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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Consumer Duty Implies Digital Accessibility: Are you ready for the deadline?
On July 31, 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new Consumer Duty policy comes into force in the United Kingdom (UK). This sets higher and…
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Accessibility is the Future of Search
In our previous articles, Patrick and I have talked (and talked, and talked) about how SEO and accessibility have mutual benefits, the symbiotic nature of…
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7 tactics that benefit both accessibility and SEO
So far in this series, we’ve demonstrated that when we address accessibility as part of the user’s experience, it can have definite SEO benefits. We’ve…
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SEO and Accessibility Are Symbiotic
Welcome to the second installment of a 4-part blog series about Accessibility (“A11Y” for short – because there are eleven characters between the ‘A’ and…
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Intro To Why Accessibility is Important for Good SEO
Welcome to a 4-part blog series about Accessibility (“A11Y” for short – because there are eleven characters between the ‘A’ and the ‘Y’) and its…
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