Gamze Sofuoğlu Email & Phone Number

I have been working on various projects regarding accessibility, history and philosophy of disability and rights of disabled community ever since I discovered disability as a consequence of social barriers rather than a body related personal issue.Currently, I am working at Turkcell, leader digital operator headquartered in Turkey, since 2014. I am the product manager of mobile applications and accessibility solutions for disabled individuals such as audio description and indoor navigation technologies for blind people, instant Sign Language translator for deaf people and educational games for children with autism. Additionally, I am responsible for making Turkcell’s all products, solutions and services accessible for the people with different type of disabilities. The products and projects I lead have a wide international recognition and a great number of awards from prestigious platforms such as GSMA, Meffys and MIT Technology Review.I graduated from the Department of Psychology at Boğaziçi University and made my master’s degree on Cognitive Psychology at the same university. My thesis was an investigation on the effect of disability perception on the temporal distribution in lifespan, content and recollective experiences in personally significant autobiographical memories.Between 2014 and 2016; I prepared and hosted a radio show on sensation and perception of blindness and disability issues at one of the most popular radio stations of Turkey. The radio show won the best new radio show award in 2014 in Turkey.I am writing articles on disability issues, mentoring blind children to support them to be more autonomous and confident in their lives, and providing consultancy for the projects on accessibility and disability.I strongly believes in an equal and barrier free life. I will fight for the accessibility until the end of my life with the principle “Nothing about us without us!”sofuoglugamze@gmail.com