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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European Accessibility Act (EAA): Top 20 key questions answered

Matthew Luken
July 1, 2025 By Matthew Luken

The European Accessibility Act is now in effect in all 27 EU countries, and it applies to any business selling into or within the EU—regardless…

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EAA top 20 questions feature

Ein maßgeschneiderter Plan zur digitalen Barrierefreiheit für Ihre Organisation – in wenigen Minuten.

Matthew Luken
23. Juni 2025 Von Matthew Luken

Die Entwicklung eines strategischen Plans für digitale Barrierefreiheit ist eine der wirkungsvollsten Maßnahmen, die Ihr Unternehmen ergreifen kann, um ein effektiveres und inklusiveres Kundenerlebnis zu schaffen…

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6.20 Maßgeschneiderter Plan zur digitalen Barrierefreiheit

No budget, no program, and the EAA deadline looming.

Matthew Luken
June 12, 2025 By Matthew Luken

Field notes from a real-world client story. With this post, I’m embarking on a new series of articles focused on my client experiences in the…

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no budget no program EAA deadline looming

Accessibility reads: Thursday, May 29

Matthew Luken
May 29, 2025 By Matthew Luken

Welcome to this month’s edition of Accessibility reads, where we cover the most important accessibility-related news happening across the globe! In my short video below,…

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5.29 Accessibility Reads

Accessibility reads: Thursday, April 24

Matthew Luken
April 24, 2025 By Matthew Luken

Beginning with this edition, we’re publishing Accessibility reads monthly, allowing us to absorb, understand, and share the most important accessibility-related news happening across the globe.…

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a11y reads april 24

Accessibility reads: Thursday, March 27

Matthew Luken
March 27, 2025 By Matthew Luken

CSUN and axe-con recaps continue to predominate my feeds. It is amazing to see so many community members engaging and speaking about how the content…

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Accessibility reads March 27