TSP33 Heather Burns on how Brexit killed the European Accessibility Act in the UK
The AbilityNet Podcast: Disability. Technology. Inclusion.Show Notes
Today we have a special interview with Heather Burns; tech, policy and regulations specialist on how Brexit has called time on the European Accessibility Act ever becoming UK law and what this means for disabled UK citizens and UK PLC. Download a text transcript of this episode from the AbilityNet website. All speaker info and slides are available on the TechShare Pro 2019 schedule page. Follow us on Twitter with #TechSharePro. Get in touch via [email protected] with feedback, questions and comments.
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