Varun Chandak

Founder and Executive Director

Access to Success

Canada

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Access to Success is a Toronto-based not-for-profit on a mission to #EnableEveryone. ATS runs Canada's leading accelerator for accessibility startups. Open to entrepreneurs worldwide, it provides unique programming, support, resources and funding to help scale the latest innovations in accessibility. As of 2024, the 60 startups it has supported have benefitted over 1.1 million people with disabilities.
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About me

Varun Chandak is the Founder and Executive Director of Access to Success, a Toronto-based non-profit on a mission to Enable Everyone. Driven by his own lived experiences with disabilities and hopes of better assistive tech, Varun grew ATS to be one of the world's leading accelerators for accessibility startups. Under his leadership, ATS' alumni startups have benefited over 2 million people with disabilities.

A sought-after speaker on accessibility innovation and inclusive design, Varun has been recognized as a Top 50 Changemaker in Canada and received the inaugural Tom Wilson Leadership in Disability Award.

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I speak the following languages:

English

Areas of Activity

Employment

Entrepreneurship and micro-finance

ICT (Information and Communication Technologies)

3D PrintingArtificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Big Data SolutionsCommunity and Knowledge PlatformComputer Steering TechnologiesDigital LibraryGaming SolutionsInternet of ThingsMobile Services and Smartphone AppsRobotics and Automated MachinerySocial MediaTranslation/Conversation Tools

Other Areas of Activity

Accessibility

At #ZeroCon25, I am looking for...

ConsultingFinancing/InvestmentIncrease expertise in accessibility and inclusionInvitations to international conferencesNetworkingProject CooperationsResearch Cooperations

At #ZeroCon25, I am offering...

Increase expertise in accessibility and inclusionInvitations to international conferencesNetworkingProject CooperationsResearch CooperationsConsulting

Speaker sessions (2)

Thursday, 6 March 2025

10:00 - 11:00

Funding and accelerating assistive technologies

Location:M2Track:Zero Project Awardees
  • Assistive technologies
  • English captions | International Sign

Funding and scaling assistive technologies remain a challenge in an investment landscape that does not fully recognize and understand the inherent business case.

Friday, 7 March 2025

14:20 - 14:40

It's Time We #EnableEveryone

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed

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