AXSChat Podcast
1) When Safety Meets Access: Can AI Become A Civil Right?
If AI is rewriting the rules of work and the web, who makes sure accessibility isn’t left behind? We sit down with Rylin Rodgers, Director of Disability Policy at Microsoft, to chart where policy, pr...Show More
2) Turning Any Webcam Into An Accessibility Tool For Work And Games
What if a simple webcam could unlock your computer and games without touching a mouse? We sit down with SensePilot co-founder Mike Hazlewood to unpack how head tracking and facial gestures become fast...Show More
3) Inside Responsible Annotation: Neurodiversity, Quality, And Ethics In AI
Want AI that works the first time instead of the tenth? We sit down with Andreas Schachl, co-founder of Responsible Annotation Services, to unpack the quiet truth behind reliable models: ethical, high...Show More
4) Why Inclusion Works When Everyone Owns It
What does it take to make inclusion real for 420,000 people across 55 countries? We sit down with Karine Vasselin, Group Head of Inclusive Futures at Capgemini, to unpack a pragmatic playbook that tur...Show More
5) From Twitter To Salesforce: Building Accessible Products That Scale
What if accessibility wasn’t a checkpoint but a capability baked into every release? We sit down with Shlomit Shteyer, a technical program leader at Salesforce, to explore how large organizations make...Show More
6) Heather Hepburn: Leading the Charge for Accessibility at Skyscanner
A single UX critique and one candid email from a blind traveler set off a chain reaction inside Skyscanner: a grassroots movement, a formal program, and a culture that treats accessibility as core pro...Show More
7) How Competition And Collaboration Push Accessibility Tech Forward
AI can empower without overstepping, but only if we design with people, not for them. We sit down with Christopher Patnoe, Head of Disability Innovation for Google EMEA, to unpack what’s working insid...Show More
8) Why Accessible Geographic Data Matters For Everyone
Maps shouldn’t say “graphic, clickable, blank” when what we really need is orientation. We sit down with Brandon Biggs, CEO of XR Navigation, to unpack why traditional map interfaces exclude blind, lo...Show More
9) How Late ADHD And Autism Diagnoses Shape Women’s Companies And Lives
What if the label you avoided for decades is the one that finally makes your life make sense? We sit down with researcher and entrepreneur Regina Casteleijn-Osorno to unpack why so many women learn th...Show More
10) Teaching Critical Thinking In An AI-Driven World
What happens when AI accelerates faster than our ability to question it—and our workplaces grow more diverse just as support for inclusion wavers? We sat down with Professor of Practice Gisele Marcus ...Show More