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David Banes

David Banes

David Banes Access and Inclusion Services, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

David Banes is Director of David Banes Access and Inclusion Services and co-founder of Global Symbols, having worked in assistive technology for the past 35 years leading assistive technology services in Europe and the Middle East, including Mada in Qatar from 2010-2016. He now works across the globe, including projects with low and medium-income countries in Eastern Europe, Africa and South Asia to support implementation of access and inclusion from policy to practice through capacity building.

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Speaker Events

November 10, 2026 @ 9:00 am – 9:30 am EST

AI and Culture in AAC: Opportunities and Challenges for Culturally Responsive Symbol Design

View a global list of converted local start times Session ID: 42   Objectives: Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to: 1. Identify opportunities and limitations associated […]
November 10, 2026 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EST

From Possibility to Practice: Implementing AI in AAC to Support Personalised, Culturally Responsive Communication

View a global list of converted local start times Session ID: 48   Objectives: By the end of the session, participants will be able to: 1. Describe current and emerging […]