Remarkable Insights

We can’t believe that this episode marks the final episode of Remarkable Insights season 2 AND International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD)!

To end this season we are excited to bring you part 2 of our conversation with Vint Cerf where we dive into the importance of digital accessibility, unpack disability as a driver for innovation, and discuss making the internet future-friendly for everyone. Don't miss this incredible co...

Welcome to the second-last episode of Season two! To mark this occasion we had the unparalleled opportunity to chat with none other than Vinton G. Cerf!

Currently serving as the Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google, Cerf is globally recognised as one of the esteemed "Fathers of the Internet". His monumental contributions in co-designing the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet have shaped the di...

In the episode mission-driven technologist, disability-tech investor and strategist, Moaz Hamid joins us to talk about why he left a decade long career in big tech to dive head-first into disability tech. 

Moaz opens up about his journey as a child with autism and how he's always had a keen interest for innovation and technology. This lived experience also added to his shock realisation that data about the d...

Introducing our Remarkable Insights podcast episode "Disabled and Proud" featuring a fascinating conversation with Diego Mariscal, CEO & Chief Disabled Officer at 2Gether-International.

In this conversation, Diego highlights the importance of celebrating and valuing disability in the world of business and entrepreneurship. We explore the critical need for investing holistically in disabled founders and tackle some hard truths ...

In this episode we're diving deep into a hard-hitting topic - the unchanged employment status of people with disability in Australia over the last 30 years. Our voice to guide us through this issue is passionate advocate Joel Sardi.

Joel’s advocacy began after a life-changing spinal cord injury in 2014, which resulted in him becoming a 'C-5' Quadriplegic. He is now part of the team at theField.jobs, which is a groundbreaking...

Join us in this episode as we discover the brilliant world of Emily Yates, a Glasgow-based Accessibility Consultant, and Journalism ace. Tune in to hear the compelling journey of Emily, from her volunteer beginnings at the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games all the way to her role as the Head of Accessibility and Inclusive Design at Mima!

Emily draws on her personal experience as a...

Get ready for a riveting chat with Varun Chandak, founder of Access to Success, a Canadian non-profit powerhouse dedicated to shaping future leaders with disabilities. Varun opens up about his personal journey growing up with hearing loss in India, and how assistive tech became his game-changer!

Discover his passion for accelerating accessibility startups and empowering students and future leaders with disabilities. This episode i...

Join us as we delve further into Minnie Baragwanath's unlikely journey to becoming an eBook pioneer, fueled by a love for English literature, supportive Mum and cassette tapes!

In this Part 2 of our chat, Minnie shares how her personal experience with disability ignited her pursuit of social change and cultivated her unique worldview, standing firm on the belief that equality is not just a dream, but an attainable goal. Be ready f...

Dive into the blindingly obvious and transformative world of the four-letter word 'with' in our new episode featuring Author, Social Entrepreneur and Access Innovator, Minnie Baragwanath!

In this conversation, Minnie challenges us to envisage the enormous potential of innovation powered by 'with' and how this is key to true disruption. We delve into a meaningful discussion on how innovat...

Learning coding in a small town at age 10 to Atlassian Foundation Director today - meet the unstoppable Steve King!

Our latest episode taps into Steve's fascinating journey of putting technology and innovation at the forefront of social causes. From scaling heights at global tech hotspots like Canva, Atlassian, and Yahoo, to co-founding a startup that champions for people with disability, Steve has challenged himself relentl...

Meet Srin Madipalli, a trailblazing tech-entrepreneur and investor, whose game-changing startup, Accomable, was snapped up by Airbnb in 2017! Did we mention he was also a former corporate lawyer, with an MBA, a genetics degree holder, and wields some web development skills on the side too? Mind-blown, right?

In this episode Srin shares the story of how he and a friend transformed an idea...

Kelly Schulz, host of Knowable.Me podcast, invites us to explore how the uniqueness of being human impacts how we experience the world.

Kelly asks us to be more curious about experiences in our day-to-day lives that often go unnoticed from products, services, retail and digital experiences, to uncover opportunities to promote inclusion and enhance economic and social participation for al...

Doctor Dinesh Palipana OAM was the first quadriplegic medical intern in Queensland and the second person to graduate medical school with quadriplegia in Australia.  

In this episode we speak with Dinesh who is also a lawyer, advocate, and researcher about his journey as a doctor with disability and the role technology has played in enhancing his doctor patient relationships and challengi...

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies are powerful and can be a huge asset to your organisation! However, have you considered the bias that could be building up in your new technology?

 
In this episode we speak with self-proclaimed “poet of code”, Founder and CTO of The Good Robot Company, Elizabeth Chandler, who is developing solutions to analyse, diagnose and eliminate biases in artificial intelligence a...

To kick off Season Two of Remarkable Insights we were thrilled to speak with Jennison Asuncion, who is a Co-Founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). This role is just one of the many metaphoric hats that Jennison wears, another notable one is that he is Head of Accessibility at LinkedIn!

Check out part two of our conversation with Jennison where we dive into his career and what it’s like to shape the accessibili...

Today we are celebrating the launch of Remarkable Insights Season Two AND Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)!

The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than one billion people living with disabilities worldwide - so what better way to celebrate this day than to be joined by Co-Founder of GAAD and Head of Accessibility at LinkedIn, Jennison A...

We're thrilled to announce we are coming back for Season Two of Remarkable Insights, which is set to launch on Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)!

This year, Remarkable Insights host Viv Mullan, continues our conversation with disability-tech pioneers who are pushing the boundaries of innovation, business and social norms, AND we are taking it up a notch by doubling the amount of episodes!

We will explore a w...

Today's episode is one big celebration - not only is it the final episode of Remarkable Insights season 1 but today also marks International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD)!
This year, the United Nations is observing IDPwD by exploring the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and equitable world, which fits the theme of our podcast perfectly. In the following episode we explore what this theme means to the Remarkab...

Get ready for all things sex and disability tech with Andrew Gurza!

Andrew is a co-founder and Chief Disability Officer of Bump'n, a sex toy company run by and for disabled people. He has won awards for his work in the field of disability awareness with media appearances including those on the BBC, CBC, Huffington Post, Mashable, Wall Street Journal, Startup Daily, and many more.

In addition to speaking on sex, disability, and wh...