August Perth Digital A11y Monthly Meet-Up

Perth's Web Accessibility Meet-up is a free online event running each month March - November

August's Topic: Standardising Intelligence: W3C's Work in AI Governance

Presenter: Dr. Scott Hollier, CEO, Centre for Accessibility Australia

Summary: Dr. Hollier will share an update on the important work W3C is doing in addressing AI and its implications for accessibility https://w3c.github.io/ai-accessibility/

Dr Scott Hollier – CEO, Centre For Accessibility Australia

Dr Scott Hollier specialises in the field of digital accessibility and is the CEO and co-founder of the Centre For Accessibility Australia, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to alleviating hardship caused by digital access issues. With a Ph.D. in Internet Studies and senior management experience across the not-for-profit, corporate and government sectors, Scott is an internationally-recognised researcher and speaker.

Scott’s other roles and achievements include Finalist for 2022 Australian of the Year, holds academic positions at Edith Cowan University and the University of South Australia, and is an Invited Expert for the W3C Accessible Platform Architectures Research Questions Task Force. In addition, Scott is legally blind and as such has both a professional and personal understanding of the importance of accessibility.