Accessibility: How technology is leading the way

December 3rd marked International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In this episode, we’re taking a look at how advancements in technology are shaping people with accessibility needs’ experiences at work.

We’ll be looking at how accessibility issues are being approached in the workplace, and also addressing the issue of inclusivity within the tech industry, and how it can be changed for the better. This week’s guest is Rob Koch, a data engineer and principal at Slalom Build, and head of the group Deaf In The Cloud Dot Com.

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About the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robkoch/

Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
British employment statistics on persons with disabilities: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-hits-goal-to-see-a-million-more-disabled-people-in-work
Equivalent US stats: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/disabl.pdf
Business Disability Forum survey: https://businessdisabilityforum.org.uk/gbwas-what-did-people-tell-us/ 
British computer society report: https://www.bcs.org/media/7377/insights-report-2021.pdf 
The mysterious nature of the moon: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06589-1