He Rammed an Ice Shelf in Antarctica (Then Went Back to Fixing Intuit's Accessibility) | Ep. 20
Seven continents. Every Disney Park in a single month. A National Geographic icebreaker that crashed through six feet of ice while the whole ship shook. Ken Bigler, Head of Accessibility Engineering at Intuit, has been almost everywhere, and he still came home to fix the software millions of people use to do their taxes.
Ken joins Tanner Gers and Ellie Alvarado to talk about penguins he wasn't allowed to go near, the Disney park that beat all the rest, and the Buenos Aires pizza place he ate at three times.
Connect with Ken LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethbigler/
Intuit accessibility feedback: accessibility@intuit.com
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9 Oct 2026
There's No "Right Way" to Be Blind | Scott Thornhill Ep. 19
Should blind people use a cane or a guide dog?
Braille or audio?
Should they talk about their blindness or keep it in the background? Everyone seems to have an opinion about the "right way" to be blind. Scott Thornhill, Executive Director of the American Council of the Blind (ACB), says there isn't one.
Scott joins Tanner Gers and Ellie Alvarado to talk about what that means for blind and low-vision people building careers and what ACB is doing behind the scenes.
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29 Sept 2026
From Angry Tweet to Lyft's Accessibility Lead: Marco Salsiccia's Story
Publishing video, apps, or online courses? Captions, audio description, and screen reader support aren't extras; they're requirements. If you manage digital content for government, healthcare, or higher education, make sure it meets ADA Title II: https://accessabilityofficer.com/digital-accessibility-audits/
Blind accessibility designer Marco Salsiccia (Lyft, Intuit, Deque, OpenAI) shows how AI-assisted coding lets blind creators build what mainstream tech won't: free, blind-first apps like Whack-a-Braille, BlindSVG.com, and Tremado, an accessible video editor for Mac.
Marco lost his sight in 2014. A year later, one angry tweet about a broken Lyft app turned into six years as Lyft's only accessibility specialist. On the WCATea Podcast, he breaks down how he designs and ships apps as a screen reader user, and why you should never take AI at its word.
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Marco's site: https://marconius.com
BlindSVG: https://blindsvg.com
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