Hosts Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon interview Victor Tsaran, Google Design Platform Accessibility Lead about his early experiences growing up blind in Ukraine and his first interactions with computers in the US. He emphasizes the critical role of foundational accessibility in AI and design systems, advocating for user-driven interfaces and warning against a potential digital divide if accessibility is not prioritized. Victor also shares insights on effective public speaking and the importance of role-modeling to foster empathy for accessibility, highlighting the transformative power of technology in empowering individuals with disabilities.

Hosts Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon interview Josh Miller, Co-CEO & Co-founder of 3Play Media about digital media accessibility and the use of AI to enhance captioning, subtitling, and audio description. They discuss how AI helps to improve efficiency and accuracy in transcription and translation, while also emphasizing the continued necessity of human involvement for quality and nuanced content.

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.

Hosts Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon interview Dylan Barrell, Chief Technology Officer of Deque Systems. The conversation explores his background, Deque's history and mission to automate accessibility, and the controversial keynote at Axe-con regarding the potential of AI to fully automate accessibility in the future. Barrell addresses concerns about job displacement within the accessibility field due to AI advancements, emphasizing the broader impact of AI across industries. He also shares insights on building a strong company culture and his experience writing a book on accessibility.

Hosts Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon interview Ted Drake, Global Accessibility and Inclusive Design Leader of Intuit.

Hosts Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon interview Simon Willison, the creator of Datasette, an open source tool for exploring and publishing data.

Hosts Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon interview Ed Summers, Head of Accessibility at GitHub. They discuss how Ed began working in accessibility, some of the latest developments at GitHub, how sonification is used in accessibility, and more.

Hosts Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon interview Edward Aguilar, CEO & Co-Founder of Echo Labs. They discuss Edward's personal connection that led to the launch of Echo Labs, integrating AI into accessibility, customizing audio description, and more.

Hosts Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon interview Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft. They discuss Jenny's role as CAO at Microsoft, her appreciation for music and how she enjoys it as someone who is deaf, the future of accessibility and artificial intelligence, and more.

Hosts Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon interview Jennison Asuncion, Head of Accessibility at LinkedIn and Co-Founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day & GAAD Foundation. They discuss how Global Accessibility Awareness Day began, how to successfully educate people about the importance of accessibility, and the use of generative AI for accessibility.

Hosts Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon interview Mike Buckley, Chairman and CEO of Be My Eyes. Be My Eyes is a mobile app that assists people who are blind and visually impaired with identifying objects. They discuss how Be My Eyes was originally launched, the introduction of Be My AI and their partnership with OpenAI, and the importance of accessibility.