Dr. Nantanoot Suwannawut

PhotoDr. Nantanoot Suwannawut is a researcher at the Bureau of Special Education Administration, Thailand Ministry of Education where she has been working on the issues of inclusive education and access technologies for persons with disabilities. She also guides academic researchers and practitioners in areas of disability employment and barrier-free society and inclusion.

She is one of the key leaders of Thailand Association of the Blind and has served in several advisory committees such as The Promotion of information access for persons with visual impairments and print disability program. She has also been appointed to help with many projects, such as digital TV and telecommunications for persons with disabilities.

Her areas of specialization are information accessibility, especially educational media production and Human Computer Interaction (HCI). In addition, she has delivered lectures and presented several papers at national and international conferences. Recently, she has been elected as the ASEAN sub-regional chair of the World Blind Union.