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"Nothing about us, Without Us" - Sarah Herrlinger, Apple’s senior director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives. (IDPWD Bonusode)
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With over 20 years of experience at Apple, senior director of Global Accessibility Sarah Herrlinger joins us in studio for a conversation about how the disability community has advanced technology which has benefited everyone and if you're using an iPhone especially you!
Think 'Siri' The forerunner for text-to-speech software was developed by a Silicon Valley inventor in association with the National Federation of the Blind to help the blind with some of their tasks and even text messages were invented as a way for deaf people to communicate with one another without speaking.
In addition to the pursuit of inclusion Sarah spills the BEST advice to businesses when it comes to the monetary value of including customers with disabilities in their marketing and customer vision.
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Recorded, edited and produced by Angus' Podcast Company
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155 episodes
Manage episode 387372407 series 2634696
With over 20 years of experience at Apple, senior director of Global Accessibility Sarah Herrlinger joins us in studio for a conversation about how the disability community has advanced technology which has benefited everyone and if you're using an iPhone especially you!
Think 'Siri' The forerunner for text-to-speech software was developed by a Silicon Valley inventor in association with the National Federation of the Blind to help the blind with some of their tasks and even text messages were invented as a way for deaf people to communicate with one another without speaking.
In addition to the pursuit of inclusion Sarah spills the BEST advice to businesses when it comes to the monetary value of including customers with disabilities in their marketing and customer vision.
Watch this episode with captions in 4K here:
Join the 10,000+ legends on Instagram: @ListenABLE_ Podcast https://www.instagram.com/listenable_podcast/
Grab our first merch release at our website From Your Pocket https://fromyourpocket.com.au/work/listenable/merch
Recorded, edited and produced by Angus' Podcast Company
https://fromyourpocket.com.au/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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