Accessibility: How technology is leading the way
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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. Note: We have full transcripts available for all episodes of Technology Now, and our sister podcast Technology Untangled. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA 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-workEquivalent US stats: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/disabl.pdfBusiness 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
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