Bill Curtis-Davidson

  • Atlanta GA

Inclusive Design & Accessibility for XR & Spatial Computing | Diversity & Inclusion Advocate

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Biography

Experienced leader and consultant with over 20 years proven track record in digital accessibility standards development, program design / management, inclusive design, assistive tech, product development, research, innovation, compliance management. Highly effective self-starter who enjoys leading, collaborating with and teaching diverse teams and communicating with all levels to define and achieve digital accessibility goals on time and in budget. Broad knowledge of software, hardware and service design with a foundation in UX. A passionate public speaker, trusted advisor, advocate for PWDs.

Industry Expertise

Program Development
Computer Hardware
Public Policy
Information Technology and Services
Travel and Tourism
Computer Software

Areas of Expertise

Disability Access and Advocacy
Interaction Design
Augmented Reality (AR)
User Interface Design
Design Thinking
User Experience
Accessibility
Virtual & Augmented Reality

Accomplishments

Invited Worldwide Expert, UN Expert Group Meeting on Building Inclusive Society and Development through Promoting ICT Accessibility: Emerging Issues and Trends

2012-04-21

UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the UN Secretariat (DESA), UN Information Center (UNIC), Nippon Foundation of Japan
Report/Expert Input for 2013 UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Disability and Development, United Nations, 2012. URL: http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=1596

Invited Expert Moderator, US Dept of Transportation, Technological Innovations in Transportation for People With Disabilities Workshop

2011-02-23

To examine technological innovations in accessible transportation and better understand the requirements of pedestrians and travelers with visual impairment or other disabilities, the US DoT FHWA Office of Research, Development, and Technology convened a 1-day workshop to explore this area. I served as one of the experts invited to produce a white paper/report: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/advancedresearch/pubs/11041/

Editor & White House Challenge Participant, "Data-Enabled Travel: How Geo-Data Can Support Inclusive Transportation, Tourism, and Navigation through Communities"

2011-03-10

As part of the 20th Anniversary of the ADA, I was one of 20 invited experts to take part in a White House Challenge. The Challenge team produced a report that studied accessible transportation - market context, selected US efforts, data requirements, application areas across multi-modal transportation planning and execution, regional point of interest (POI) information foraging, and apps that promote citizen science and engagement. URL: http://geoaccess.org/content/report-data-enabled-travel

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology

M.S.

Information Design & Technology / New Media

1998

Atlanta College of Art

B.F.A.

Drawing / Printmaking / Computer Graphics

1990

Affiliations

  • Georgia Institute of Technology HCI Program Industry Advisory Board

Languages

  • English

Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader

Patents

Automated wayfinding of an accessible route

US9909880B2

2018-03-06

Embodiments of the invention relate to selecting a path for navigation based on path accessibility. A set of one or more paths is generated, with each path including path elements associated with path traversal. A list of preference data is stored. A set of accessible paths is dynamically calculated, which includes evaluating elements of each path of the generated set against the list of preference data. The set of accessible paths is converted into a path selection. The path selection is navigated, which includes visually displaying the path selection.

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