Episodi

  • Eugene Woo - CEO of Venngage
    Dec 22 2025

    OUTLINE:
    00:00 Opening Teaser
    00:53 Introduction
    01:24 Eugene's Background That Led To His Current Role
    03:18 What Inspired The Idea for Venngage
    06:23 Lessons Learned Being An Entrepreneur of Start-Ups
    10:40 How Do You Maintain The Start-Up Culture As A Company Expands
    15:04 Venngage's Decision To Focus On Accessibility
    19:39 How Venngage Incorporated Accessibility Into Their Product
    21:52 Favorite AI Models and Platforms
    25:11 Demonstration of Creating An Infographic About Accessibility
    36:33 What Are The Testing Processes For Accessibility?
    40:08 The Future of Venngage
    42:36 Are You Using AI To Build Venngage?
    44:03 Have Your Customers' Expectations Changed Since The Use of AI?
    46:50 Will AI Democratize Access To Technology or Make It Worse?
    48:49 Will AI-based Tools Automatically Make Documents Accessible?
    52:33 Wrap Up

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    EPISODE LINKS:

    Venngage
    https://venngage.com

    Startup Weekend
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startup_Weekend_(organization)

    ServiceNow Accessibility Statement
    https://www.servicenow.com/accessibility-statement.html

    Eugene Woo
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/yjwoo/

    Venngage on LinkedIn
    https://www.linkedin.com/company/venngage/

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    53 min
  • Molly Lazarus - Director of Remarkable / Arman Nobari & Anthony Gibson - Co-Founders of Good Trouble
    Nov 12 2025

    OUTLINE:
    00:00 Opening Teaser
    01:29 Introduction
    02:08 How Accessibility Became Part of Molly's Career Path
    09:33 Lessons Learned From Working In Start-Ups
    13:03 Some of the Companies in Remarkable's Accelerator Cohort
    17:21 How Companies Are Chosen by Remarkable
    19:27 Remarkable's Funding As A Non-Profit Organization
    21:34 How Does Molly Use AI In Her Daily Life
    25:20 How Will AI Play A Role In Accessibility
    30:20 Startups In Remarkable's Accelerator Cohort This Year
    34:54 Introduction To Good Trouble
    38:21 How Good Trouble's Co-Founders Teamed Up
    40:03 How Accessibility Hardware Benefits A Person With A Disability
    41:53 Introduction To AbleToPlay
    46:28 How AbleToPlay Has Benefited A Family With Special Needs
    48:10 About Vault Labs
    53:32 Wrap Up

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    EPISODE LINKS:

    Remarkable
    https://www.remarkable.org

    How I AI Podcast
    https://www.youtube.com/@howiaipodcast

    ServiceNow Releases Voice Agents as part of the AI Experience
    https://www.servicenow.com/community/servicenow-ai-platform-blog/servicenow-releases-voice-agents-as-part-of-the-ai-experience/ba-p/3419367

    Remarkable 2025 Accelerator US Cohort
    https://www.remarkable.org/blog-posts/remarkable-2025-accelerator-us-cohort

    Google's Project Relate
    https://sites.research.google/relate/

    The Ask Grandma Project
    https://www.askgrandma.co

    Blueberry Technology
    https://www.blueberry.technology

    Glidance
    https://glidance.io

    WheelPad
    https://www.wheelpad.com

    Good Trouble
    https://www.goodtrouble.games

    AbleToPlay
    https://abletoplay.com/pilot

    Microsoft Super Bowl Commercial
    https://youtu.be/vQYzsiVscNg

    Vault Labs
    https://vaultlabs.co

    Molly Lazarus
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollymlevitt/

    Arman Nobari
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/armannobari/
    https://armannobari.com

    Anthony Gibson
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/agibson/

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    55 min
  • Victor Tsaran - Google Design Platform Accessibility Lead
    Jul 28 2025
    OUTLINE:00:00 Opening Teaser00:43 Introduction01:27 How Using A Screen Reader Is Like Looking Through A Straw03:38 What Are Earcons?04:31 Growing Up Blind In Ukraine & Moving To The US08:53 Victor On Being A Musician10:11 Why Did You Start Working With Computers?11:57 Launching A Computer Center For The Blind14:11 Victor's Advice On Public Speaking16:12 Communicating The Importance of Accessibility To People Without A Disability19:09 Role As Google Design Platform Accessibility Lead21:56 Recommended Courses For Learning About AI24:27 What Role Does AI Play In Alt Text For Images?26:31 Future of AI's Role In Accessibility28:25 What AI Tools Do You Use For Coding?32:34 Concerns About AI and Accessibility34:36 The Trolley Problem - Ethical Dilemmas In AI / Waymo40:19 Victor's Book Suggestions41:53 Things Sighted People Say To Blind People45:31 Making Art and Music Accessible47:27 Wrap Up--EPISODE LINKS:Victor Tsaran: An Introduction to Screen Readershttps://youtu.be/izrC4R7SsH4How Blind Users Experience Youtube | Victor Tsaran | Talks at Googlehttps://youtu.be/ewCSjiZ7CdoEarcon Demonstrationhttps://youtu.be/sv_swxXGc5sTEDxSiliconValley - Victor Tsaran - 12/12/09https://youtu.be/BsJB73c38ywBraille Writing Devices: Slate and Stylushttps://youtu.be/50XCmWMiM-4CompuServehttps://www.reddit.com/r/vintageads/comments/yaa0ik/compuserve_internet_access_in_1980_only_500_an/Material Designhttps://m3.material.iohttps://m3.material.io/foundations/overviewService Now - Horizonhttps://horizon.servicenow.comhttps://horizon.servicenow.com/guidelines/accessibilityVictor Tsaran's Musichttps://open.spotify.com/artist/605ZF2JPei9KqgbXBqYA16https://music.apple.com/us/artist/victor-tsaran/344507896https://www.youtube.com/@VictorTsaran/releasesVanderbilt Universityhttps://www.vanderbilt.eduhttps://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/bio/?pid=jules-whiteAndrew Ng's AI For Everyonehttps://www.coursera.org/learn/ai-for-everyoneDeepLearning.AIhttps://www.deeplearning.aiGemini Canvashttps://gemini.google/overview/canvas/CodeMirrorhttps://codemirror.netVisual Studio Codehttps://code.visualstudio.comGNU Emacshttps://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/Cursorhttps://cursor.comWindsurfhttps://windsurf.comWaymohttps://waymo.comMoral Machinehttps://www.moralmachine.netTechnofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakishttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/451795/technofeudalism-by-varoufakis-yanis/9781529926095https://www.wired.com/story/yanis-varoufakis-technofeudalism-interview/Emma Donoghue - Authorhttps://www.emmadonoghue.comEp 9 - Matt Ater - Senior Vice President, Visperohttps://youtu.be/n6NGlE3qM3EEp 2 - Jennison Asuncion - Head of Accessibility at LinkedIn, Co-Founder of GAADhttps://youtu.be/X4QsrxskWHUJames Teh at NV Accesshttps://www.nvaccess.org/about-nv-access/OSARA: Open Source Accessibility for the REAPER Applicationhttps://osara.reaperaccessibility.comVictor Tsaran's Linkshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/victortsaranhttps://www.youtube.com/@VictorTsaranhttps://x.com/vick08
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    48 min
  • Josh Miller - Co-CEO & Co-founder, 3Play Media
    Jul 7 2025

    OUTLINE:
    00:00 Opening Teaser
    00:44 Introduction
    01:24 What's More Challenging... Coaching Your Employees or Your Son's Little League Team?
    03:05 How Was 3Play Media Founded?
    09:35 How Pedals Are Used For Captioning/Transcription
    10:37 Tracking Metrics of Time, Quality, and Accuracy
    13:46 What's The Difference Between Captions vs Subtitles?
    18:48 Impact of Accessibility and AI
    25:03 Importance of Human Involvement with AI
    27:13 Current State of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)
    32:27 Use of AI Tools Internally At 3Play Media
    34:09 How 3Play Media Maintains Its Culture As The Company Expands
    36:30 The Different Roles of Each Co-CEO (Josh Miller, Chris Antunes)
    39:53 European Accessibility Act and How 3Play Media is Addressing It
    44:12 How Gen AI Will Affect Globalization of Accessibility
    47:59 How 3Play Media Has Been Recognized for Their Work in Accessibility (Audio Description)
    51:44 The Benefits of Audio Description
    52:54 Wrap Up

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    EPISODE LINKS:

    3Play Media
    https://www.3playmedia.com

    Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Report
    https://www.3playmedia.com/blog/annual-state-of-asr-study/

    European Accessibility Act
    https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/disability/union-equality-strategy-rights-persons-disabilities-2021-2030/european-accessibility-act_en

    3Play Media's ACCESS 2025 Event
    https://go.3playmedia.com/en/access/2025-save-the-date

    3Play Media's Linktree
    https://linktr.ee/3playmedia

    Josh Miller on LinkedIn
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgmiller3/

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    54 min
  • Matt Ater - Senior Vice President, Vispero
    Jun 9 2025

    OUTLINE:
    00:00 Opening Teaser
    00:57 Introduction
    02:07 Matt's Journey into Accessibility
    03:45 About Vispero
    06:01 Importance of Working With People With Disabilities
    08:06 About The Lighthouse For The Blind
    11:44 Induction Into The Kiosk Hall of Fame
    17:15 Impact of Gen AI on Accessibility
    26:08 Visit to CES Tech Week at Capitol Hill
    27:17 About JAWS Picture Smart AI
    30:35 Balancing Priorities In Leadership
    32:36 Things Sighted People Say To Blind People
    38:10 Advice To Newcomers In Accessibility
    43:43 Future of Vispero and AI
    48:57 Percentage of Websites That Are Accessible
    55:35 Wrap Up

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    EPISODE LINKS:

    Vispero
    https://vispero.com

    The Lighthouse for the Blind
    https://lhblind.org

    Kiosk Hall of Fame
    https://kioskindustry.org/kiosk-hall-fame/

    CES Tech Week at Capitol Hill
    https://www.cta.tech/press-releases/ces-on-the-hill-brings-tech-s-biggest-innovators-to-washington

    JAWS Picture Smart AI
    https://support.freedomscientific.com/About/News/Article/227

    Video: Vispero - Empowering Independence
    https://youtu.be/XdgVMsB_HNk

    Web AIM - Web Accessibility in Mind
    https://webaim.org

    ArcTouch
    https://arctouch.com

    Matt Ater on LinkedIn
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ater-b7b96a8/

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  • Dylan Barrell - Chief Technology Officer, Deque Systems
    Apr 7 2025

    OUTLINE:
    00:00 Opening Teaser
    01:04 Introduction
    04:46 Dylan's Journey into Accessibility
    09:38 About Deque Systems / Automating Accessibility
    12:04 Axe-con Keynote and Controversy Around Automation
    24:22 Understanding the Criticism
    25:48 How AI May Affect Developers & Other Positions
    32:17 Maintaining A Culture As A Company Grows
    41:36 Experience of Writing A Book
    49:35 Future of Deque and Gen AI
    55:17 Wrap Up

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    EPISODE LINKS:

    Deque Systems
    https://www.deque.com

    Axe-con
    https://www.deque.com/axe-con

    Agile Accessibility Handbook: A Practical Guide to Accessible Software Development At Scale
    https://amplifypublishinggroup.com/product/nonfiction/industries/technology/agile-accessibility-handbook-a-practical-guide-to-accessible-software-development-at-scale/

    Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change
    By Kent Beck, Cynthia Andres

    The Ride of a Lifetime - By Robert Iger
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/556683/the-ride-of-a-lifetime-by-robert-iger/

    Winners Dream: A Journey from Corner Store to Corner Office
    By Bill McDermott with Joanne Gordon
    https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Winners-Dream/Bill-McDermott/9781476761084

    Manus
    https://manus.im

    Dylan Barrell on LinkedIn
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanbarrell/

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    58 min
  • Ted Drake - Global Accessibility and Inclusive Design Leader, Intuit
    Mar 10 2025

    OUTLINE:
    00:00 Opening Teaser
    00:36 Introduction
    01:35 Working with Victor Tsaran on Accessibility
    05:38 Getting Involved with Accessibility
    10:47 Soliciting and Maintaining Leadership's Support For Accessibility
    13:39 DeafBlind Potter
    15:17 European Accessibility Act
    18:44 Scaling Accessibility at Intuit
    23:00 Incorporating AI at Intuit?
    29:39 Personal AI
    33:57 Open Source vs Closed Source
    36:36 Will AI Replace Testing?
    41:15 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference
    44:55 Detecting Autism Through Web Browsing
    47:12 Raising The Floor
    48:46 Advice For Newcomers of Accessibility
    52:48 Wrap Up

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    EPISODE LINKS:

    Intuit
    https://www.intuit.com/accessibility

    DeafBlind Potter
    https://www.deafblindpotter.com

    See Me Cane
    https://www.seemecane.com

    European Accessibility Act
    https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/disability/union-equality-strategy-rights-persons-disabilities-2021-2030/european-accessibility-act_en

    Personal AI
    https://www.personal.ai

    CSUN Assistive Technology Conference
    https://w2.csun.edu/cod/conference

    Axe-con Digital Accessibility Conference
    https://www.deque.com/axe-con

    Inclusive Design 24
    https://inclusivedesign24.org/2024

    Raising The Floor
    https://raisingthefloor.org

    Ted Drake's Website
    https://www.last-child.com

    Ted Drake on LinkedIn
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/draket

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    55 min
  • Simon Willison - Creator, Datasette
    Feb 24 2025

    OUTLINE:
    00:00 Opening Teaser
    00:36 Introduction
    01:35 Working On Django
    04:35 Future of Generative AI & Accessibility
    07:23 Latest Tools & Models (Google Gemini Flash 2.0, Open AI, Video Streaming APIs, Amazon Nova)
    11:39 Frontrunners of AI?
    14:48 Daily Tools
    19:14 LLM Command Line Tool
    22:10 Using LLM For Alt Text For Images
    24:58 Making LLM More Accessible
    32:36 Will AI Replace Jobs?
    39:50 The Dangers of AI
    43:13 Launching Django
    46:52 Datasette Open Source Tool
    51:29 Developers Working With The Accessibility Community
    57:34 Using NotebookLM To Prepare For This Podcast
    1:00:43 Wrap Up

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    EPISODE LINKS:

    Datasette
    https://datasette.io

    The Book on Accessibility by Charlie Triplett
    https://www.thebookonaccessibility.com

    Accessibility Acceptance Criteria
    https://www.magentaa11y.com

    NotebookLM
    https://notebooklm.google

    Simon Willison's Blog
    https://simonwillison.net

    Simon Willison's Social Media
    https://x.com/simonw
    https://bsky.app/profile/simonwillison.net

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