Date
May 29, 2024 2:00 pm
Duration
40 min
Location
Lucerna Cinema Small Hall
Life isn’t all rainbows, unicorns or idealistic LinkedIn success stories. Sometimes things go south. Come to the Discomfort Zone to discuss taboo topics with Riki Fridrich and Radek Pavlíček. This session dives into:
- Who should fund accessibility, and how can you avoid being taken advantage of by freeloaders?
- Why is there still no simple solution to accessibility?
- Inclusivity clashes with accessibility.
Riki Fridrich
Staff Software Engineer
Outreach
For the last 20 years, Riki has been writing frontend code, mostly Javascript. In his spare time, he likes cooking and going for long walks while listening to podcasts. He hates JQuery.
Radek Pavlíček
Senior Accessibility Specialist
Teiresiás Centre
Radek is a renowned accessibility and assistive technology expert with more than 20 years of experience helping others make their products and services accessible. A long-standing member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals and a Certified Professional in Web Accessibility, he was honoured with the IAAP Global Accessibility Leadership Award 2025 for his exceptional leadership and lifelong commitment to advancing digital inclusion.