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Sheri Byrne-Haber is a Canadian-American global subject matter expert in disability and accessibility.[1][2][3] She focuses primarily on accessibility of technology.

Education

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Byrne-Haber has degrees in computer science, law, and business.[2][4] She is a CPACC[5] certified accessibility professional and has worked in the disability and accessibility field for almost two decades.[6]

Professional career

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Beginning in the 2000s, Byrne-Haber worked as an attorney, focusing primarily on cases where the rights of d/Deaf people were infringed upon.[7] In 2012, she decided to pivot from working as a lawyer to pursue a career in accessibility.[8]

Byrne-Haber co-wrote the Digital Accessibility Maturity Model,[citation needed] and is the founder of the VMware accessibility program.[9] From 2019 to 2024, she was a Senior Staff Accessibility Architect at VMware.[10] She was an early adopter of Machine Learning and Generative AI accessibility applications.[11]

Byrne-Haber is a globally recognized professional in the subjects of accessibility and disability in the workplace and classroom.[12]

She initiated digital accessibility projects in Fortune 200 firms, including VMware,[13][14] McDonald's, and Albertsons.[2]

Recognition

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Byrne-Haber was named 2020 Author of the Year by Medium's largest publication, the UX Collective.[15]

She was named a LinkedIn Top Voice for Social Impact for 2022.[citation needed]

Archery

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Byrne-Haber began practicing wheelchair archery in late 2019.[8][2]

In 2023, She won World Cup Stage #3 compound women's open at Chula Vista, California.[16]

Byrne-Haber won her flight at "The Vegas Shoot" in 2023, beating 31 non-disabled competitors[17]

Volunteer work

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  • Current IAAP Global Leadership Council member[18]
  • Former member of ITI Accessibility subgroup[19]
  • Co-lead of the W3C Accessibility Maturity Model subgroup[20]

As an author

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  • Hear for Life: Dr Joe's Guide to Your Child's Hearing Loss[21]
  • Giving a Damn about accessibility[22]

Articles

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  • Byrne-Haber, Sheri (2020-12-03). "An Innovation Path to a More Accessible World".
  • Byrne-Haber, Sheri (2021-06-11). "VMware's Journey to Make Work More Accessible". octo.vmware.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.

Personal life

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Byrne-Haber uses a wheelchair and has Type 1 diabetes.[23]

Byrne-Haber has a deaf daughter.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "YouTube's Multiple Audio Tracks Make Videos More Accessible". Lifewire. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  2. ^ a b c d Venkatraman, Shai (2021-06-03). ""Create a personal connect to disability, with people making decisions" - Sheri Byrne Haber". Newz Hook. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  3. ^ "Collaboration tools help and hinder workplace accessibility | TechTarget". Unified Communications. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  4. ^ "Why Android Phones Need Better Haptic Feedback". Lifewire. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  5. ^ "AccessibilityAssociation". www.accessibilityassociation.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  6. ^ "An Innovation Path to a More Accessible World". 2020-12-03.
  7. ^ Group, Suzanne Bohan | Bay Area News (2008-01-06). "Lawyer is 325-0 in implant appeals". East Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-04-09. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ a b c "Q&A With Sheri Byrne-Haber, Senior Staff Architect, Accessibility at VMWare". Equal Entry. 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  9. ^ "Sheri Byrne-Haber". Knowability.
  10. ^ "Miro Announces Miro Next, All-Virtual Spring Event to Introduce the Latest Innovations From the Leader in Online Visual Collaboration". www.businesswire.com. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  11. ^ Firozi, Paul; Chiu, Allyson (2021-03-03). "Four reasons you're tired of Zoom calls — and what to do about it". The Washington Post.
  12. ^ Davis, Ben (2023-11-23). "'Product management for humans': the BBC's Em Ledger on meeting user needs". Econsultancy. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  13. ^ Jimenez, Abdel (2019-12-20). "Special software can help the blind access the internet, but not every website supports it. A wave of lawsuits is pushing to change that". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  14. ^ "The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed 32 years ago, but challenges remain". HR Brew. 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  15. ^ "Design highlights of the year". Medium. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  16. ^ "SoCal Showdown success for USA's World Cup hopefuls". www.usarchery.org. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  17. ^ "Compound Flights Flight 1 [After 90 Arrows]". www.ianseo.net. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  18. ^ "AccessibilityAssociation". www.accessibilityassociation.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  19. ^ "VPAT Training - Information Technology Industry Council". www.itic.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  20. ^ "Accessibility Maturity Model".
  21. ^ MD, Dr Joseph B. Roberson Jr; JD, Sheri Byrne-Haber; Roberson, Caitlin (2013-03-13). Hear For Life:: Dr. Joe's Guide To Your Child's Hearing Loss (Black & White Edition: 1 ed.). Let Them Hear Foundation. ISBN 978-0-615-77494-7.
  22. ^ "Giving a damn about accessibility". Accessibility Handbook. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  23. ^ Chang, Angie (2023-03-17). ""Consider a Career in Accessibility": Sheri Byrne-Haber, Senior Staff, Accessibility Architect at VMware (Video + Transcript)". Girl Geek X: Connecting forward-looking women in tech for over a decade!. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
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