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Redmond-based Microsoft marked the beginning of this year\u2019s National Disability Employment Awareness Month this week\u2014colloquially known as NDEAM for short\u2014by publishing two blog posts, one each written by accessibility-oriented executives Jenny Lay-Flurrie and Dave Dame.<\/p>\n

Flurrie is Microsoft\u2019s chief accessibility officer, while Dame serves as the company\u2019s senior director of product accessibility.<\/p>\n

Flurrie, a recurring character in this column\u2019s storyline whom I most recently interviewed in March, wrote about \u201ccreating a more disability-inclusive workplace.\u201d In her post\u2019s lede, Flurrie cites NDEAM\u2019s theme of access and equity as a conduit through which to extol the virtues of disabled talent and to confront what she called the “reality of the \u2018disability divide\u2019 and how it impacts opportunity in society.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among her myriad points, Flurrie notes the foremost issue is to understand the gravity of the data. She writes the unemployment rate for people with disabilities is double that of abled people; abled people see a 3.8% versus 7.9% for the disability community. \u201cFactors such as sub-minimum wage practices and policies such as the Supplemental Security Income, which restricts how much people can make without losing benefits, creates higher unemployment for disabled people,\u201d Flurrie said.<\/p>\n

On the plus side, however, Flurrie notes the gap is steadily narrowing. The good news is, according to Flurrie, \u201cpeople with disabilities are joining the workforce at a much greater rate\u201d despite the aforementioned disparity in unemployment numbers. Newly-released data from Microsoft-owned LinkedIn, she added, shows \u201c53.9% of job applications from LinkedIn members who [self-identified] with a disability were remote, compared to 45.6% of members without disabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Other salient points made by Flurrie include emphasizing the ideas that \u201cdisability is a talent pool that drives innovation\u201d while fostering an inclusive-minded culture and paying disabled workers fair wages.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s much more to do. According to the World Health Organization, there\u2019s been an increase in people with disabilities to 1.3+ billion people around the world,\u201d Flurrie wrote of the need for continued advocacy for disability employment. \u201cAs we continue our work with nonprofits, policymakers, universities, and accessibility developers to help narrow the disability divide, we know that making workplaces more accessible, investing in accessibility, listening to employees, and promoting inclusive practices, collectively, can reduce the disability unemployment gap and create more opportunities for those with disabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

As to Dame\u2019s own post, he focused on Microsoft\u2019s commitment to accessibility vis-a-vis \u201ccreating products and services for people with disabilities.\u201d As with its titanic peers in the industry in Amazon, Apple, and Google, Dame emphasized accessibility resides at the core of everything the company does. He cites the work on products such as the critically-acclaimed Xbox Adaptive Controller, launched in 2018, and the Surface Adaptive Kit, which debuted in 2021, as well as more recent innovations such as the forthcoming 3D-printed grips for Surface Pen and the adaptive trackpad for the new Surface Laptop Studio 2.<\/p>\n

With regards to software, Dame highlighted the accessibility features built into Windows, such as Narrator, Magnifier, Live Captions, Voice Access, high-contrast themes, and the bespoke Seeing AI app.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Microsoft, we are passionate about creating products and services that are accessible for people with disabilities,\u201d Dame said of the company\u2019s steadfast commitment to furthering accessibility and inclusivity. \u201cTo enable transformative change, we\u2019re working to weave accessibility into the fabric of what we design and build for every team, organization, classroom and home. When we design with disability in mind, our products become better for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Redmond-based Microsoft marked the beginning of this year\u2019s National Disability Employment Awareness Month this week\u2014colloquially known as NDEAM for short\u2014by publishing two blog posts, one each written by accessibility-oriented executives Jenny Lay-Flurrie and Dave Dame. Flurrie is Microsoft\u2019s chief accessibility officer, while Dame serves as the company\u2019s senior director of product accessibility. 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