Coffey & Code Let's Talk Mental Health & Tech with Albert Kim
Episode #39: It's #MentalHealthAwareness Month! On today's episode, I will be talking about the intersection of technology & mental health with Albert Kim, Founder of Accessibility NextGen & Passionate Mental Health Advocate This conversation explores the importance of mental health as we come out of the pandemic & why digital accessibility is critical in the new hybrid world.
About Albert Kim:
Albert Kim is a Neurodivergent Accessibility Leader who specializes in including DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) from the design phase and solving the usability challenges of digital products. As a Marine Veteran, Albert is also an active advocate in including Cognitive, Learning, and Mental Disabilities into the digital accessibility. Currently, Albert is an Accessibility Lead at Korn Ferry and he works cross-functionally across different teams in product development cycle to make user-centered, inclusive, and accessible products beyond legislation and compliance. When he's not working, he loves exploring different food & dessert scenes in LA and he is always open to share his Yelp LA collection.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
- Accessibility NextGen Meetup Group: https://www.meetup.com/a11y-next-gen/
- Accessibility NextGen Twitter: https://twitter.com/A11yNextgen
- Albert's Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/djkalbert
- Albert's Twitter: www.twitter.com/djkalbert
- W3C COGA Community Group: https://www.w3.org/community/coga-community/
- XR Access: https://xraccess.org/
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EPISODE CREDITS:
Produced and edited by Ashley Coffey. Cover art designed by Ashley Coffey.
Headshot by Brandlink Media
Introduction music composed and produced by Ashley Coffey
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