SVP, Global Programs and Regulatory Affairs; European Partnerships
Matthew Luken
Matthew Luken is SVP, Global Programs & Regulatory Affairs; European Partnerships at Deque, consulting with companies of all sizes, markets, and industries to grow their digital accessibility programs. Matthew also provides thought leadership to advance the profession and practice of digital accessibility and mature and maximize operations, processes, and outcomes.
Matthew’s bio
Prior to Deque, Matthew built and ran U.S. Bank’s digital accessibility program, providing accessibility design reviews, compliance testing services, defect remediation consulting, and more. The program leveraged over 1,500 implementations of Deque’s Axe Auditor and nearly 4,000 implementations of Axe DevTools and Deque University.
Matthew also served as Head of UXDesign’s Accessibility Center of Practice, where he was responsible for supporting the digital accessibility team’s mission. As a digital accessibility, user experience, and service design expert, Matthew has worked with over 500 brands, covering every vertical and market. He also actively mentors digital designers and accessibility professionals.
Posts from Matthew
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No budget, no program, and the EAA deadline looming.
Field notes from a real-world client story. With this post, I’m embarking on a new series of articles focused on my client experiences in the…
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Accessibility reads: Thursday, May 29
Welcome to this month’s edition of Accessibility reads, where we cover the most important accessibility-related news happening across the globe! In my short video below,…
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Accessibility reads: Thursday, April 24
Beginning with this edition, we’re publishing Accessibility reads monthly, allowing us to absorb, understand, and share the most important accessibility-related news happening across the globe.…
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Accessibility reads: Thursday, March 27
CSUN and axe-con recaps continue to predominate my feeds. It is amazing to see so many community members engaging and speaking about how the content…
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Accessibility reads: Thursday, March 13
Welcome back to Accessibility Reads! It’s great to return after a short break of bringing you three full days of amazing content at axe-con 2025.…
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Accessibility reads: Thursday, February 13
While February is the shortest month, it’s also when people really start to make traction, build out their roadmaps, and gain momentum in their work.…
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