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 Luken

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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Accessibility reads: Thursday, January 30

Matthew Luken
January 30, 2025 By Matthew Luken

As we close in on the end of the first month of 2025, there’s a flurry of accessibility activity emerging across the globe. The conference…

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Accessibility reads Thu Jan 30

Another 20 top European Accessibility Act (EAA) questions answered

Matthew Luken
January 29, 2025 By Matthew Luken

Deque recently partnered with Forrester on an exclusive European Accessibility Act (EAA) webinar (reply rights now expired). Gina Bhawalkar, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, was…

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Another 20 top EAA questions answered

Accessibility reads: Thursday, January 16

Matthew Luken
January 16, 2025 By Matthew Luken

Happy New Year! Welcome to a new year of Accessibility Reads. In my short video below, I talk about some of the latest accessibility stories…

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Accessibility reads Jan 16

Accessibility reads: Thursday, December 19

Matthew Luken
December 19, 2024 By Matthew Luken

As you ease into your holiday season or focus on wrapping up your year, we hope you can take a moment to catch up on…

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Accessibility reads Thu Dec 19

Accessibility reads: Thursday, December 5

Matthew Luken
December 5, 2024 By Matthew Luken

Welcome back to Accessibility Reads! Between international travel, some fantastic events, and an enjoyable holiday break, it’s been several weeks since we caught you up…

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Accessibility Reads Dec 5

Accessibility reads: Thursday, November 7

Matthew Luken
November 7, 2024 By Matthew Luken

The news this week has been understandably full of election-related stories. In the world of accessibility, meanwhile, the daily work of building a more inclusive…

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Accessibility Reads November 7