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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Design Your New [Year’s] Measurements for Success
Welcome back to a fresh, new year edition of my Design Strategy blog series. Like many articles at this time of year, we will be…
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Design Systems Teams: Understand Your Users So They Can Serve Theirs
Welcome to the next edition of my Design Strategy blog series. Today, I’ll be sharing a story from some recent client visits that will help…
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Name/Role/Value – Whose Role Is It Anyway?
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)
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?
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
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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