EPISODE · Jun 9, 2025 · 1H
Matt Ater - Senior Vice President, Vispero
from Accessibility and Gen AI Podcast · host Matt Ater, Eamon McErlean, Joe Devon
OUTLINE:00:00 Opening Teaser00:57 Introduction02:07 Matt's Journey into Accessibility03:45 About Vispero06:01 Importance of Working With People With Disabilities08:06 About The Lighthouse For The Blind11:44 Induction Into The Kiosk Hall of Fame17:15 Impact of Gen AI on Accessibility26:08 Visit to CES Tech Week at Capitol Hill27:17 About JAWS Picture Smart AI30:35 Balancing Priorities In Leadership32:36 Things Sighted People Say To Blind People38:10 Advice To Newcomers In Accessibility43:43 Future of Vispero and AI48:57 Percentage of Websites That Are Accessible55:35 Wrap Up--EPISODE LINKS:Visperohttps://vispero.comThe Lighthouse for the Blindhttps://lhblind.orgKiosk Hall of Famehttps://kioskindustry.org/kiosk-hall-fame/CES Tech Week at Capitol Hillhttps://www.cta.tech/press-releases/ces-on-the-hill-brings-tech-s-biggest-innovators-to-washingtonJAWS Picture Smart AIhttps://support.freedomscientific.com/About/News/Article/227Video: Vispero - Empowering Independencehttps://youtu.be/XdgVMsB_HNkWeb AIM - Web Accessibility in Mindhttps://webaim.orgArcTouchhttps://arctouch.comMatt Ater on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ater-b7b96a8/
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Hosts Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon interview Matt Ater, Senior Vice President of Vispero. The conversation covers Matt's journey into the field of assistive technology, his work with Vispero, and the importance of user experience in developing accessibility tools. Matt also shares the transformative potential of AI in accessibility and the crucial need to involve users with disabilities in the development process to build accessible technologies across various platforms and devices, emphasizing that accessibility should be treated as a fundamental aspect of development, not an afterthought.
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