Series 4, Episode 10: Disability in Tech with Winston Ben Clements and Matthew Gough

As December is Disability History Month, the topic of today’s
podcast is disability in the tech industry. Winston Ben Clements,
EW Group Disability & Inclusion Specialist, talks to Matthew
Gough, HR Business Partner at Element, about the bias in
algorithms and ways we can improve disability awareness in the
tech industry.

Winston said: "As we start to think about the ways we can
counteract bias, we need to look at our technology and processes.
The people inputting the data project their own biases into the
programmes and algorithms they are creating, introducing inherent
bias into the system."

Matthew also shares insights into the culture at Element and the
work EW Group has been supporting them with to build disability
awareness across the organisation and a more inclusive culture
for all.

Matthew said: "It's an exciting time within Element from a
diversity and inclusion perspective. As part of our DE&I
programme, EW Group recently facilitated a fantastic workshop on
resilience and coping strategies, with a particular focus on
those with disabilities. We are excited to continue our journey
and build on our progress to date to create a more inclusive
workplace for all. By building policies, processes and best
practice, diversity and inclusion will become organic and
engrained within the organisation."

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