She is passionate about Diversity and Inclusion and driving the agenda forward.Along with natural coping strategies, some hearing-impaired drivers rely on devices that use lights to signal sirens or honking. Jesal is passionate about the opportunities in this area of work and working with people with lived experience to influence the development of new technology. Yet, for a condition that affects 1 in 6 people and is increasing, it impacts so many people affecting their ability to communicate with friends, family, and colleagues and live independently and continue to enjoy life. Hearing loss is a hugely underfunded area of healthcare. Jesal leads RNID's work around developing new and innovative technology that can help people who are Deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus. Jesal Vishnuram, head of assistive technology RNID She truly cares about the content being useful, interesting and easy to digest.Īs a philanthropy advocate, Victoria strongly believes in using technology for social impact, strengthening empowerment and inclusion for all environmental sustainability. Victoria has a passion for engaging copy, visual storytelling, and data-driven insights. She is passionate about turning insight and emotion into great stories that can change the world. Victoria Oakes is Storytelling & Digital Destinations Lead at Microsoft UK. Victoria Oakes, Storytelling & Digital Destinations Lead at Microsoft The signed videos are pre-recorded to cover the most popular Lloyds Bank webpages, including information on products and services and online banking. BSL is the first language for many Deaf people with its own grammar and syntax, which means that written material is often not accessible. The new service will provide access to essential financial information to break down some of the barriers faced by Deaf customers. In December 2019, Lloyds Bank became the first UK organisation to offer British Sign Language ( BSL) website translation for Deaf customers through Signly. Mark is co-founder of Signly, an assistive sign language app that delivers sign language directly to the user’s mobile device providing Deaf people with equal access to information, advice and services. Rachel is keen to drive a diverse and inclusive workforce across technology roles to mitigate unconscious bias and bias data that could affect the already vulnerable people in society.

In Rachel’s current role, she considers the impacts of artificial intelligence and ethical and responsible decision making across industries. She is passionate about the role that technology can play in driving inclusion and diversity.

She works for Lloyds Banking Group within the Responsible Business, Sustainability and Inclusion function. Rachel Vann is a Child of Deaf Adults(CODA) and can communicate using British Sign Language. World-class panel for Hearing Assistive Technology Rachel Vann, Senior Manager, Responsible Business at Lloyds Banking Group

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