The AbilityNet Podcast: Disability. Technology. Inclusion.

Heather 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...

Hector 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...

Anita 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...

Anita 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...

Ted 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 mon...

Jonathan 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, wh...

Susanna 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...

Ursula 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 imp...

In 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 incl...

In 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 Ability...

In 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...

In 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 Abili...

In 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 Anni...

In 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 t...

In 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,...

In 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 abou...

This 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 i...

This 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...

This 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 d...

This 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...

We'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 Microso...

Today 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 Abili...

Today 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 #TechSharePr...

An 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...

Today 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...