accessibility

March 19, 2026

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Diana Mivelli

Mapping the Microsoft approach to accessibility in the world of AI

More than 1 billion people worldwide have a disability, and 83 percent of people will experience a disability during their working age. As AI transforms how we build and experience technology, accessibility has to be built in from the start.…
May 17, 2024

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Douglas Gantenbein

Microsoft’s fresh approach to accessibility powered by inclusive design

[Editor’s note: This content was written to highlight a particular event or moment in time. Although that moment has passed, we’re republishing it here so you can see what our thinking and experience was like at the time.] Adopting rigorous…
May 13, 2024

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Lukas Velush

Shifting left to get accessibility right at Microsoft

At Microsoft, we’ve learned the best way to get accessibility right is to shift left. “We need to think about accessibility before we start any of our work, before we write any line of code, at every step of our…
May 18, 2023

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Dawn Lee

Disability as a strength: Three practices to help you create inclusive experiences at your company

Our mission at Microsoft is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our Microsoft Digital Employee Experience team lives this mission every day by empowering employees across the organization with inclusive digital and physical…
October 26, 2021

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Inside Track staff

Using insights from Microsoft employees with disabilities to build accessible employee experiences

For a transcript, please view the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOcp6wkWpsQ. Learn how inclusive usability testing with employees with disabilities is helping Microsoft build better products and experiences. We periodically update our stories, but we can’t verify that they represent the…
October 13, 2021

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Aleenah Ansari

Prioritizing accessibility at Microsoft with feedback from people with disabilities

We periodically update our stories, but we can’t verify that they represent the full picture of our current situation at Microsoft. We leave them on the site so you can see what our thinking and experience was at the time.…

accessibility

Mapping the Microsoft approach to accessibility in the world of AI

Microsoft’s fresh approach to accessibility powered by inclusive design

Shifting left to get accessibility right at Microsoft

Disability as a strength: Three practices to help you create inclusive experiences at your company

Using insights from Microsoft employees with disabilities to build accessible employee experiences

Prioritizing accessibility at Microsoft with feedback from people with disabilities