DATEurope Announcement from Aventido
The team at Aventido believe in how empowering technology can be in supporting individuals with disabilities in unlocking their potential. The team also believes that in order to be able to reach as many people as possible with the technology that they need, as a company, Aventido must develop collaborative links and opportunities that build awareness of disability and inclusion and the part that technology plays in leveling the playing field for all involved.
One way that Aventido achieves this is within the voluntary work that our Directors, Antony Ruck and Matt Dean deliver within the UK and across Europe in organisations that seek to develop good practice and raise awareness surrounding the provision of digital assistive technology.
Today Aventido is announcing the formal appointment of Antony Ruck as Co-President of DATEurope.
DATEurope, Europe’s Digital Assistive Technology Industry Association seeks to unite the digital assistive technology industry and share information and best practice so as to better enable the access of digital assistive technology for all.
To do this, the organisation brings together many members across Europe to influence legislation, awareness, sustainability, growth, and commerce.
Speaking from the Assistive Technology Forum being held in Nottwil, Switzerland, Antony Ruck said the following about his appointment:
It is a great honour to be appointed as Co-President of DATEurope. It is through collaboration between organisations seeking to empower those with disabilities, that individuals can enjoy opportunity and improved quality of life. As Co-President, with Christoph Jo. Müller, we intend to lead this organisation in influencing legislation and developing best practice within the Digital Assistive Technology industry so that access to this essential technology is made more widely available to those that need it.
More information about DATEurope.
Antony Ruck
Antony has been part of the AT industry since 1999, working with manufacturers, publishers, standards organisations and service providers to deliver first class products and customer experience.
In addition to being the co-founder and CEO of Aventido Limited, he has also provided volunteer support for the British Standards Institute, co-created ATEC (the Assistive Technology Exhibition and Conference), been Chair of BATA, and is the first co-Chair of the newly formed DATEurope.
In 2015 Antony was elected Chair of BATA (the British Assistive Technology Association), a UK membership organisation for AT publishers and manufacturers, service providers, the Assessment community, Trainers, AT users, and Blue-Chip organisations. BATA campaigns for the rights and interests of those needing Assistive Technology, working in collaboration with Government departments such as the Cabinet Office, the Home Office, DfE and DWP.
During his tenure at BATA, and recognising the changing commercial and political landscape in Europe, Antony has worked with colleagues from the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy to found DATEurope – a new European association to represent the digital assistive technology industry.
Antony has presented on the advancement of assistive technology and the AT industry at events such as ATIA, BETT, ATEC, OneCPD, NNAC, ATF Switzerland, and The Workplace Health and Wellbeing Show.