{"id":70257,"date":"2022-02-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/industry\/blog\/?p=70257"},"modified":"2023-07-25T09:41:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T16:41:55","slug":"fulfilling-our-commitment-to-accessibility-and-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/government\/2022\/02\/03\/fulfilling-our-commitment-to-accessibility-and-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulfilling our commitment to accessibility and inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The pandemic has made clear how inaccessible many of our institutions and government services can be. This isn\u2019t news. These challenges existed long before the pandemic and many people, including disability advocates, have been asking for improvements for years. But the challenges of the pandemic have<\/em> helped make this more obvious to leaders and amplified the need, from education\u00b9 to government\u00b2. That awareness also comes at a time when public sector digital transformation is gaining momentum.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In December, I wrote that we can\u2019t miss this moment to build infrastructure that works for everyone<\/a>. That extends to government services and operations. We must build accessibility into plans for digital transformation. That means changes to technology, to policy, and to the way we work.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why I gathered public sector leaders with expertise in accessibility for a Digital Forum<\/a>. We discussed what to do\u2014and just as importantly, how to do it\u2014with experts who have done this in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n