The Digital Accessibility Podcast

The Digital Accessibility Podcast – Ted Drake In this episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast, Joe is joined by Ted Drake, Global Head of Accessibility and Inclusive Design at Intuit, where he leads accessibility strategy across products used by millions of people worldwide. Ted shares his journey into accessibility, from building websites in the early 2000s with no formal coding background t...

The Digital Accessibility Podcast – Becks Brindley In this episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast , Joe is joined by Becks Brindley, Digital Accessibility Lead at NatWest, who leads accessibility strategy across one of the UK’s largest banking organisations. This episode introduces a slightly different format, with Becks also turning the tables to ask Joe questions! Creating a more open, two...

The Digital Accessibility Podcast – Jane Abbott (Episode 26) In this episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast , Joe welcomes back Jane Abbott , Managing Director of PCR Digital and Founder of Welldone Consulting , a new consultancy dedicated to Mobile App Accessibility . Jane returns to the podcast to discuss why mobile accessibility now demands its own specialist focus , and how years spent r...

The Digital Accessibility Podcast – Matt Roberts In this episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast , Joe is joined by Matt Roberts , a designer, design leader, and accessibility advocate whose lived experience has profoundly shaped his approach to inclusive design. As a colourblind designer , Matt brings a personal and practical perspective to accessibility, challenging the idea that inclusion...

In this episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast , Joe is joined by Tanya Van Workum and Jan Jaap De Groot of ABRA , a mobile accessibility consultancy based in the Netherlands. With deep experience across iOS and Android accessibility, Tanya and Jan Jaap share how their backgrounds in design, development, and lived experience have shaped ABRA’s mission to make mobile apps genuinely usable for...

The Digital Accessibility Podcast – David Sloan In this episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast, Joe is joined by David Sloan, Chief Accessibility Officer at TPGi/Vispero, and one of the most respected voices in inclusive design and digital accessibility research. With decades of experience across academia, consultancy, and industry, David shares his perspective on the evolution of accessibil...

The Digital Accessibility Podcast – Chris Holloway In this episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast, Joe is joined by Chris Holloway, newly appointed Head of Accessibility at Recite:Me, a technology leader renowned for its digital inclusion tools. Chris brings deep experience from his years at PwC and across the broader digital accessibility sector. He shares insights on building high-performi...

The Digital Accessibility Podcast – Amy Low In this episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast , Joe James is joined by Amy Low , CEO of AbilityNet, a UK charity that has been transforming lives through technology for over 25 years. Amy shares her unexpected journey into accessibility, moving from a career in commercial property and global operational leadership into the charity sector, where sh...

The Digital Accessibility Podcast – Ben Ogilvie In this episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast , Joe James is joined by Ben Ogilvie, Head of Accessibility at ArcTouch. With a background in software engineering and a career spanning both in-house and agency roles, Ben shares his thoughtful, systems-driven approach to scaling accessibility in complex digital environments. Now leading accessibi...

The Digital Accessibility Podcast – Henny Swan In this episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast, Joe James is joined by Henny Swan, internationally recognised accessibility expert and Co-Founder of TetraLogical . Henny brings decades of experience from organisations like the BBC, Opera Software, and W3C, and shares powerful insights on how inclusive design principles and accessible product thi...

🎙️ GAAD 2025 Special: 10 Accessibility Leaders, 1 Powerful Conversation To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2025, host Joe James brings together an incredible panel of accessibility leaders from previous episodes of The Digital Accessibility Podcast for an unmissable group conversation. Guests from eBay, Skyscanner, Tetralogical, Nomensa, Testlio, Stepstone Group, CurbCutOS, and more s...

🎙️ The Digital Accessibility Podcast – Zoe Portlock In this episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast, we sit down with Zoe Portlock , Accessibility Lead at Hargreaves Lansdown , who brings a powerful mix of user-centered design expertise, lived experience, and strategic leadership to digital accessibility in the financial services sector. From her role embedding accessibility into HL’s design...

🎙️ The Digital Accessibility Podcast – Heydon Pickering In this episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast , we sit down with Heydon Pickering , an influential accessibility advocate, author, and inclusive design expert. From his groundbreaking book Inclusive Components to consulting with industry giants like the BBC, Shopify, The Wellcome Trust, and Springer Nature, Heydon has been shaping the...

In this episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast , we sit down with Jonathan Hassell , CEO and Founder of Hassell Inclusion . With a career spanning the BBC, ISO standards, and digital accessibility consultancy , Jonathan shares valuable insights on how businesses can successfully integrate accessibility into their strategies, products, and cultures . We explore: ✅ Jonathan’s journey in acces...

Join us in this episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast as we sit down with Mark Lapole , Director of Accessibility at eBay . With over 15 years at eBay and a career spanning roles at Google and Thomson Reuters, Mark shares his insights into fostering an accessibility-first culture within a global organization. We explore: Mark’s journey into accessibility , from early web development to shap...

Mimouna Mahdaoui is a Senior Manager for Product & Social Impact at The Stepstone Group. Join us as Mimouna (AKA: Mim) shares her journey into digital accessibility, the power of empathy over sympathy, and practical steps to build inclusion into products and culture. Discover insights on combating imposter syndrome, the curb cut effect, and managing burnout in accessibility. Resource Links: PC...

Jeremy Grandstaff is the VP of Business Development at CurbCutOS. In this episode, Jeremy chats with Joe about his own journey and lived experience within Accessibility, ensuring that workplaces are disability confident, understanding the impact to a companies bottom line A11y has, upcoming regulation changes and the disposable income that companies are missing out on. Resource Links: PCR Digital,...

Helen Burge is the Director of Accessibility at Testlio. In this episode, she chats with Joe about her journey within Accessibility, key assumptions we should try to avoid, utilising lived and learned experience, upcoming regulation changes and the avoidable fines and repurcussions associated with them. Resource Links: PCR Digital, Digital and Technology Recruitment: https://www.pcrdigital.com/ He...

Heather Hepburn is the Head of Accessibility at Skyscanner. Here she chats with Joe about her journey within Accessibility, how to get an Accessibility program started within a large company, upcoming challenges in the space and how we can start to bridge the skills gap here in the UK. Resource Links: PCR Digital, Digital and Technology Recruitment: https://www.pcrdigital.com/ Heather's Social Med...

Bev Newing who is the Head of Accessibility at The UK's Ministry of Justice chats with Joe about their journey within Accessibility, Burnout, Challenges for 2024 and hiring effective teams. Resource Links: Accessibility Scotland talk recording: https://vimeo.com/863697428 PCR Digital, Digital and Technology Recruitment: https://www.pcrdigital.com/ Bev's Social Media Links: LinkedIn: https://www.li...

Dani Devesa Derksen-Staats, former iOS Accessibility Engineer at Spotify, The Times, The BBC and SkyScanner Joins Joe to discuss all things Mobile and iOS Accessibility. We discuss his own experience within the field of Mobile and Digital Accessibility and general iOS Development, how all developers and engineers can make a small change to their thinking to make a huge impact, and discussing the m...

A new episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast featuring Grant Broome, Founder and Head of Accessibility at Dig Inclusion . We discuss; Grant's experience across his 20 years of experience within the Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Content space. Dig Inclusion and Grant's Hugr App which is helping to simplify and guide accessibility testing and reporting Working with specialist consultanci...

A new episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast featuring Shaun Conner, Head of Accessibility at Monzo Bank . We discuss Shaun's experience starting out as a web developer and moving into the Accessibility space. Realising that Digital Accessibility is not just one team or one persons' responsibility. The work that Shaun is currently doing to raise more awareness for Digital Accessibility...

A new episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast featuring Emily Rose Yates, Head of Accessibility at Mima . We discuss Emily's own lived experience as a wheelchair user and her own journey into the world of Accessibility. Emily has utilised her own day-to-day experience throughout her life to encourage positive change through the work she is currently doing to support the growth and innovation...

A new episode of The Digital Accessibility Podcast featuring Craig Abbott, former Head of Accessibility at DWP and Design Lead at Elastic. We discuss his own experience within the field of Accessibility. Experiencing burn-out and what he may have done differently, imposter syndrome when working with guidelines rather than regulations and provides general insight and advice when thinking about hiri...