Alicia Jarvis

Preferred Pronouns: She/Her

Alicia is a Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist at Scotiabank. She was born and raised in a small rural community just outside of Stratford, Ontario, and moved to Toronto to pursue her post-secondary education. By day, you\’ll find her enabling and empowering teams at Scotia Digital. She solves problems at the intersection where business goals, human needs, & technology meet. Following the War Amps philosophy of “amputees helping amputees,” as well as, taking a human-centered and research-informed approach, her background allows her to see products as experiences and treat them as such. She has more than 10 years of professional experience contributing to all stages of the product and design life cycles — from running discovery research to leading international programs. She has a proven passion for developing innovative solutions that combine cutting-edge technology with a deep understanding of human needs.

Read more about Alicia’s talk here: “Inclusion By Design”