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In 2006, I founded the ICT Accessibility Lab at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), a national and international competence center for digital accessibility, which I built up and led for over 20 years. In this role, I was appointed Full Professor. During this time, I was responsible for numerous research projects funded by organizations including the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Innosuisse, swissuniversities, and various other foundations.<\/p>

The results of my research have been published in numerous scientific publications and cited more than 1,000 times.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A complete overview of my publications can be found on:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Before my academic career, I worked for several years as a Senior Software Engineer in the private sector. I later headed the Center of Accessibility at a major bank in Zurich. There, I carried out pioneering work in accessibility \u2014 including the introduction of the first \u201ctalking\u201d ATMs for visually impaired people in Switzerland.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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For my pioneering work and innovation in accessibility, I received various awards, including the \u00abUNESCO Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities\u00bb and the \u00abHenry Viscardi Achievement Award\u00bb.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u00dcber mich T\u00e4tigkeit an der Hochschule 2006 gr\u00fcndete ich das ICT Accessibility Lab an der Z\u00fcrcher Hochschule f\u00fcr Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW), ein nationales und internationales Kompetenzzentrum f\u00fcr digitale Barrierefreiheit, das ich \u00fcber 20 Jahre hinweg aufbaute und leitete. In dieser Funktion wurde ich zum Full Professor ernannt. 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