The AbilityNet Podcast: Disability. Technology. Inclusion.

With speakers from Barclays, Microsoft and beyond, today's episode is the last word in the law, the regulations and the top things to be aware of in the area of higher education and public sector compliance. Chair Abi James, Accessibility and Usability Consultant, AbilityNet Panel Alistair McNaught, Director, Alistair McNaught Consultancy Aaron Prior, Industry Executive, Microsoft George Rhodes, A...

With brands like Yahoo, HuffPost and TechCrunch, Verizon Media helps people stay informed and entertained, communicate and transact, while creating new ways for advertisers and partners to connect. They are committed to inclusion both in the accessibility of products and in media representation. Speaker: Samantha Soloway, Accessibility Lab Manager, Verizon Media  Download a text transcript of this...

What lessons can we learn from others about how to win the case for accessibility within our organisations? And what are the best tactics for achieving lasting change? Let's let the panel enlighten us with their take on this important issue. Chair: Christopher Lee, Managing Director, IAAP Panel: Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft Sarah Herrlinger, Director of Global Accessib...

Another great episode today. It's the Groupe Speciale Mobile (GSM) Association's take on the potential of mobile phones to change the lives of disabled people. Don't I know it. Speaker: Clara Aranda-Jan, Insights Manager, GSMA  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 Tw...

Creating accessible immersive experiences for multi-media audiences is at the forefront of industry best practice. Let's hear from the experts who are pushing the frontiers of future, inclusive experiences. Chair Dr. Ben Shirley, Acoustic Research Centre, University of Salford Panelists  Larry Goldberg, Senior Director & Head of Accessibility, Verizon Media Dr Chris Hughes, Computer Science Lectur...

Today's is a great session by two experts from Lenovo; Paul Walsh and Haben Girma. I'm sure everyone who attended the session (or heard our earlier interview with them both) would agree that Haben is the real superstar here (sorry Paul). She is the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, an advocate for people with disabilities and the first Lenovo Accessibility and Inclusion Advisor. She...

What is the best way to overcome the barriers created by people and organisations who do not consider accessibility and inclusive design when building digital services and products? Do we simply need to raise awareness of the business benefits of accessibility, or do we need more effective legal frameworks to focus the minds of decision-makers? Our panel offered a perspective on this question from...

The Big Hack is an ambitious programme being developed by Scope as a call to action for the tech industry to become more inclusive of disabled people. It includes a range of projects and new resources which aim to win the case and provide the practical tools for inclusive design. Speakers Kristina Barrick, Head of Digital Influencing, Scope Craig Moss, Research Manager, Scope James Taylor, Head of...

Artificial Intelligence is changing our world at an incredible rate, powering innovations such as speech and image recognition in ways which can transform the lives of disabled people. However, we are also seeing many examples of AI-powered services which create unintended barriers for disabled people, whether through poor design, lack of representative data or flaws in algorithms. Our panel place...

I defy anyone not to be moved by Caroline's amazing keynote about the importance of strongly including disability in the broader diversity agenda. It starts with a fantastic video called '#Diversish'. You can easily find it by searching for that hashtag on YouTube. Download a text transcript of this episode from the AbilityNet website . All speaker info and slides will be available on the TechShar...

How can innovative collaboration with major transport providers and airports help to bring about a deeper level of staff understanding and improved customer experience - and what kind of accommodations might a ride hailing service implement to ensure that it's accessible to people with disabilities? Why is the smart home particularly helpful from an accessibility perspective - and what recent inno...

This next full session audio we're bringing you is all about accessible media; that's subtitles, closed captioning and audio description etc. Hear from industry leaders in the broadcast and video on-demand space such as the BBC, ITV, Amazon and Apple about what's the state of play today and what the future may hold. You'll hear from: Chair - Sonali Rai, Broadcast Relationships and Audio Descriptio...

The first full session audio we're bringing you is a doozy; Accessible gaming. You'll learn approximately 15x as much about how to create and test for accessible games on the console and in the browser by the end of today's episode so strap yourself in. You'll hear from: Introduction - Dafydd Henke-Reed, Accessibility and Usability Consultant, AbilityNet Game accessibility update - Ian Hamilton, G...

We're back and bringing you some more juicy audio from TechShare Pro. Coming up soon in the feed will be full recordings from a range of different sessions, but for now let's get some more useful insights from a selection of event sponsors and speakers. Featured in today's episode; Christopher Patnoe of Google, Hector Minto of Microsoft, Emanuela Gorma of Barclays, Haben Girma and Paul Walsh of Le...

A whopper of an interview today guys. In the next half hour, two accessibility experts from Google get grilled on all things accessibility. This is the last feature to drop into the feed for now, but we hope to be back soon with all those sweet, sweet sessions from the event. Watch this space. Download a text transcription of this episode from the AbilityNet website .

Can triple-A console titles ever be fully inclusive. Mark Friend from Sony gives us the low-down in today's full-length interview. Download a text transcript of this episode via the AbilityNet website .

Today we bring you the full interview with David Williams, Divisional Director of Sony Home Entertainment and Sound, in which we discuss all things accessibility on their range of Android TVs. Download a text transcript of this episode via the AbilityNet website .

Our full-length interview offering today is with two great guys from Amazon, discussing all things accessibility but mostly streaming video-related. Download a text transcript of this episode via the AbilityNet website .

Today's full-length interview to kick off the run is with Lenovo's Chief Digital Officer, Paul Walsh, and their recently recruited accessibility consultant and all-round superstar, Haben Girma.  Download a text transcript of this episode via the AbilityNet website .

In this second of our post-event procasts, Steven and Robin bring you the rest of the best from TechShare Pro 2019. Amongst the audio-goodness is the amazing Haben Girma on disability identity, Abhi Moturi and Paul Duncan of Amazon on prioritising a (perhaps surprising) video audience, David Williams and Mark Friend from Sony on engaging with disabled users and much more from Christopher Patnoe of...

Today's full-length interview is a corker. Malin Rygg and Stuart Seaborn discuss the legal landscape and business case for digital inclusion in Europe and the US. 30 minutes of magic. Download a text transcript of the full Malin and Stuart interview via the AbilityNet website .

Covering all aspects of both the legal and business cases, today we bring you the full interview with RNIB Chair Eleanor Southwood who was fresh from chairing the Carrots and Sticks expert panel session. Download a text transcript of Eleanor's interview via the AbilityNet website .

Today we have a really good, long interview with all-round accessibility superstar, Sarah Herrlinger of Apple in which we cover a broad range of topics - every one a corker. Download a text transcript of Sarah's interview via the AbilityNet website .

A truly brilliant interview to kick off the series of full-length chats we've got coming up in the feed, today Caroline Casey, founder of the Valuable 500, talks to Steven Scott about her life, her fear of tech and her mission to change the world. Download a text transcript of the full Caroline Casey interview via the AbilityNet website .

In this first of our post-event procasts, Steven and Robin bring you the best of the best from TechShare Pro 2019. Amongst the audio goodness is Caroline Casey of the Valuable 500, Jenny Lay-Flurrie of Microsoft, Sarah Herrlinger of Apple and lots of carrots and lots and lots of sticks. Please tell your friends and make sure you stay subscribed as a large number of full-length interviews will drop...