Rubi Kaur on Building diversity into technology

I want to share this headline Vodafone Feature Article with you in which I talk about Inclusion, Diversity, Accessibility, AI and building Tech for Good:

“When Rubi Kaur, a Senior Technical Architect at Vodafone Group, met diversity expert Barry Ginley, they were both studying for an Executive MBA at Henley Business School. The only difference was that Barry, who lost his sight at 25, was accessing online learning materials using a screen reader.

Sitting beside Barry and at times acting as his audio describer, Rubi witnessed first-hand how Barry navigated the world with his guide dog Skye and with the use of technology.

After graduating the pair stayed in touch and later, when Rubi was looking at ways to make Vodafone’s One Net for Business product more accessible to a wider and more diverse community, she contracted Barry as a consultant.

In our latest Gigalife Conversation, Rubi speaks to Barry about how they have been coming up with new and more inclusive ideas for One Net’s Operator Console, a software programme that acts like a digital receptionist, allowing business users to manage their call queues. Currently, the system relies on manual mouse control, which visually impaired users cannot operate.”

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Contributed by Rubi Kaur