Sheri Byrne-Haber brings the fire on ableism and makes a clear and compelling case for why we all need to give a damn about accessibility.

Highlights include:

• What is accessibility and why does it matter?
• How do you ensure that your design system is accessible?
• Why do corporate diversity initiatives very rarely include people with disabilities?
• What is Sheri’s message to people who ask to see a business case for accessibility?
• What do you need to know about doing user research with people with disabilities?

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Who is Sheri Byrne-Haber?

Sheri is a world-leading expert in, and evangelist and advocate for making the world a more accessible place for people with disabilities, best known for launching digital accessibility programmes at multiple Fortune 200 companies, including McDonald’s, Albertsons, and VMware. 

A prolific writer on disability and accessibility, Sheri has published over 120 articles on Medium, reaching over half-a-million readers. Her effort, talent, and impact was recently recognised by Medium, with them naming Sheri their 2020 UX Author of the Year.

Through her work, Sheri has positively impacted millions of the more than 1 billion people around the world living with disabilities.

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Find Sheri here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheribyrnehaber/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByrneHaber Website: https://sheribyrnehaber.com/ Medium: https://sheribyrnehaber.medium.com/

Resources:

Giving a Damn About Accessibility: https://accessibility.uxdesign.cc/