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The chief accessibility officer (CAO) is a C-suite executive position within an organization. The role exists in organizations to improve accessibility for people with physical or mental disabilities. Key responsibilities of the CAO include ensuring the organization provides accessible products, services and employment for people with disabilities.
Mar 18, 2022 · Many have made more intentional steps towards a genuinely accessible work environment by adding a new executive rank to their teams − Chief Accessibility Officer (CAO). The objective of a CAO, also known as Head of Accessibility, is to make accessibility a core value within their company.
May 3, 2021 · Katie Deighton. May 3, 2021 6:00 am ET. Share. Resize. Listen. (2 min) Jenny Lay-Flurrie was named Microsoft’s chief accessibility officer in 2016. She is one of very few corporate leaders to...
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Jun 15, 2019 · As the chief accessibility officer at Microsoft, Jenny Lay-Flurrie has helped create a hiring program through which the company identifies and trains people with autism. She ran the first pilot ...
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For more than 20 years, Microsoft and IBM have worked side-by-side on digital inclusion efforts and the development of technology for people with disabilities. So, I am excited to congratulate my longtime colleague, Frances West, who was recently named IBM’s first Chief Accessibility Officer (CAO).
May 31, 2023 · Since 2016, Chief Accessibility Officer Jenny Lay-Flurrie has led Microsoft’s efforts to create a more inclusive workplace for people with disabilities through products, services, and thought leadership.
May 2, 2022 · a Chief Accessibility Officer; an Accessibility Commissioner, to spearhead compliance and enforcement activities under the legislation. The appointment of Michael Gottheil for a five-year term as Accessibility Commissioner to the CHRC, will come into effect on May 9, 2022.
