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Jenny Lay-Flurrie leads Microsoft’s accessibility program, empowering people by building technology for all. She works across the company to embed engineering basics, compliance and product design practices, and to innovate to raise the bar of what’s possible. A user-obsessed leader with 25+ years of experience spanning advertising, digital safety, privacy, telecoms, network operations, talent programs, representation and inclusion practices, she is a public speaker and the host of Ability Summit. She is proudly deaf and disabled, the executive sponsor of the Disability Employee Network, and a member of the Microsoft Inclusion Council.
Bio from: Microsoft Ignite 2025
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Learn how Microsoft is advancing accessibility through two key lenses: helping professionals build expertise in accessibility, and designing learning experiences that are accessible to all. We’ll share how our learning platforms support multimodal engagement, integrate accessibility content from partners like Teach Access, and enable virtual coaching/in-person skilling events. Gain insights into how accessibility is being embedded into our skilling strategy, product design, and delivery.
As AI evolves from passive tools to autonomous agents, the stakes for accessibility and responsibility are rising. Join Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer, and Natasha Crampton, Chief Responsible AI Officer, to explore how Microsoft is shaping the future of agentic AI, creating systems that are safe, and trustworthy. Drawing on real-world technologies, they'll share how Accessibility and Responsible AI are not just parallel priorities but deeply interconnected imperatives.
For over 30 years, Microsoft has partnered with the disability community to build accessible technology. But accessibility didn’t start with tech—think electric toothbrushes, audiobooks, and curb cuts, all designed for people with disabilities and benefiting everyone. Now, AI is the new frontier. Join Jenny Lay-Flurrie to explore how designing for disability drives trustworthy innovation and how AI can help create a world that works for everyone.
Catch up with Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Microsoft’s Chief Accessibility Officer, to chat about all of the Accessibility spotlights at Ignite this year, Access for All, and how AI is driving accessibility innovation at Microsoft and beyond.