Accessible products, experiences and partnerships
summary
Thoughtworks claims accessibility as an engine for product innovation, showing concrete results: co-designed the Amplio music app for auditory accessibility, upgraded Valuable 500’s digital engagement hub and recommended an AWS migration plus documentation to remove single‑point dependencies, and embeds guidance in a practitioner accessibility handbook and an inclusive employee journey. The talk cites global scale — 1.3 billion people (16%) with disabilities, ~200 million with significant challenges — and notes Thoughtworks’ status among 16 global Valuable 500 iconic partners. AI-driven captions and assistive AI features are in active use.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Disability inclusion intro
- 1:05Disability statistics impact
- 3:15Personal disability experiences
- 5:25Collective action needed
- 6:30Equitable tech roles
- 7:33Assistive tech journey
- 10:45AI in daily assistive tech
- 11:48Inclusion design challenges
- 13:12Inclusive design partnerships
- 15:41Valuable 500 intro
- 16:45Valuable 500 mission
- 18:12Thoughtworks Valuable 500
- 20:02Stakeholder alignment
- 21:25Infrastructure improvements
- 23:11AI vs practical solutions
- 23:56Inclusive design foundation
- 25:01Thoughtworks global inclusivity
- 25:42Future accessibility steps
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