Marketing leader

Ryan Bateman

Ryan is a Marketing leader at Deque. He’s worked tirelessly for years to improve the web for all, working in telecommunications, performance monitoring, observability and digital accessibility. Ryan cares deeply about using his marketing expertise to amplify voices and organizations doing important work. In his time at Deque, you’re probably most familiar with his work, the digital accessibility event Axe-con, which he founded in 2020. The single coolest email he’s ever received is a response from Vint Cerf which read, “ack.”

Ryan Bateman

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Get a sneak peek of Deque in 2026!

Ryan Bateman
December 11, 2025 By Ryan Bateman

Deque has always been about meeting the moment. In a time of incredible opportunity, we knew we needed to ensure we had the best platform possible for bringing our innovations and values to the global fight for digital equality.

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A Guide to Writing About Digital Accessibility

Ryan Bateman
May 5, 2022 By Ryan Bateman

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is just a few weeks away. If you’re considering writing something to help bring attention to this sorely underrepresented topic,…

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Behind the scenes of axe-con: building a large, accessible conference.

Ryan Bateman
March 23, 2021 By Ryan Bateman

We learned a lot producing axe-con this year. Here is a bit of storytelling, tools and services recommendations and other lessons learned from the show.…

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What does European accessibility standard EN 301 549 mean for US organizations?

Ryan Bateman
February 21, 2019 By Ryan Bateman

I had the opportunity to chat with Shadi Abou-Zahra, the Accessibility Strategy and Technology Specialist at W3C, to discuss EN 301 549. If you’re unfamiliar,…

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Reflecting on 1 year in Digital Accessibility

Ryan Bateman
October 18, 2018 By Ryan Bateman

I can’t believe my first year in accessibility has passed already. I’m certainly no expert but I am a site owner who’s experienced the full…

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