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617: Tech Talk 617: Global Accessibility Awareness Day With Corbb O'Connor, Speechlabel, Sight Village Leeds

May 19, 2026 · 58 min

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This week, as part of the celebrations Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re speaking to Corbb O’Connor, Director of Accessibility Advocacy at Level Access to discuss both the current state and the future of accessible technology. We’ll be finding out more about the new Speechlabel from Hable. Plus, a special preview of this year’s Sight Village Leeds exhibition.

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