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- AXSChat Podcast with Andy Imparato, Eric Harris and Tho Vinh from Disability Rights California
Andy Imparato began work in February as the Executive Director of Disability Rights California (DRC) after a high impact career in Washington, DC in disability advocacy and policy. DRC is the federally funded legal services agency that serves Californians with all disabilities across the age spectrum. While in DC, Imparato served as the Disability Policy Director for Chairman Tom Harkin on the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and as President and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities, among other roles. Since joining DRC, Imparato has worked in coalition to protect vital programs and services for people with disabilities and older adults and to prevent discrimination on the basis of disability and age as the State develops crisis care guidelines for rationing ventilators and other limited resources in response to the pandemic. He grew up in Southern California and is a graduate of Stanford Law School. His perspective is informed by his lived experience with bipolar disorder.
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https://twitter.com/debraruh46 min - AXSChat Podcast with Tara Moss UNICEF - Australia’s National Ambassador for Child Survival
Tara Moss is a Canadian-Australian author of 13 books of fiction and non-fiction, a documentary maker, and an outspoken advocate for human rights and the rights of women, children and people with disabilities. She is an Edna Ryan Award winner and UNICEF Australia’s National Ambassador for Child Survival, and has visited hospitals, maternity wards, refuges and schools as well as Syrian refugee camps in her UNICEF role. In 2014 she was recognised for Outstanding Advocacy for her blog Manus Island: An insider’s report, which helped to break information to the public about the alleged murder of Reza Barati inside the Manus Island Immigration Detention Centre.
As a disabled woman and ambulatory wheelchair user diagnosed with CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) after a hip injury in 2016, Tara has used her public profile to help de-stigmatize disability, chronic illness and chronic pain. In 2020 she accepted the honorary role of Pain Champion with Pain Australia. In the media and through her page ‘Tara and Wolfie’ (named for one of her first mobility aids), she brings advocacy and visibility to issues of disability and chronic illness, and the need to normalize mobility aids.
Her latest book is the internationally best-selling novel The War Widow, featuring feminist 1940s PI Billie Walker and her disabled war vet assistant, Sam Baker.
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https://twitter.com/debraruh39 min - AXSChat Podcast with James Emmett — Disability Inclusion Expert.
The James Emmett brand is one of the most recognizable in the field of disability inclusion. James has worked on many of the most visible disability inclusion initiatives with companies like Walgreens, Best Buy, Office Depot/Max, PepsiCo, and Mercy Health. James is the Founder of James Emmett & Company (www.jamesemmettandcompany.com) that provides disability inclusion services to major companies. He helped plan & execute initiatives that have resulted in over 80,000 jobs for people with disabilities and numerous awards for innovation related to company-owned disability inclusion. James’ career vision is to forever change the business and disability communities by helping hundreds of companies create disability inclusion brands.
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https://twitter.com/debraruh33 min - AXSChat Podcast with Antonio Santos, Debra Ruh and Neil Milliken
On this episode of axschat, Antonio Santos, Debra Ruh and Neil Milliken do a short review of 2020 and changes occurred in relation to accessibility and future of work
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https://twitter.com/debraruh17 min - AXSChat Podcast with Abigail James from the Digital Accessibility team at Barclays
Diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of nine, Abi has used computers and technology to help her succeed throughout her education and in employment. Driven by her own experiences Abi has spent the past 2 decades working to make technology accessible and inclusive for everyone including leading R&D projects into assistive technology innovation and supporting organisations in the public, private and education sector to meet digital accessibility standards and embed inclusive design. She also collaborates with researchers and policymakers to identify best practices for developing assistive technology, improve accessibility standards and regulations.
Abigail James
Abi recently joined the accessibility the Digital Accessibility team at Barclays, responsible for ensuring that the bank’s digital services work for everyone, including disabled customers or colleagues.Barclays has been actively pursuing an accessibility programme for several years and has a public ambition to become the most accessible FTSE company, sharing what works with other businesses. They’re focused on leveraging inclusive technology that enables and empowers everyone to work, bank and reach their full potential. Barclays has seen that their investment in accessible services and support for disabled and older customers has helped hugely during the COVID crisis as customers increasingly do their banking digitally and staff work from home. Abi will be discussing some of the additional support Barclays has added in response to COVID, include proactively contacting potentially vulnerable customers and prioritising them in telephone banking queues or offering cash delivery services and volunteer shopping devices to help customers who are shielding at home pay carers. She will also be reflecting back on how this exceptional year has affected digital channels which has seen millions more customers using more features on their online banking website and mobile banking app and focussed the need for digital banking to be accessible for all.
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https://twitter.com/debraruh49 min - AXSChat Podcast with Bianca Prins - Global Head of Accessibility at ING Bank
"I’m Bianca Prins, Global Head of Accessibility at ING Bank. I’m working on disability inclusion and an accessible ING for all. Ever since 2010 I’ve been working as an activist for disability rights in The Netherlands. My role was political advice impacting new disability legislation. In 2015 the UN CRPD was signed by The Netherlands, that year I started my journey at ING. I started with the disability hiring program ‘Unknown Talent’ as Environment and Social Risk Advisor within Global Risk. My European activities in Brussels, in my advocacy role, showed me the opportunities for disability Inclusion. When I got the question to write a plan for accessibility I jumped on, and before I knew I was pitching for our CIO and found my new role within ING. My world of disability inclusion really opened when I visited my first M-Enabling Conference in Washington. The possibilities I had been reading about became reality, meeting other accessibility leads in global businesses. It was also the moment to realize we’ve got a long road ahead. Because the European market differs quite hugely from the US market when we talk about accessibility and disability inclusion. Ever since, I’ve been working on the masterplan to roll out one global accessibility strategy for ING customer and employees. Making sure we include the disability community in our business and employment, both from a market perspective as well as hiring the best avaible talents.
Key advice: Just start with projects as you go, as we did with the accessible card in 2017. After a small test with ING customers we got advice improving our card, and this led ING Netherlands to launch the first accessible ING debit Card in April 2020.
Key lesson: accessibility is not just HR; accessibility belongs all over the place!
My biggest question: the effect Corona brings to accelerate accessibility and disability inclusion, and risks when business do not include disability inclusion?"Send us Fan Mail
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https://twitter.com/debraruh36 min - AXSChat Podcast with Aya Abdullah Jibreal – Inclusion and Accessibility Consultant
Aya Abdullah Jibreal – Inclusion and Accessibility Consultant
An Inclusive Design and Accessibility Consultant/Trainer with 7 years of experience in inclusion and accessibility.
- Worked with many entities around Saudi Arabia, exploring successful accessibility adoption for different business environments.
- Saudi Arabia representative at G3ict/Smart Cities for All global initiatives.
- First CPACC certified in Saudi Arabia.
- Certified in Disability Case Management.
- IAAP Strategic Leader in Accessibility (SLiA) initiative committee member.
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https://twitter.com/debraruh31 min - AXSChat Podcast with Tony Ellis - Inventor
Tony Ellis: I am a semi-retired award winning professional Inventor and have licensed 65 products/inventions Worldwide some selling in multi-millions across the Globe like Cube World that I licensed to Mattel.
Tony Ellis
My work is currently in 2 care sectors, Assistive Technology and Assistive Care Robotics (“Tech for Good innovation”) devices for the elderly/disabled – I want to make a big difference in these areas and further use technology to enrich and improve the lives of people (that would benefit from the tech) around the World. I have always wanted to give something back to Society so decided to dedicate my skills to develop radically new (low cost) Assistive Technology. I have now developed 9 unique innovational AT devices. As an example of my AT work, my (low cost) MBT – Turning breath alone into speech/control devices/typing text (emails etc) and enabling gaming also Non-Verbal control of Alexa, Google Home etc.Send us Fan Mail
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https://twitter.com/debraruh43 min - AXSChat Podcast with Matt May - Adobe’s head of inclusive design
Matt May is Adobe’s head of inclusive design. His work includes integrating more equitable design practices across every aspect of the Adobe user experience, training and mentoring the Adobe Design team, and advocating principles of accessibility and inclusive design to the public at large. He lives in Seattle.
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https://twitter.com/debraruh46 min - AXSChat Podcast with Mei-Yee Man Oram from the Access and Inclusive Environments team in Arup
Mei leads the Access and Inclusive Environments team in Arup, specializing in accessibility and inclusion within the built environment. Mei assesses the compatibility of the design in relation to relevant design guidance, regulations and best practice. This includes looking at trends and changing demographics, to consider the impact of current design on future populations, accommodating good design with regard to the lifespan of the building and futureproofing for changes in need.
Mei-Yee Man OramMei has been involved in work both nationally and internationally, and has also been involved in the writing of standards and policies, actively shaping the world of accessibility. Mei is passionate about inclusion in design, and the implications that this has on health and wellbeing, sense of belonging, and opportunity. She is currently working with the International WELL Building Institute as an advisor on their Community feature, challenging the way that buildings are designed to optimize use for all regardless of personal circumstances or identity.
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About AXSChat Podcast
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Podcast by Antonio Santos, Debra Ruh, Neil Milliken: Connecting Accessibility, Disability, and Technology
Welcome to a vibrant community where we explore accessibility, disability,…
assistive technology, diversity, and the future of work. Hosted by Antonio Santos, Debra Ruh, and Neil Milliken, our open online community is committed to crafting an inclusive world for everyone.
Accessibility for All: Our Mission
Believing firmly that accessibility is not just a feature but a right, we leverage the transformative power of social media to foster connections, promote in-depth discussions, and spread vital knowledge about groundbreaking work in access and inclusion.
Weekly Engagements: Interviews, Twitter Chats, and More
Join us for compelling weekly interviews with innovative minds who are making strides in assistive technology. Participate in Twitter chats with contributors dedicated to forging a more inclusive world, enabling greater societal participation for individuals with disabilities.
Diverse Topics: Encouraging Participation and Voice
Our conversations span an array of subjects linked to accessibility, from technology innovations to diverse work environments. Your voice matters! Engage with us by tweeting using the hashtag #axschat and be part of the movement that champions accessibility and inclusivity for all.
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