CAN-ASC-6.5 – Accessible and Equitable Generative and Physical Artificial Intelligence Systems

Lisa Snider, Senior Digital Accessibility Consultant and Trainer, Access Changes Everything Inc.    

Nancy McLaughlin, Senior Policy Advisor on Accessibility, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

John Willis, Senior Program Advisor, OPS Accessibility Office, Centre of Excellence for Human Rights.    

Jutta Treviranus (Chairperson), Director of the Inclusive Design Research Centre and Professor, OCAD University  

Gary Birch, Executive Director, Neil Squire Society    

Lisa Liskovoi, Senior Inclusive Designer and Digital Accessibility Specialist, Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University    

Clayton Lewis, Professor, University of Colorado    

Julia Stoyanovich, Associate Professor and Director, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University

Anne Jackson, Professor, Seneca College    

Kave Noori, Artificial Intelligence Policy Officer, European Disability Forum    

Mia Ahlgren, Human Rights and Disability Policy Officer, Swedish Disability Rights Federation

Sambhavi Chandrashekar (Vice-Chairperson), Global Accessibility Lead, D2L Corporation    

Julianna Rowsell, Senior Product Manager, Product Equity, Adobe    

Kate Kalcevich, Head of Accessibility Innovation, Fable    

Saeid Molladavoudi, Senior Data Science Advisor, Statistics Canada    

Merve Hickok, Founder, President and Research Director, Alethicist.org, Center for AI and Digital Policy, University of Michigan

Tara Connelly MA RP – Assistant Director Research and Development Accessibility Institute Carleton University