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Smart Design at Scale: Making Visual Content Inclusive and Sustainable

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What if accessibility and sustainability were embedded in design from the start? This conversation explores how Equivalent SVG is reshaping the future of inclusive visual content through scalable, smart SVG graphics. CEO Heather Neff shares how her lived experience as a designer with disabilities drives the creation of SVGs that adapt to users' accessibility settings—making graphics not just inclusive, but energy-efficient too. With insights from Carrie Chow of Atos, the episode highlights how strategic partnerships, user-centered innovation, and executive buy-in can scale accessible tech across sectors. Tune in to hear how smart design can reduce barriers, carbon footprints, and digital exclusion—all at once.

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The Key Questions Addressed in this Episode are:

  1. What are the challenges of scaling graphics technology-driven solutions into different markets?
  2. What are the primary issues or barriers to anticipate when this kind of technology is introduced to the world?
  3. What is Equivalent’s long-term vision for integrating Smart SVG into global accessibility standards?

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Sponsor/Partner Info

This episode is brought to you by the Zero Project with the support of the Essl Foundation, Fundación Descúbreme, GIZ on behalf of BMZ, Atos, EnAble India, and Inclusive Creation.