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- Well, hello,
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this is digital accessibility, the people behind progress.
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I'm Joe Welnske
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and I'm the creator
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and host of this series,
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where we get chance to meet the amazing personalities,
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helping to make digital products
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and services available to everyone
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across a wide spectrum of abilities.
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The accessibility directorate Blink,
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which is an evidence driven research
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and design organization.
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It was founded
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and based in Seattle,
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but we now have offices in many cities.
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As the accessibility director,
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I get a chance to guide our clients
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into investing in inclusive design
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and accessibility.
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And I also help all of our practitioners understand
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how accessibility fits into their own roles.
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What we're doing here
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with this podcast is simply a relaxed chat,
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a conversation with accessibility professionals,
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from a lot of different areas,
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finding out how their life fan career path
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has brought them to the work that they do today.
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And hopefully you'll find it as inspiring
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as I have to hear their stories.
