David Banes is a General Secretary at DATEurope. He possess expertise in accessibility, assistive technology, user experience, management, usability and 31 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "David has a wealth of knowledge and skills, gained over a number of years in different roles, that he applies for the benefit of others. He is particularly sensitive to the needs of disabled people and actively promotes their needs and rights to equality of access and outcomes in the field of assistive technology. David and I worked together to promote the interests of disabled students in a national infrastructure project. He performed his project duties exceptionally well and many of the resources, developed over 20 years ago, are still models for disability access and inclusion. It is a pleasure to work with David and I would encourage everyone to read and act on his blogs and articles. " and "David is a treasure trove of information about the possibilities and complexity of introducing assistive technologies into school systems in lower income contexts. He developed a USAID working paper with us on using ICT to support Universal Design for Learning in 2019. His comprehensive analysis of AT's' utility for literacy and other foundational skills, of market barriers and roadmaps to introduce these tools to systems is an amazing contribution to global Inclusive Education. "