James Thurston

@jamesthu

Working for digital inclusion and human rights around the world.

James Thurston
@jamesthu
Jan 30, 2024
A6 employee resource groups. Spotlighting senior execs who are open about their disabilities. Supporting self-ID campaigns. Reverse mentoring programs. Raising awareness in professional societies for different careers/roles. #AXSChat
James Thurston
@jamesthu
Jan 30, 2024
A4 We do what we measure. We need the same kind of rigorous metrics to advance ICT #accessibility efforts that we have for privacy and security. Maturity Models can help quantify #accessibility efforts and drive progress in an org. #AXSChat
James Thurston
@jamesthu
Jan 30, 2024
A5 I often say, and always credit @robert_sinclair now of @Atlassian, the accessible tech of today is the mainstream tech of tomorrow. A11y is innovation. Important to evangelize #accessibility to incubators and accelerators. We are largely missing there. #AXSChat
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James Thurston
@jamesthu
Jan 30, 2024
A3 Policy can be just words on paper without implementation & enforcement. Good #digitalInclusion policy suffers without technical talent to implement. Worked with a country on great web #accessibility policy – but it had no native talent to create accessible sites #AXSChat
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James Thurston
@jamesthu
Jan 30, 2024
A3 Wow that is a big Q. The systems for developing and enforcing policy in the US and EU are very different. That being said we have landed on nearly identical technical standards which has been critical. #AXSChat