Zero Project Conference: The Valuable 500 with Caroline Casey

Join Steven Scott and Marc Aflalo for a live broadcast of Access Tech Live from the United Nations building in Vienna, Austria, for the Zero Project Conference. In this episode, they discuss the importance of accessibility and technology and introduce their guest, Caroline Casey, the founder of the Valuable 500. Caroline shares the mission of the Valuable 500 to break the silence on disability inclusion in the private sector and get CEOs to commit to scaling change. She also discusses the challenges of disability representation and the need for disabled talent in leadership positions. The Valuable 500 aims to have 500 of the biggest companies in the world commit to disability inclusion by 2025. Tune in to hear more about this important initiative and how you can support it.

The annual Zero Project Conference has become a unique global meeting place to innovate for disability inclusion. This year, more than 1,000 people from 100 countries attended #ZeroCon24 at the United Nations Office in Vienna, with innovations and sessions centred around the topics of Inclusive Education, and ICT.