user-generated information Whether venues, restaurants, and other locations are becoming more accessible What lies next for Euan’s Guide and Access Now Discover accessible places...
AN Podcast Ep11 - Accessible procurement with Liz Heaney of Google
June 27, 2023 14:25 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBLiz Heaney, Senior Solutions Consultant - Program Management at Google, joins Mark Walker to discuss her advice and tips for accessible procurement. Liz and Mark discuss: Processes for accessible procurement at Google How connecting and approaching your procurement team is key to advancing accessibility The key questions to ask suppliers and vendors in regard to accessibility Sign up to AbilityNet’s newsletter for the latest accessibility news. Download a transcript of this...
AN Podcast Ep10 - Mike Buckley shares all on Be My Eyes and its Virtual Volunteer tool
June 15, 2023 08:15 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBMike Buckley, CEO of Be My Eyes, joins us this week to provide the latest on Be My Eyes and its Virtual Volunteer tool. Mike and Robin discuss: The story behind the Be My Eyes app and how it works The benefits of using the Be My Eyes app The latest on Be My Eye’s Virtual Volunteer tool Sign up to AbilityNet’s newsletter for the latest accessibility news. Download a transcript of this session from the AbilityNet website: www.abilitynet.org.uk/podcast Get in touch via enqui...
AN Podcast Ep9 - Joe Devon on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Artificial Intelligence and Overlays
June 01, 2023 09:10 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MB2 Weeks since Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), co-founder Joe Devon joins Robin Christopherson to discuss: This year’s GAAD events and whether we’re moving towards a more digital accessible world How Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be game-changing for accessibility Why accessibility overlays don’t improve a website’s accessibility Sign up to AbilityNet’s newsletter for the latest accessibility news. Download a transcript of this session from the AbilityNet websit...
AN Podcast Ep8 - Why inclusion is good for business (a CEO perspective) and Caroline Casey
May 18, 2023 08:33 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBTo mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we are excited to share the jam-packed opening session from TechShare Pro 2022 - featuring HSBC, Channel 4, Google, and the Valuable 500! In the latest podcast episode, accessibility leaders and CEOs share their advice and experience of embedding inclusion and accessibility into their organisations. We also catch up with Caroline Casey from the Valuable 500, who shares the latest stats on disability inclusion from the 500. What do organi...
AN Podcast Ep8 - Why Inclusion is good for business (a CEO perspective) and Caroline Casey
May 18, 2023 08:33 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBTo mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we are excited to share the jam-packed opening session from TechShare Pro 2022 - featuring HSBC, Channel 4, Google, and the Valuable 500! In the latest podcast episode, accessibility leaders and CEOs share their advice and experience of embedding inclusion and accessibility into their organisations. We also catch up with Caroline Casey from the Valuable 500, who shares the latest stats on disability inclusion from the 500. What do organi...
AN Podcast Ep7 - Tech4Good Awards with Digit Music
May 04, 2023 08:37 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBDigit Music fuses its musical know-how with gaming design to create an environment where anybody can make music. Si Tew, founder of Digit Music, joins Mark Walker to discuss: The innovative Cmpsr (previously known as Control One) The process and aftermath of winning a Tech4Good Award Exciting projects that Digit Music is currently working on Sign up to AbilityNet’s newsletter for the latest accessibility news. Download a transcript of this session from the AbilityNet website: w...
AN Podcast Ep6 - Tech4Good Awards with Cosmic
April 27, 2023 08:15 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBCelebrating its 25th Anniversary, Cosmic is a social enterprise working to close the digital divide by providing key support, skills, and motivation to people of all ages and abilities. 10 years since winning a Tech4Good Award, Julie Hawker, Co-CEO at Cosmic, joins Mark Walker to discuss: The work Cosmic does to help improve digital inclusion How Cosmic tackles digital inclusion in rural areas The impact of winning a Tech4Good Award Sign up to AbilityNet’s newsletter for the lates...
AN Podcast Ep5 - Tech4Good Awards with Peek Vision
April 20, 2023 08:31 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBWith 1.1 billion people living with avoidable or preventable vision impairment, Peek Vision's app is operating to provide portable eye examination kits for comprehensive eye examinations in even the remotest of settings. Jeanette McKenna, Head of Sustainability, Marketing and Development at Peek Vision, joins Mark Walker to discuss: The story behind Peek Vision and how its technology continues to develop How winning a Tech4Good Award helped Peek Vision Sign up to AbilityNet’s newsle...
AN Podcast Ep4 - Tech4Good Awards with what3words
April 13, 2023 08:27 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBThe AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards are back, and this week's episode features what3words, the winner of the BT Ingenious Award in 2015. Giles Rhys Jones, Chief Marketing Officer at what3words, joins Mark Walker to discuss: The story behind what3words Using what3words to find accessible entrances How what3words has been used by delivery companies, emergency services, and within Favelas in Brazil Learn more about how to use what3words: https://what3words.com/ways-to-use Sign up to ...
AN Podcast Ep3 - Update on the Access to Work scheme
March 23, 2023 09:22 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBIn this week’s episode, we are joined by Adi Latif, Accessibility and Usability Consultant at AbilityNet, and Debbie Bradford and Ian Milton from UK's Department for Work and Pension. They joined TechSharePro 2022, to share recent updates to the Access to Work scheme: New online portal for Access to Work payments Access to Work support for hybrid working Adjustments Passports for disabled students Health Adjustments Passports and job seekers Access to Work Passports for Disabled ...
AN Podcast Ep2 - Apple, Innovation, and Accessibility
March 09, 2023 09:20 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBIn this week’s podcast, AbilityNet’s Robin Christopherson MBE, Head of Digital Inclusion, and Mark Walker, Head of Marketing and Portfolio, reflect on Apple’s Keynote on Apple, Accessibility, and Innovation. In this session, we are joined by Sarah Herrlinger Apple’s Senior Director of Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives. Sarah joined TechSharePro 2022, to discuss: The connections between accessibility and innovation Accessibility features of Apple’s products Importance of ac...
AN Podcast Ep1 - SEO and Accessibility: Google’s perspective
February 23, 2023 09:34 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBIn this week’s podcast, AbilityNet’s Robin Christopherson MBE, Head of Digital Inclusion, and Mark Walker, Head of Marketing and Portfolio, reflect on Google’s Keynote on Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and accessibility at TechSharePro 2022. In this session we are joined by Google’s Christopher Patnoe, EMEA Lead for Accessibility and Disability Inclusion, John Mueller, Senior Search Analyst and Lizzi Sassman, Senior Technical Writer. They joined TechShare Pro 2022, to discuss: Google...
Accessibility Insights with David Padmore and Matt Simpson of ITV
January 06, 2023 13:12 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBDavid Padmore is the Director of Accessibility for ITV and Matt Simpson is the Head of Technology within the Accessibility Services team for ITV. They join AbilityNet as the series 2, episode 4 guest in our free Accessibility Insights webinar series. In this podcast - an audio version of the webinar - David and Matt speaks with Robin Christopherson MBE, AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion, who hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibi...
Accessibility Insights with Natalie Tucker of Spotify
November 25, 2022 16:38 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBNatalie Tucker is the Senior Accessibility Lead at Spotify. She joins AbilityNet as the series 2, episode 3 guest in our free Accessibility Insights webinar series. In this podcast - an audio version of the webinar - Natalie speaks with Robin Christopherson MBE, AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion, who hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. In the free session Natalie and Robin discuss: The role of dig...
Accessibility Insights with Heather Dowdy of Netflix
October 26, 2022 14:53 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBHeather Dowdy is the Director of Product Accessibility at Netflix. She joins AbilityNet as the series 2, episode 2 guest in our free Accessibility Insights webinar series. In this podcast - an audio version of the webinar - Heather speaks with Robin Christopherson MBE, AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion, who hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. In the free session Heather and Robin discuss: What imp...
Accessibility Insights with Hector Minto of Microsoft
September 20, 2022 16:02 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBHector Minto is the Director of Accessibility, Lead Technology Evangelist at Microsoft. He joins AbilityNet as the series 2, episode 1 guest in our free Accessibility Insights webinar series. In this podcast - an audio version of the webinar - Hector speaks with Robin Christopherson MBE profile, AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion, who hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. In the free session Hector an...
Accessibility Insights with Anita Mortaloni of Xbox at Microsoft
September 15, 2022 13:12 - 29 minutes - 27 MBAnita Mortaloni is the Director of Accessibility of Xbox at Microsoft. She joins us as the December guest in our free Accessibility Insights webinar series, now on its 18th episode. In this podcast - an audio version of the webinar - Anita speaks with Robin Christopherson MBE, AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion, who hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. In the free session Anita and Robin discuss: X...
TSP54: Accessibility Insights with Anita Mortaloni of Xbox at Microsoft
December 07, 2021 16:48 - 29 minutes - 27 MBAnita Mortaloni is the Director of Accessibility of Xbox at Microsoft. She joins us as the December guest in our free Accessibility Insights webinar series, now on its 18th episode. In this podcast - an audio version of the webinar - Anita speaks with Robin Christopherson MBE, AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion, who hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. In the free session Anita and Robin discuss: X...
TSP53: Accessibility Insights with Ted Drake of Intuit
December 07, 2021 14:47 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBTed Drake is Global Accessibility and Inclusive Design Leader at Intuit, a financial software company that creates TurboTax and QuickBooks. He joins us as the November guest in our free Accessibility Insights webinar series, now on its 17th episode. In this podcast - an audio version of the webinar - Ted speaks with Robin Christopherson MBE, AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion, who hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and dig...
TSP52: Accessibility Insights with Jonathan Mosen, CEO of Workbridge
October 12, 2021 15:12 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBJonathan Mosen MNZM is CEO of Workbridge, an organisation that "gives employers access to skilled and capable workers, and gives people with disabilities a fair go in the workforce." He joins us as the October guest in our free Accessibility Insights webinar series, now on its 16th episode. This podcast is Jonathan speaks with Robin Christopherson MBE, AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion, who hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessib...
TSP51: Accessibility Insights with Susanna Laurin of Funka and IAAP
September 07, 2021 15:53 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBSusanna Laurin, chairman and Chief Research and Innovation Officer at Funka, and also Representative to the EU for the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) joined us as the September guest in our free Accessibility Insights webinar series, now on its 15th episode. Susanna speaks with Robin Christopherson MBE, AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion, who hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital in...
TSP50: Accessibility Insights with Ursula Dolton from British Heart Foundation
August 10, 2021 15:41 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBUrsula Dolton of British Heart Foundation (BHF), who has been championing digital improvements at the major UK charity, as its first ever Chief Technology Officer, joins us as our guest in our free Accessibility Insights webinar series. Ursula speaks with Robin Christopherson MBE, AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion, who hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. Ursula is responsible for delivering BHF’s te...
TSP49: Accessibility Insights with Richard Morton from UK Government (CDDO)
July 07, 2021 08:29 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIn this audio extract from AbilityNet's monthly Accessibility Insights webinar series, we welcome Richard Morton, Head of Accessibility at the UK Government's Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) as the latest guest. Robin Christopherson MBE Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. On this webinar, introduced by AbilityNet's Annie Mannion, Richard and Robin discuss top...
TSP48: Accessibility Insights with Larry Goldberg of Verizon Media
June 08, 2021 13:52 - 31 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this audio extract from AbilityNet's monthly Accessibility Insights webinar series, we welcome Larry Goldberg, Head of Accessibility at Verizon Media as the latest guest. Robin Christopherson MBE Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. On this webinar, introduced by AbilityNet's Annie Mannion, Larry Goldberg discusses topics including: How technologies can both enab...
TSP47: Accessibility Insights with Jennison Asuncion and Joe Devon, co-founders of GAAD
May 04, 2021 15:11 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBIn this audio extract from AbilityNet's monthly Accessibility Insights webinar series, we welcome Jennison Asuncion and Joe Devon, co-founders of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) as the latest guests. Robin Christopherson MBE Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. On this webinar, introduced by AbilityNet's Annie Mannion, Jennison and Joe discussed their exper...
TSP46: Accessibility Insights with Emma Pratt Richens of the BBC
April 07, 2021 11:11 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBIn this audio extract from AbilityNet's monthly Accessibility Insights webinar series, we welcome Emma Pratt Richens, Accessibility Specialist at the BBC, as our latest guest. Robin Christopherson MBE Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. On this webinar, introduced by AbilityNet's Annie Mannion, Emma and Robin discussed: Emma's decades of web experience including fr...
TSP45: Accessibility Insights with Caroline Casey of The Valuable 500
March 16, 2021 17:08 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this audio extract from AbilityNet's monthly Accessibility Insights webinar series, we welcome Caroline Casey, founder of The Valuable 500, as the latest guest. Robin Christopherson MBE Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. On this webinar, introduced by AbilityNet's Annie Mannion, Caroline and Robin discussed: recent highlights with The Valuable 500, learnings a...
TSP44: Accessibility Insights with Sarah Herrlinger of Apple
February 16, 2021 17:18 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this audio extract from AbilityNet's monthly Accessibility Insights webinar series, we welcome Sarah Herrlinger, Senior Director of Global Accessibility, Policy & Initiatives at Apple as the latest guest. Robin Christopherson MBE Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. On this webinar, introduced by AbilityNet's Annie Mannion, Sarah discussed Apple's accessibility de...
TSP43: Accessibility Insights with Alejandro Moledo of the European Disability Forum
January 20, 2021 10:18 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBIn this audio extract from AbilityNet's monthly Accessibility Insights webinar series, we welcome Alejandro Moledo, Policy Coordinator at the European Disability Forum (EDF) as the latest guest. Robin Christopherson MBE Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. On this webinar, Alejandro discussed the recent EU legislation on accessibility (the European Accessibility Act)...
TSP42: Accessibility Insights with Malin Rygg of the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency
December 09, 2020 11:18 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this audio extract from our monthly Accessibility Insights webinar series, we welcome Malin Rygg, Head Of Department at the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency as the latest guest. Robin Christopherson MBE Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. On this webinar, Malin spoke about enforcing inclusive design principles, and the challenges and successes she has experienced ...
TSP41: Accessibility Insights with Christopher Patnoe of Google: November 2020
November 11, 2020 10:27 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBThis is an audio recording of our Accessibility Insights webinar series, this month featuring Christopher Patnoe, Head of Accessibility Programs and Disability Inclusion at Google chatting with AbilityNet's Robin Christopherson MBE, Head of Digital Inclusion. The session is introduced by Annie Mannion, Digital Communications Manager at AbilityNet. On the webinar, Christopher, whose background includes innovation roles at Disney Mobile, Sony Ericsson and Apple, shared inclusivity developm...
TSP40: Accessibility Insights with Bryn Anderson of Sainsbury's
October 07, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBThis is an audio recording of our new Accessibility Insights webinar series, this month featuring Bryn Anderson, Digital Accessibility Specialist at Sainsbury's chatting with AbilityNet's Robin Christopherson MBE, Head of Digital Inclusion. The session is introduced by Annie Mannion, Digital Communications Manager at AbilityNet. Bryn supports all of Sainsbury’s' brands to build accessible web and mobile applications. He played a key role in Sainsbury’s' COVID-19 Feeding the Nation work, whi...
TSP39: Accessibility Insights with Paul Smyth of Barclays
September 09, 2020 09:06 - 32 minutes - 30 MBThis is an audio recording of our new Accessibility Insights webinar series, this month featuring Paul Smyth MBE, Head of Digital Accessibility at Barclays chatting with AbilityNet's Robin Christopherson MBE, Head of Digital Inclusion. As founder and leader of Digital Accessibility at Barclays, Paul's an international expert and thought leader who helps to address technological barriers faced by disabled customers or staff. Over recent years Paul’s led on a number of firsts for accessible b...
TSP38: Accessibility Insights with Neil Milliken
August 12, 2020 11:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBThis podcast is an audio recording of an AbilityNet webinar, which was broadcast live on Tuesday 11 August 2020. Neil Milliken, Global Head of Accessibility for Atos, is grilled by AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion, Robin Christopherson, as the second guest in our new Accessibility Insights webinar series. In the series, Robin enjoys monthly online chats with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. Neil's role is to deliver better techn...
TSP37 Accessibility Insights episode 1- Jenny Lay-Flurrie from Microsoft
July 22, 2020 13:06 - 36 minutes - 63.8 MBWe're delighted to welcome Microsoft's Chief Accessibility Officer, Jenny Lay-Flurrie as the first guest in our new Accessibility Insights series. Robin Christopherson MBE, Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. Among other discussion topics, Jenny and Robin chat about Microsoft and Covid-19, Be My Eyes, and Microsoft's recent Ability Summit. Listen back to this bites...
TSP36 Interview: Chris Hughes of Salford University on their inclusive, immersive web player
March 16, 2020 14:33 - 15 minutes - 11 MBToday we're talking with Dr Chris Hughes, Computer Science Lecturer at the University of Salford and a panelist on the Inclusive Immersive Experiences session at TechShare Pro, about the University's cool web player that's now available for everyone to try out. Here's the link to its ImAc pilot web player. Have a go and give your feedback. Download a text transcript of this episode from the AbilityNet website. All speaker info and slides are available on the TechShare Pro 2019 schedule pa...
TSP35 Session: Google Euphonia and Live Transcribe
March 13, 2020 09:05 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBToday we catch up on the latest developments in cutting-edge, real-time speech recognition from Dimitri Kanevsky, research senior scientist at Google. Speaker: Dimitri Kanevsky, Research Scientist, Google Download a text transcript of this episode from the AbilityNet website. All speaker info and slides are available on the TechShare Pro 2019 schedule page. Follow us on Twitter with #TechSharePro. Get in touch via [email protected] with feedback, questions and comments.
TSP34 Session: Creating an Accessibility Champions Network
March 10, 2020 11:39 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MBAn Accessibility Champions Network is a great way to build your internal capability and change the culture of your organisation to make inclusive design business as usual. So what is a champions network? How do you start building one? What are the options and how long does it take to build? Speakers - Christopher Patnoe, Senior Programs Manager, Google Accessibility Emanuela Gorma, Senior Digital Accessibility Manager, Barclays Cassandra Marrero, Modern Communications Product Marketing M...
TSP33 Heather Burns on how Brexit killed the European Accessibility Act in the UK
March 05, 2020 10:54 - 13 minutes - 9.35 MBToday we have a special interview with Heather Burns; tech, policy and regulations specialist on how Brexit has called time on the European Accessibility Act ever becoming UK law and what this means for disabled UK citizens and UK PLC. Download a text transcript of this episode from the AbilityNet website. All speaker info and slides are available on the TechShare Pro 2019 schedule page. Follow us on Twitter with #TechSharePro. Get in touch via [email protected] with feedback, q...