Accessible design is good design, whether motivated initially by the needs of users with specific disabilities or broader goals of social and economic inclusion.  Neil Milliken talks to MEX founder and podcast host Marek Pawlowski about his work leading accessibility at Atos, one of the world’s largest digital services companies, and the AXSChat community he co-founded.  The conversation ranges from Neil’s early career to the academy he is building at Atos to teach accessible design skills.

On this edition

• Marek Pawlowski, co-host & founder of MEX (@marekpawlowski)
• Neil Milliken, Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion, Atos (@NeilMilliken)

“Engage with the accessibility community to advance your technology – you’ll get deep insights from motivated users.” — Neil Milliken, Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion, Atos, Episode 20, MEX Design Talk podcast

Links

• Amstrad ‘green screen’ computer
• Iansyst, where Neil had one of his first roles in ‘digital’
• Siri
• Nuance’s Dragon speech recognition software
• World Health Organisation estimate: 1 billion people affected by disability
• Atos ‘IUX’ – Inclusive User Experience – services and approach
• W3C Accessibility definition
• Gartner’s Hype Cycle
• EU Horizon 2020 funding programme
• AXSChat, co-founded by Neil Milliken, Debra Ruh and Antonio Santos
• Business Disability Forum
• Brad Frost: Death to Bullshit
• Ascent, the Atos academy training scheme

“Work undertaken to address a specific disability often improves experience design for a much wider group of users.” — Marek Pawlowski, founder, MEX, Episode 20, MEX Design Talk podcast

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Thanks

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