Welcome to our new series, Disability Inclusion Insights! Join Lizi Green and Adam Tweed, AbilityNet’s expert Digital Inclusion Consultants, in this series to interview leaders in workplace disability inclusion from across industries and around the world. 

To kick off this new series, Maria Grazia Zedda, Senior Equality Diversity Inclusion Manager at High Speed Two (HS2), joins Lizi and Adan to share her story and top tips for building inclusion within an organisation.

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Cam Beaudoin hosts an insightful fireside chat with Euan MacDonald MBE, Co-founder of Euan’s Guide, and Maayan Ziv, CEO of AccessNow, to discuss user-generated accessibility information. 

Cam, Euan, and Maayan discuss:  

The origins of Euan’s Guide and Access Now 

MapMissions  

How they gather and use user-generated information

Whether venues, restaurants, and other locations are becoming more accessible 

What lies next for Euan’s Guide and Access Now 

Discover accessible places on www.accessnow.com and www.euansguide.com  

Robin shares the 7 principles of universal design in his useful blog article: https://abilitynet.org.uk/news-blogs/7-principles-universal-design  

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Liz Heaney, Senior Solutions Consultant - Program Management at Google, joins Mark Walker to discuss her advice and tips for accessible procurement. 

Liz and Mark discuss: 

Processes for accessible procurement at Google 

How connecting and approaching your procurement team is key to advancing accessibility 

The key questions to ask suppliers and vendors in regard to accessibility 

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Mike Buckley, CEO of Be My Eyes, joins us this week to provide the latest on Be My Eyes and its Virtual Volunteer tool. 

Mike and Robin discuss: 

• The story behind the Be My Eyes app and how it works

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2 Weeks since Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), co-founder Joe Devon joins Robin Christopherson to discuss: 

• This year’s GAAD events and whether we’re moving towards a more digital accessible world

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To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we are excited to share the jam-packed opening session from TechShare Pro 2022 - featuring HSBC, Channel 4, Google, and the Valuable 500! 

In the latest podcast episode, accessibility leaders and CEOs share their advice and experience of embedding inclusion and accessibility into their organisations. We also catch up with Caroline Casey from the Valuable 500, who shares the latest stats on disability inclusion from the 500. 

What do organisations of all shapes and sizes think about digital accessibility? In September 2022 AbilityNet surveyed more than 400 professionals worldwide about attitudes to digital accessibility in their organisation. You can download the full report on our website: www.abilitynet.org.uk/attitudes2022  

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Digit Music fuses its musical know-how with gaming design to create an environment where anybody can make music.  

Si Tew, founder of Digit Music, joins Mark Walker to discuss:  

• The innovative Cmpsr (previously known as Control One)

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Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, Cosmic is a social enterprise working to close the digital divide by providing key support, skills, and motivation to people of all ages and abilities.  

10 years since winning a Tech4Good Award, Julie Hawker, Co-CEO at Cosmic, joins Mark Walker to discuss:  

• The work Cosmic does to help improve digital inclusion

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With 1.1 billion people living with avoidable or preventable vision impairment, Peek Vision's app is operating to provide portable eye examination kits for comprehensive eye examinations in even the remotest of settings. 

Jeanette McKenna, Head of Sustainability, Marketing and Development at Peek Vision, joins Mark Walker to discuss:  

• The story behind Peek Vision and how its technology continues to develop 

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The AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards are back, and this week's episode features what3words, the winner of the BT Ingenious Award in 2015. 

Giles Rhys Jones, Chief Marketing Officer at what3words, joins Mark Walker to discuss:  

• The story behind what3words  

Learn more about how to use what3words: https://what3words.com/ways-to-use 

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