Accessibility Community
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Harnessing Emerging Virtual and Augmented Realities to Improve Accessibility by Kaheawai Kaonohi
Kaheawai Kaonohi, a User Experience and Interface Designer at Red Door Interactive, has a passion for creating meaningful digital experiences. Kaheawai leverages self-taught skills and formal education to deliver transformative design solutions across diverse domains, showcasing expertise in design systems, user interfaces, and accessibility. Kaheawai Kaonohi Product Designer | 6+ years of experience in tech…
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The Power of A11y and Inclusive Design on Marginalized Communities and Education by Lana Arcinas
Lana Arcinas is a recent grad from UC San Diego in Interdisciplinary Computing. As the driving force behind UX design and marketing at The Hub Basic Needs Center, Lana is passionate about crafting innovative solutions for open-access education and inclusive design in underserved communities. At UC San Diego Library, she co-led and mentored a dynamic…
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Hard to Reach Audiences by Kris Angell
Kris Angell, a senior user experience researcher with Amazon, will share how she finds hard to reach audiences for new product development. While at Hopscotch Labs, Kris worked with the City and Airport on key projects that they had to get right—potholes and wayfinding—and with SC Johnson-Ziplock on new kitchen products. Her work has led…
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Accessibility Research at ServiceNow by Jaime Young
Jaime Young is a seasoned researcher with over 10 years of expertise in researching and designing for the human experience.
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Intersectional Benefits of Accessibility and Inclusive Design by Patricia Posey
Posey (she/her) is an innovative product leader with a passion for building inclusive communities in the tech industry.
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Elevating Disability – Engaging with allies to get A11Y the attention it deserves by David Martin
David Martin officially works in cybersecurity and privacy, but his passion is DEIA. He currently manages the Technical Compliance and Audit team for Intuit’s small business unit where he owns the Security, Privacy and now A11Y controls for their SaaS offerings. He is also a member of the product A11Y team, and heads up the San…
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Disability Bias in Artificial Intelligence by Chris Land
Disability Bias in Artificial Intelligence Christopher Land in an accessibility program manager with Oracle with background in design and coding. He is obsessed with AI, technology and the range of potential utopian / dystopian futures ahead of us. Christopher Land Accessibility + Development + Design
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