Christopher Patnoe

We are proud to announce the participation of Christopher Patnoe, Head of Accessibility Programs and Disability Inclusion for Google.

Introducing International Speaker – Christopher Patnoe

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Image: Christopher Patnoe, Head of Accessibility Programs and Disability Inclusion for Google.

Christopher Patnoe is the Head of Accessibility Programs and Disability Inclusion for Google. He leads Google’s efforts around the accessibility of product, people (both Googler and end users) and partnerships.

He has more than 20 years experience in tech working at companies like Apple, Sony Ericsson and Disney where he’s built hardware, software, and services.

His current passion is Accessibility at the intersection of immersive technologies (AR/VR) and consumer hardware. He is the chair for the Immersive Captions Community Group with the W3C, is a co-Chair of the XR Association Accessibility Working Group, and sits on the Board of Trustees for the American Foundation for the Blind and the GAAD Foundation.

Christopher has a degree in Music from UC Berkeley.


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