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Accessibility & AI Day • Aug 15, 2025

Rethinking Intelligence: AI, Accessibility, and the Future of Inclusive Work - Artur Ortega

Artur Ortega

Artur Ortega claims the industry must use AI to fix broken systems rather than just optimize workforces. Discover how vibe coding and agentic AI make software engineering truly inclusive.

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#1 about 4 min

Redesigning systems around the lived experience of disability

Recognizing that technological systems, not disabled people, require fixing in the modern workplace.

#2 about 3 min

Vibe coding and writing code with natural language

How bypassing syntax rules using natural language prompts enables a more empathetic and accessible development process.

#3 about 4 min

Accessibility as the historical driver of technological innovation

Why tools like transistors, gesture controls, and HTML alt attributes prove accessibility drives mainstream innovation rather than stalling it.

#4 about 5 min

Moving beyond productivity metrics to create valuable AI impact

Using AI solely to replace workers is a shortsighted strategy that misses out on utilizing diverse problem-solving perspectives.

#5 about 5 min

Using AI to rapidly prototype intuitive application features

How rapidly generating and testing multiple code variants shifts software development from an endurance challenge to an intuitive process.

#6 about 4 min

Adopting the model context protocol for agentic automation

Replacing cumbersome visual interfaces with direct API communication using the model context protocol.

#7 about 5 min

Converting visual software architecture into accessible text representations

Why generating architectures in text formats fundamentally changes documentation inclusiveness and pull request reviews.

#8 about 6 min

Transitioning to AI as the primary workplace control plane

Orchestrating work by delegating explicit tasks to AI agents while keeping humans directly in the supervisory loop.

#9 about 7 min

Embracing the social model of disability in system engineering

Why tech industries should focus on building universally accessible processes instead of trying to medically fix disabled individuals.

#10 about 4 min

Viewing diversity and inclusion as core system resilience

How integrating disabled individuals into teams builds crucial psychological safety and overall process robustness.

#11 about 4 min

Mainstreaming wearable AI and early adoption by disabled users

Examining how blind users drove early engagement with smart glasses because of the daily necessity of interacting with inaccessible environments.

#12 about 4 min

Structuring future artificial intelligence development around universal access

Making sure modern tools adapt to human behavior sets a sustainable strategic foundation for long-term product success.

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