Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2022

Louise Humphreys
May 19, 2022
12:20 pm

Today is #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay and one of those rare moments that encourage us all to step back and reflect on why we do what we do.

While there is no doubt that there has been huge progress made by global brands in recent years to improve digital accessibility, we hear from our customers every day that there is so much more to do.

Meet Nick Howden, CEO of RealThing Ai, to learn why #GlobalAccesibilityAwarenessDay is so important. – YouTube

Meet our global CEO, Nick Howden, who shares why he’s so passionate about accessibility and what the RealThing Ai team is focused on to help make a difference.

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