Emily Yates

Emily is a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy and is head of accessibility and inclusive design at design agency Mima. She worked with MetroRio, the underground transportation system servicing Rio de Janeiro, ahead of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games to ensure new and existing stations would be accessible to tourists, athletes, and locals alike. Emily also authored the Lonely Planet Guide to Accessible Rio de Janeiro, endorsed by the International Paralympic Committee. More recently, she has worked with Heathrow Airport, the National Railway Museum, and Dubai Expo 2020 on various access and inclusion projects. Emily’s expertise lies in standards and guidance writing, physical, social, and digital access consultancy, lived experience workshop facilitation, and disability awareness training.

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Introduction by Conference Chairs