Making Europe more accessible. IAAP comes to Dublin - Talking Technology episode 105

The International Association of Accessibility Professionals, in association with Vially, brought their EU conference to Dublin last week. David caught up with some of the speakers from the event to learn more.  Vision Ireland’s group CEO, Chris White, calls for stronger leadership and enforcement of the European Accessibility Act, and explains why Vision Ireland made a complaint to the Irish Aviation Authority.Susanna Laurin from the IAAP tells us about the organisation and its role, and gives her view on how the European Accessibility Act is working so far.Shadi Abou-Zahra, from Amazon, tells us what it’s like leading accessibility for one of the world’s largest companies. How do you ensure accessibility across a company with such a wide variety of products? Shadi tells us more. We discuss Narrator, paper travel passes, and rodents in this week’s Tech News. And we tell you about a new course now available on Vision Academy.All that and more on this week’s episode of Talking Technology.Join the conversation with a WhatsApp voice note now. The number you need is +353 86 199 0011.0:00 intro 3:01 WhatsApp Voice Notes 12:41 Chris White21:40 Susanna Laurin32:19 Shadi Abou-Zahra42:43 Talking Technology NewsSupport the show