Alireza Darvishy is a professor at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, where he serves as the head of the ICT Accessibility Lab. The ICT Accessibility Lab was established in 2006, and serves as a national competence center on ICT accessibility in Switzerland. Prof. Darvishy holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Zurich. He has been committed to accessibility for over 20 years, and has initiated and carried out many research projects in the area of accessibility. He continues to serve as a leader in his field, and cooperates with different organizations such as UNESCO, WHO, ICCHP, G3ICT, and GAATES. He has also developed many accessibility projects in the private sector in Switzerland.