Disability Bandwidth

The pros and cons of Accessibility Offices within companies. Transferrable insights from gaming #a11y.  Mythbusting the perceived challenges of ensuring meaningful accessibility. Chatting with Hector Osborne Rodriguez, the front-end developing manager for Accenture, Nikki, and Sam explore his accessibility career path, and how being curious and vocal are keys to getting started in the field.References

Natalie has always wanted to save the world. With over twenty years of web accessibility experience, they realized early on that there was way more internet than there was accessibility. This has led Natalie from non-profit organizing to the government sector, to her current role as Senior Accessibility Lead at Spotify, all with the goal of improving access to information for everyone. 

In this episode of Disability Bandwidth, Nikki, Natalie, and Sam discuss discourse around advocacy, inclusion, and equity, Natalie’s career trajectory and passion for the web, and how to keep pushing digital accessibility forward. 

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Natalie Patrice Tucker on LinkedIn

@NataliePatriceT Twitter

Ean Price is the CEO of ICAN Resources, focused on solving challenges related to accessible travel, design, and technology. Due to his complex needs, he considers himself “pretty high maintenance” – but that means if he can physically explore the world, anyone can with the right resources. Ean joins Sam and Nikki on the podcast for wide-ranging discussions on work, exploration, and innovation.References

Tetra Society 

Episode 2 of Disability Bandwidth features guest Sheri Byrne-Haber,  a prominent global subject matter expert in the fields of disability and accessibility. Nikki, Sam, and Sheri discuss her career path, how to push for accessible tool procurement in your workplace, and reflections on parenting, STEM, and more.

Currently the Senior Staff Architect of Accessibility for VMware, Sheri is best known for launching digital accessibility programs at multiple Fortune 200 companies, including McDonald’s, Albertsons, as well as consulting on government and education accessibility Sheri’s award-winning Medium blog summarizes legal cases and issues facing people implementing accessibility programs, with over 300,000 readers since its launch. 

Americans with Disabilities Act.

Welcome to Disability Bandwidth! We’re excited to share all the insightful chats we were so fortunate to have this season with disability leaders. In the premiere episode, you’ll hear from us – Nikki and Sam – and find out a bit about who we are and what we’re looking forward to with the launch of this podcast series.

Disabled in Tech Panel

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Disability Bandwidth: a show where we talk with disability leaders each week about career, life, and technology.