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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Name/Role/Value – Whose Role Is It Anyway?

Matthew Luken
November 16, 2023 By Matthew Luken

Welcome to the next edition of my Design Strategy blog series. Today, I’m sharing a client story with the hope that y’all will focus on…

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Building a Stronger Accessibility Community in Europe (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK)

Matthew Luken
October 3, 2023 By Matthew Luken

The best way to help someone in need is to extend a hand. You don’t get into the ditch with them. Sometimes, as an accessibility…

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How Serious Is Your Design Practice About Learning?

Matthew Luken
September 19, 2023 By Matthew Luken

Today I’m sharing a strategic approach that enables your design practice to learn more from the accessibility-related data you already have. I will again skip…

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Digital Accessibility As A Self-Evident Right: How US Federal Government Agencies Can Improve Digital Services

Matthew Luken
September 6, 2023 By Matthew Luken

The Federal government of the United States was founded on a set of key principles. While there have been amendments and additions to these principles…

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Accessibility of the Button: Should We Fix It or the Root Cause Problem?

Matthew Luken
August 1, 2023 By Matthew Luken

Let me tell you a story along the lines of…Button, Button, Who’s Got The Button? Typical “how to” articles are dry laundry lists of tactical…

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Accessibility Design Strategy Fishbone

Accessibility Legislation & Regulation Roundup – A LOT Happened in Just July

Matthew Luken
July 28, 2023 By Matthew Luken

A lot is happening in the US legislative and international regulatory space right now around accessibility. Not surprisingly, many of these actions were timed to…

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