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Expanding Accessibility in Technology and At Work: Microsoft’s Next Steps

To bridge what the World Bank calls a “disability divide,” Microsoft has announced a new “technology-led five-year commitment to create and open doors to bigger opportunities for people with disabilities.” The initiative focuses on three priorities: development of more accessible technology; using the technology to stimulate increased employment and building a more inclusive workplace. In a blog posted this week, Microsoft explains how this new project adds to their longstanding work to “empower people with disabilities. From Sticky Keys…to Seeing AI and the Xbox Adaptive Controller… Read the full blog.