About us
We think educators have one of the hardest and most important jobs in the world. The last thing they need is for their job to be harder. We know that making education more accessible is important, but we also know that it doesn't have to be hard. We are here to remove the barriers for educators, so they can remove barriers for their students.
Why education?
Every child has to go to school (regardless of ability), because every child deserves an education (regardless of ability). Those with a better education often have better opportunities in life, and in turn, better lives. So, we need the same access to education, for the same access to opportunities, for the same access to a better life.
Traditionally, the education sector has catered to the ‘average student’, but there is no such thing as an ‘average student’. Every student has different needs and abilities that should be catered for proactively. Currently, a student that falls far enough outside of the ‘average’ may have a reactive solution provided for them, but most students have to adapt to what is provided.
Educators often don’t know where to start in producing more accessible content that caters for a wider audience, nor do they have the time or resources to find out. Meet Aandi aims to address these issues by offering proactive accessibility solutions that empower educational institutions to create inclusive learning environments from the outset.
Value Meet Aandi Brings:
Meet Aandi brings a wealth of expertise in accessible education, with a proven track record of providing services since 2010. Our innovative online tool, Mava, removes barriers to creating accessible video educational content, empowering educators to reach all students efficiently.
As we continually evolve our knowledge and as technology advances, it is our role to support educators to ensure their online materials and lectures are in a format that will provide the best outcomes for students. We do this by offering a full range of support services to upskill educators and improve resources.
By partnering with Meet Aandi, educational institutions can save time, enhance inclusivity, and effectively cater to the needs of all students.
Mission
We are on a mission to make learning accessible to everyone by leveraging technology to make catering education to ‘all’ students, simple.
Vision
Our vision is of a world where there are no barriers to learning. To achieve this, we want to empower an army of educators to produce learning material that is accessible and inclusive. Through access to smart tools and smarter people we can remove barriers for educators, so they can remove barriers for their students. For real change to happen, we need to work together.
Having always been involved with various charities and loving the idea of paying it forward by supporting the community with both the work done and the partnership agreement, Belinda works tirelessly to advocate for the need for inclusion of all people and provide solutions that make accessible and inclusive communication part of everyday life.
Anyone who knows Belinda knows she always has something to add to the conversation. She lives the motto that education drives change by providing as much information as possible. Her dedication to adding more options to her accessibility offerings, shining more light on those who are leading the way, and adding more opportunities for everyone to add their own voices and opinions to the conversation are what drive her successes forward.
Our people
At its core, Meet Aandi is about people, all-sorts of people, and here are some of the people driving Meet Aandi forward:
Belinda Vesey-Brown | Founder of Meet Aandi
Belinda Vesey-Brown is the Founder of Meet Aandi. With a marketing background and experience running her own businesses since 2002, Belinda has a deep understanding of marketing to a global audience, including tech businesses, products, and services.
In 2010, she founded TaggedPDF in Australia, a digital document accessibility service that also provides training and consulting. Belinda saw an opportunity to make a positive impact on the world by creating Mava by Meet Aandi, a platform that utilises AI and machine learning to provide captioning, audio descriptions, and transcripts, making video content accessible to individuals with hearing loss, low vision, and other challenges.
Belinda's passion for accessibility and her marketing expertise make her a driving force behind Meet Aandi's mission to create a more inclusive world in which students can learn in.
Belinda continues to focus on the growth of Meet Aandi, which she describes as the positive exponential impact she can have on the world in her lifetime.
Key Responsibilities:
- Setting the strategic direction and vision for Meet Aandi – connecting accessibility experts around the world to work together for the benefit of student learning outcomes
- Leading the marketing efforts to promote the platform and support services to a global audience
- Driving the accessible music program
- Ensuring that Meet Aandi's expanding products align with the company's vision
Alex Bey | Accessibility Specialist and Managing Director of Meet Aandi
Alex Bey brings a wealth of experience and expertise to Meet Aandi as the Accessibility Specialist. With a background in running the groups document accessibility business since 2015 and consulting for TaggedPDF and Vision Australia since 2018, Alex has a deep understanding of accessibility requirements and solutions. Not one to stand back and just tick boxes, Alex’s drive to make things ‘actually work for people’ has been a core component of the document accessibility business success to date.
Additionally, Alex has been conducting digital document accessibility training for Vision Australia multiple times a week for the past few years, further solidifying his expertise in the field and expanding the knowledge of others.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensuring that Meet Aandi and all its offerings meet the highest accessibility standards
- Collaborating with the development team to implement accessibility features and enhancements
- Conducting regular accessibility audits and assessments to identify areas for improvement
- Providing guidance and training to internal teams on accessibility best practice
- Staying up-to-date with industry trends and regulations to ensure Meet Aandi remains at the forefront of accessibility innovation
Ryan Vice | Co-founder and CEO, Vice Software
Ryan and his team work with the Meet Aandi team to support and develop the Mava SaaS platform. Ryan, a fellow EO member in Texas with Belinda, has a passion for helping business leaders focus on innovation.
Ryan has published programming and architecture books, been awarded Microsoft MVP and frequently talks at conferences and users groups.
This gives him access to a large network of experts as well as giving him the skills needed to help document solutions and train staff on technologies and approaches used in the software that we create.
It's not just us
We want you to be a part of our journey, and we can’t make a difference without you.
Any questions you have or projects you want to work on together, don’t hesitate to contact us.