Matthias Schneider

Schneider, Germany - HF Standardisation Expert, IP and Licensing

Matthias Schneider has been an active figure in R&D for human factors, accessibility, usability, and user interface design since his graduation from the University of Stuttgart in 1986. He joined ETSI’s Human Factors Committee in 1995. Since 2010, he has been the Chair of TC HF and from 2011 to 2022 he was also the Chair of the ETSI/CEN/Cenelec Joint Working Group on eAccessibility. During his tenure as TC HF Chair, the committee was responsible for developing the most important European Norm and standards supporting European Accessibility legislation. He has been the initiator of the development of the ETSI Accessibility Policy and has been instrumental in overseeing its adoption by ETSI. His current roles focus on the implementation of ETSI’s accessibility strategy to ensure that ETSI will become a fully inclusive and accessible standardisation organisation.