How can we ensure that every language—and the communities that speak them—can fully participate in the digital world? Hear from Unicode pioneers and language experts as they discuss the evolution of language support, the barriers to true linguistic inclusivity online, and why ensuring digital access is about more than just code—it’s about culture, identity, and the survival of languages.

PANEL:

Roy Boney, Jr, Cherokee Language Revitalization Manager at Cherokee Film

Mark Davis, Cofounder and CTO, Unicode Consortium

Anushah Hossain, Research Director of the Script Encoding Initiative

Moderator: Teresa Marshall, Vice President of Globalization & Localization at Salesforce

This conversation was recorded on May 13, 2025, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, as a part of the CHM Live series. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel.

To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org

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