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=== Pina D'Intino ===

=== Pina D'Intino ===

'''Principal Owner & Accessibility Consultant, Aequum Global Access Inc.''' <br>

'''Principal Owner & Accessibility Consultant, Aequum Global Access Inc.''' <br>

Pina D’Intino is an internationally recognized accessibility speaker, strategy and integration Leader and entrepreneur working at Statistics Canada. For more than 20 years, she has helped businesses achieve inclusion through diversity, accessibility, and leadership. She has helped many large organizations including financial service providers,  global consulting companies  develop and implement  accessibility best practices  and meet compliance and regulatory requirements. She provides training, strategic direction and oversees the development of accessibility roadmaps, plans and projects.  During her career,  she worked at a Canadian-based International bank for 30 years, has been engaged with different provincial and federal departments  as an advisor on several internal projects and communities of practices. Pina is  currently working at Statistics Canada, as an Accessibility Strategy lead and  works with several inter-departmental workgroups to promote accessibility across the Government of Canada. Pina is the founder and past co-chair of the Canadian Financial Institute on Assistive Technologies (CFIAT), a past board member of the G3ict’s International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP), . Pina is a contributor on several US based projects  with the NFB Switchboard, the ICT Legal Symposium and projects at the IDRC including the We Count project . She continues to co-Chair the Financial Services  research for G3ict. She has a Masters degree in Inclusive Design from OCAD and University . Pina has received awards and recognition for her leadership and work, at G3 iCt . In 2013, Pina received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal  for her work on the promotion of accessible employment.

'''LinkedIn:''' http://www.linkedin.com/in/pinadintino <br><br>

A sought out catalyst in accessibility and organizational change.  

Since 2020, Pina is Statistics Canada’s Senior Accessibility Consultant and Strategist. She is responsible to develop, lead and implement a multi-year accessibility strategy that will help Statistics Canada realize its accessibility vision as becoming the most accessible agency in the government of Canada. To accomplish this, she leads the Accessibility Leadership Taskforce, works with several inter-departmental workgroups to promote accessibility across the agency and the Government of Canada.  

Pina D’Intino is a sought-out international accessibility Senior  Advisor, strategist and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience working in large organizations in four continents, world-wide. 

Her years working with large organizations has contributed to her ability to assess requirements from an operational, inclusive and holistic perspective, while also having the ability to focus on specific outcomes.  Some of my engagements and accomplishments include;

*Serves as a strategic advisor for Service Canada and the AODA.

*Was an active member of the AODA Information and Communication Standards & Employment Standards Committees.

*Sits on a number of working committees on IAAP.

*Serves as Chair, Financial Services for G3ict: Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs.

*Contributes to a plurality of best practices publications, including the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Switchboard resource, and the ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium.

*Pina is fluent in English and French and enjoys giving back to the accessibility profession through training, advisory roles and mentorship, promoting intrinsic capacity and effective innovation.

*Master’s degree in Inclusive Design from OCADU

**Master’s Certificate – Project Management, PMI

*Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC), International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)

*Several additional professional certifications in procurement, contract management negotiation, and inclusive digital & built design.

 

 

 

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