Spotlight Interview with Andrew Lahart: Head of Accessibility, Enablement, and Competency at IBM

Summary: In this exciting Spotlight Interview, James Oates sits down with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lahart" target="_blank">Andrew Lahart, </a>the head of accessibility, enablement, and competency at IBM, to talk about:<br> <br> * <a href="https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/49957.wss" target="_blank">Accessible Olli, the first fully accessible self-driving vehicle created by Local Motors, the CTA Foundation, and IBM Research </a><br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/51197.wss" target="_blank">MERA, a Multi-Purpose Eldercare Robot Assistant </a><br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/47867.wss" target="_blank">NavCog, an indoor/outdoor navigation system for the blind </a><br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://developer.ibm.com/open/openprojects/accessibility-probe-accprobe/" target="_blank">AccProbe, an open-source project for developers to make sure their applications are accessible for people who are using assistive technology </a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Enjoy listening to Drew’s explanations of IBM’s tremendous accomplishments, and what they are planning for the future.<br> Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/lahart" target="_blank">Drew </a>and <a href="https://twitter.com/IBMAccess" target="_blank">IBM Accessibility </a>on Twitter, and bookmark IBM’s accessibility <a href="https://www-03.ibm.com/able/" target="_blank">webpage.</a><br> <br>