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Juan Olarte

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a11yTO meet up organizer at #a11yTO - Accessibility Toronto
📍 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Juan Olarte is the Founder and CEO of Digita11y Accessible, leveraging over 25 years of experience to help organizations integrate digital accessibility. He has guided strategies across finance, government, and education, and is described by colleagues as skilled, motivated, and knowledgeable. He holds certifications in Interaction Design and UX Accessibility.

Driven by his personal experience with visual impairment, Juan is passionate about community building. He is an organizer for the #a11yTO meetup, fostering honest conversations and shared learning within the accessibility space. Originally from Colombia, he immigrated to Canada in 1999 and has made accessibility his personal mission.

His entire career is shaped by his lived experience as a person with a visual impairment, giving him a unique and authentic perspective on digital inclusion.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
a11yTO meet up organizer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Digital Accessibility
With over 25 years of experience, he helps organizations embed accessibility into their digital products, driven by his own personal experience with visual impairment.
AI for Empowerment
He focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence blended with human expertise as a practical tool to empower people with disabilities and simplify compliance.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
a11yTO meet up organizer
#a11yTO - Accessibility Toronto
8-2020
Founder CEO
Digita11y Accessible
10-2019 - 6-2021
Lead instructor for the Creating Accessible Websites
Sheridan College
11-2019 - 7-2020
Senior Accessibility and AODA Consultant
Deloitte
6-2018 - 3-2019
Accessibility Engineer
The Paciello Group
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Education
2011 - 2013
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Humber College
2001 - 2004
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George Brown Polytechnic
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