Marie van Driessche is a Deaf accessibility expert and Accessibility Officer at UWV, the Dutch Employee Insurance Agency. With over a decade of experience in UX research and design across sectors including finance, public broadcasting, and digital agencies, she specializes in inclusive design that goes beyond compliance.

Marie is an internationally established speaker on web accessibility and inclusive UX. She also mentors graduation students at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

Outside of her work, she loves kitesurfing, bouldering, and reading cookbooks in bed before falling asleep.