Bio
Svetlana Kouznetsova (Sveta) is an independent B2B consultant, published author, international speaker, and accessibility trailblazer. She helps businesses make their mainstream web, media, and events more accessible to the world’s largest minority of 1.85 billion disabled people. She is also the founder of Audio Accessibility providing consultation on improving communication and information access to 466 million deaf and hard-of-hearing people worldwide. Her book and TEDx talk uncover the benefits of high-quality captioning access that increase business audience and ROI. She has an MS in Internet Technology and over 20 years of experience in design, technology, and accessibility. Sveta’s combination of personal experience with deafness and professional expertise in accessibility offers people a valuable insight into the importance of accessibility.