Richard E. Ladner | |
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| Born | August 22, 1943 Berkeley, California |
| Alma mater | St. Mary's College of California University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Ladner's theorem |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship ACM Fellow IEEE Fellow SIGCHI Social Impact Award SIGACCESS Outstanding Contribution to Computing and Accessibility Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical Computer Science Accessible computing |
| Institutions | University of Washington |
| Thesis | Mitotic recursively enumerable sets (1971) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert William Robinson |
Richard Emil Ladner (born August 22 1943) is an American computer scientist known for his contributions to both theoretical computer science and assistive technology. Ladner is a professor emeritus at the University of Washington.