David Sloan, Principal Accessibility Engineer, Research and Strategy Lead, TPGi
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Length of Session (in hours): 1-hr
Format: Lecture
Expertise Level: All Levels
Type of session: Not provided
Summary of Session
The University of Dundee's School of Computing has for a long time championed the integration of universal design into its teaching and research. This keynote will tell the story of how one person came to study computing as a student with no awareness of digital accessibility, and became a researcher, consultant and teacher specialising in universa
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Speaker Bio(s)
David Sloan
David Sloan is Research and Strategy Lead for TPGi. He’s spent over 20 years as an accessibility and inclusive design researcher, educator and consultant, helping people to create and provide great digital products and services that can be used by as many people as possible, regardless of disability. He joined TPGi in 2013, having previously worked at the University of Dundee’s School of Computing, one of the world’s largest academic research groups investigating disability, ageing, and inclusive technology design.