David Dzumba
@ddzumba.bsky.social
Dad to 2 amazing kids • Proud grandfather x 2 • Pens fan • Microsoft CELA • Accessibility
Answer ALS Completes Release of Full Dataset and Integrates ALS TDI ARC Study Data into Neuromine (data portal on Azure). www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
Answer ALS Completes Release of Full Dataset and Integrates ALS TDI ARC Study Data into Neuromine
/PRNewswire/ -- Answer ALS today announced the full release of its comprehensive ALS clinical and multi-omics dataset, marking the culmination of a multi-year...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Answer ALS Completes Release of Full Dataset and Integrates ALS TDI ARC Study Data into Neuromine (data portal on Azure). www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
Reminder for this Wednesday: Discover how Microsoft 365 Copilot can empower individuals and organizations to create more inclusive and accessible experiences. Free and online. msit.events.teams.microsoft.com/event/17711f...
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
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November 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Reminder for this Wednesday: Discover how Microsoft 365 Copilot can empower individuals and organizations to create more inclusive and accessible experiences. Free and online. msit.events.teams.microsoft.com/event/17711f...
Accessibility Assistant updates: Smarter handling of tables and shapes across Microsoft 365. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
Accessibility Assistant updates: Smarter handling of tables and shapes
Recent changes to Accessibility Assistant in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows and for Mac reduce false positives and better reflect real...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Accessibility Assistant updates: Smarter handling of tables and shapes across Microsoft 365. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
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Last week, @xanderashwell.bsky.social and I had the great privilege of sharing @seaofthieves.com's accessibility journey with all the fine folks at the European Accessibility Summit in Brussels, run by @microsoft.com and @myedf.bsky.social!
We learned so much from real experts there - 1/3
We learned so much from real experts there - 1/3
October 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Last week, @xanderashwell.bsky.social and I had the great privilege of sharing @seaofthieves.com's accessibility journey with all the fine folks at the European Accessibility Summit in Brussels, run by @microsoft.com and @myedf.bsky.social!
We learned so much from real experts there - 1/3
We learned so much from real experts there - 1/3
The Digital Direct Sales (DDS) organization at Microsoft has a new opening for an Accessibility Technical Program Manager.
jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
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October 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The Digital Direct Sales (DDS) organization at Microsoft has a new opening for an Accessibility Technical Program Manager.
jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
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I probed an LLM’s responses to HTML code generation prompts to assess its adherence to accessibility best practices. The results showed key areas where better training data is needed.
Identifying Accessibility Data Gaps in CodeGen Models :: Aaron Gustafson
Late last year, I probed an LLM’s responses to HTML code generation prompts to assess its adherence to accessibility best practices. The results were unsurprisingly disappointing — roughly what I’d...
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October 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I probed an LLM’s responses to HTML code generation prompts to assess its adherence to accessibility best practices. The results showed key areas where better training data is needed.
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What an incredible few days at #AllThingsOpen 🎉
Volunteered at the first accessibility summit, gave a talk with @helen.blog about the open-sourced accessibility scanner, plus watched Ed Summers deliver a keynote 🙌
Be sure to check out the a11y scanner & share your feedback 💖
👉 gh.io/a11y-scanner
Volunteered at the first accessibility summit, gave a talk with @helen.blog about the open-sourced accessibility scanner, plus watched Ed Summers deliver a keynote 🙌
Be sure to check out the a11y scanner & share your feedback 💖
👉 gh.io/a11y-scanner
GitHub - github/accessibility-scanner: Finds potential accessibility gaps, files GitHub issues to track them, and attempts to fix them with Copilot.
Finds potential accessibility gaps, files GitHub issues to track them, and attempts to fix them with Copilot. - github/accessibility-scanner
gh.io
October 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
What an incredible few days at #AllThingsOpen 🎉
Volunteered at the first accessibility summit, gave a talk with @helen.blog about the open-sourced accessibility scanner, plus watched Ed Summers deliver a keynote 🙌
Be sure to check out the a11y scanner & share your feedback 💖
👉 gh.io/a11y-scanner
Volunteered at the first accessibility summit, gave a talk with @helen.blog about the open-sourced accessibility scanner, plus watched Ed Summers deliver a keynote 🙌
Be sure to check out the a11y scanner & share your feedback 💖
👉 gh.io/a11y-scanner
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In a recent study, the VA learned a lot from users navigating acute distress — and why typical UX patterns fail.
Designing for Distress: Understanding Users in Crisis
What we learned from users navigating acute distress — and why typical UX patterns fail
medium.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
In a recent study, the VA learned a lot from users navigating acute distress — and why typical UX patterns fail.
The Microsoft approach to packaging accessibility
packagingeurope.com/features/the...
packagingeurope.com/features/the...
The Microsoft approach to packaging accessibility
As Senior Creative Director of Packaging Design and Content Development at Microsoft, Marshall has spent decades shaping how one of the world's most influential brands thinks about packaging: not mere...
packagingeurope.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Microsoft approach to packaging accessibility
packagingeurope.com/features/the...
packagingeurope.com/features/the...
How GitHub Copilot enabled accessibility governance process improvements in record time.
github.blog/ai-and-ml/gi...
github.blog/ai-and-ml/gi...
How GitHub Copilot enabled accessibility governance process improvements in record time
See how we turned weekly accessibility grade signals into an automated, accountable remediation workflow—powered by GitHub Copilot.
github.blog
October 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
How GitHub Copilot enabled accessibility governance process improvements in record time.
github.blog/ai-and-ml/gi...
github.blog/ai-and-ml/gi...
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📢 A major step forward for accessibility: Floating images in Word for Windows are now detectable by screen readers, complete with alt text and context.
Floating images now accessible for screen readers in Word
Thanks to new enhancements in how images are anchored to surrounding text in Microsoft Word for Windows, screen readers can now detect and navigate floating...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
📢 A major step forward for accessibility: Floating images in Word for Windows are now detectable by screen readers, complete with alt text and context.
Special Olympics and Xbox Unite for Inclusive Gaming.
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Special Olympics and Xbox Unite for Inclusive Gaming - Xbox Wire
Tune in to the Xbox Twitch channel on October 14 at 10am Pacific for the 2025 Gaming for Inclusion Celebrity Showcase.
news.xbox.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Special Olympics and Xbox Unite for Inclusive Gaming.
news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...
news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...
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AI can transform life for persons with disabilities - but if built with accessibility, fairness & transparency.
At #mEnabling25, leaders will convene to explore Standards for Accessible & Ethical Use of AI in Disability Contexts.
Register for #mEnabling: https://shorturl.at/CeX0d
At #mEnabling25, leaders will convene to explore Standards for Accessible & Ethical Use of AI in Disability Contexts.
Register for #mEnabling: https://shorturl.at/CeX0d
October 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
AI can transform life for persons with disabilities - but if built with accessibility, fairness & transparency.
At #mEnabling25, leaders will convene to explore Standards for Accessible & Ethical Use of AI in Disability Contexts.
Register for #mEnabling: https://shorturl.at/CeX0d
At #mEnabling25, leaders will convene to explore Standards for Accessible & Ethical Use of AI in Disability Contexts.
Register for #mEnabling: https://shorturl.at/CeX0d
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The GitHub Annotations Toolkit announced by Jan Maarten andDaniel Henderson-Ede at Inclusive Design 24 2025! #ID24 github.com/github/annot...
September 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The GitHub Annotations Toolkit announced by Jan Maarten andDaniel Henderson-Ede at Inclusive Design 24 2025! #ID24 github.com/github/annot...
Improving accessibility: Standard red gets an update in Microsoft 365.
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techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
Improving accessibility: Standard red gets an update in Microsoft 365
We upgraded the standard red font color in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote on Windows and Mac to make it more inclusive and accessible to...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Improving accessibility: Standard red gets an update in Microsoft 365.
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
This year, there are more than 260 teams in Ability Hack at the Microsoft Global Hackathon, which began today! www.linkedin.com/pulse/abilit... #accessibility
The Ability Hack: Proven Recipe for Innovation
Microsoft’s annual global hackathon begins today. Thousands of employees around the world hit pause on their day‑to‑day work to invest in ideas, passions, and prototypes that could change the world — ...
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September 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This year, there are more than 260 teams in Ability Hack at the Microsoft Global Hackathon, which began today! www.linkedin.com/pulse/abilit... #accessibility
Video: Gliding Cursor In Microsoft Power Toys 0.94.0 #accessibility #assistivetech www.youtube.com/shorts/fa4SK...
Gliding Cursor In Microsoft Power Toys 0.94.0 #accessibility #assistivetech
YouTube video by Inclusive Tech Lab
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September 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Video: Gliding Cursor In Microsoft Power Toys 0.94.0 #accessibility #assistivetech www.youtube.com/shorts/fa4SK...
Accessibility Features in Microsoft 365 That Most Admins Forget to Enable. dellenny.com/accessibilit...
Accessibility Features in Microsoft 365 That Most Admins Forget to Enable
Microsoft 365 is packed with accessibility tools designed to make digital workplaces more inclusive for everyone. However, many of these […]
dellenny.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Accessibility Features in Microsoft 365 That Most Admins Forget to Enable. dellenny.com/accessibilit...
Writing and presenting about math is easy and inclusive with Microsoft 365. #accessibility #MathML
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techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
Writing and presenting about math is easy and inclusive with Microsoft 365
We’re excited to share recent improvements to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft 365 Copilot that make writing and presenting about math easier...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Writing and presenting about math is easy and inclusive with Microsoft 365. #accessibility #MathML
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
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ASSETS 2025 is excited to announce Jenny Lay-Flurrie as our keynote speaker!
Jenny is Vice President & Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft with 25+ years of experience leading tech innovation and accessibility for millions of people. More info at: assets25.sigaccess.org/keynote.html
Jenny is Vice President & Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft with 25+ years of experience leading tech innovation and accessibility for millions of people. More info at: assets25.sigaccess.org/keynote.html
assets25.sigaccess.org
August 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
ASSETS 2025 is excited to announce Jenny Lay-Flurrie as our keynote speaker!
Jenny is Vice President & Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft with 25+ years of experience leading tech innovation and accessibility for millions of people. More info at: assets25.sigaccess.org/keynote.html
Jenny is Vice President & Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft with 25+ years of experience leading tech innovation and accessibility for millions of people. More info at: assets25.sigaccess.org/keynote.html
Listen to an audio overview of a document with Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microso...
Listen to an audio overview of a document with Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word
Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word for Windows and Word for the web can now create a podcast-like audio overview of a document, transforming it into a fun...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Listen to an audio overview of a document with Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microso...
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5742 (Beta and Dev channels):
- The setting for character repeat delay/rate moved from Control Panel to Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard.
- The setting for cursor blink rate moved to Settings > Accessibility > Text cursor.
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- The setting for character repeat delay/rate moved from Control Panel to Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard.
- The setting for cursor blink rate moved to Settings > Accessibility > Text cursor.
blogs.windows.com/windows-insi...
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5742 (Beta Channel)
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5742 (KB5064075) to the Beta Channel for Windows Insiders on Windows 11, version 24H2.
Changes in Beta Channel b
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August 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5742 (Beta and Dev channels):
- The setting for character repeat delay/rate moved from Control Panel to Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard.
- The setting for cursor blink rate moved to Settings > Accessibility > Text cursor.
blogs.windows.com/windows-insi...
- The setting for character repeat delay/rate moved from Control Panel to Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard.
- The setting for cursor blink rate moved to Settings > Accessibility > Text cursor.
blogs.windows.com/windows-insi...
Microsoft Customer Story: Xander Glasses Accessibility Tech, powered by Azure AI. Video: www.youtube.com/live/ILBDDCJ...
Model Mondays - On-Device & Local AI
YouTube video by Microsoft Reactor
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August 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Microsoft Customer Story: Xander Glasses Accessibility Tech, powered by Azure AI. Video: www.youtube.com/live/ILBDDCJ...
Just posted: The Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions (MCAPS) Division is seeking an #accessibility program manager. jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
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August 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Just posted: The Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions (MCAPS) Division is seeking an #accessibility program manager. jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...