David Dzumba
@ddzumba.bsky.social
Dad to 2 amazing kids • Proud grandfather x 2 • Pens fan • Microsoft CELA • Accessibility
New! Opening in Microsoft AI: Senior Accessibility Program Manager. apply.careers.microsoft.com/careers/job/...
Senior Accessibility Program Manager | Microsoft Careers
Advocate for inclusive design, ensuring accessibility is a first‑class feature, not an afterthought. Engage with executives and customers to gather data, influence decisions, and shape product directi...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
New! Opening in Microsoft AI: Senior Accessibility Program Manager. apply.careers.microsoft.com/careers/job/...
Forrester Research: As technology has evolved, so has the need for #accessibility.
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Forrester Research: As technology has evolved, so has the need for accessibility. - Microsoft Accessibility Blog
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December 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Forrester Research: As technology has evolved, so has the need for #accessibility.
blogs.microsoft.com/accessibilit... #IDPD
blogs.microsoft.com/accessibilit... #IDPD
International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Our commitment to a better screen reader experience.
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso... #IDPD
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso... #IDPD
International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Our commitment to a better screen reader experience
We’ve made enhancements to Narrator, Microsoft Word, and other Microsoft 365 apps to build a better experience for all, especially those who are blind or...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Our commitment to a better screen reader experience.
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso... #IDPD
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso... #IDPD
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My team (Microsoft Accessibility) has an open internship for legal counsel. If you’re in school and interested in law as it relates to accessibility, give it a look:
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Legal Counsel Intern - Trusted Technology Group Accessibility Team | Microsoft Careers
Overview Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring yo...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My team (Microsoft Accessibility) has an open internship for legal counsel. If you’re in school and interested in law as it relates to accessibility, give it a look:
apply.careers.microsoft.com/careers/job/...
apply.careers.microsoft.com/careers/job/...
New from the Office #accessibility team: Improved keyboard and Narrator support for comments in Word for Windows.
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Improved keyboard and Narrator support for comments in Word for Windows | Microsoft Community Hub
These new improvements to Microsoft Word for Windows make keyboard and screen reader navigation for comments more efficient and intuitive.
techcommunity.microsoft.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New from the Office #accessibility team: Improved keyboard and Narrator support for comments in Word for Windows.
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microso...
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microso...
New from @msft365insider.bsky.social : Better screen reader experience: Audio feedback for 60+ Word keyboard shortcuts. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso... #accessibility
Better screen reader experience: Audio feedback for 60+ Word keyboard shortcuts
Microsoft Word began offering verbal confirmations for common keyboard shortcuts last year. We’ve since expanded support to 60+ additional scenarios,...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
New from @msft365insider.bsky.social : Better screen reader experience: Audio feedback for 60+ Word keyboard shortcuts. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso... #accessibility
Coming up 2 December: Windows #accessibility in the enterprise AMA. techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/window...
AMA: Windows accessibility in the enterprise - December 2, 2025 - Microsoft Event
IT admins: You play a large part in supporting equitable and productive experiences across your organization. Familiarize yourself with the latest built-in...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Coming up 2 December: Windows #accessibility in the enterprise AMA. techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/window...
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✨ Accessible content starts with great alt text.
Word and PowerPoint for Windows now use generative AI to write richer, more descriptive image alt text, so you don’t have to manually add it yourself.
See the difference in accessibility: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
#generativeAI
Word and PowerPoint for Windows now use generative AI to write richer, more descriptive image alt text, so you don’t have to manually add it yourself.
See the difference in accessibility: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
#generativeAI
Richer alt text in Word and PowerPoint, powered by generative AI
Leveraging generative AI, you can write richer, more descriptive, and more context-aware image descriptions in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint for Windows.
msft.it
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
✨ Accessible content starts with great alt text.
Word and PowerPoint for Windows now use generative AI to write richer, more descriptive image alt text, so you don’t have to manually add it yourself.
See the difference in accessibility: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
#generativeAI
Word and PowerPoint for Windows now use generative AI to write richer, more descriptive image alt text, so you don’t have to manually add it yourself.
See the difference in accessibility: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
#generativeAI
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7262 (Dev & Beta Channels): Narrator and Magnifier now support high-definition voices for English (United States), and introducing the first phase of Math reading in Narrator. #accessibility blogs.windows.com/windows-insi...
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7262 (Dev & Beta Channels): Narrator and Magnifier now support high-definition voices for English (United States), and introducing the first phase of Math reading in Narrator. #accessibility blogs.windows.com/windows-insi...
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...
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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...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Accessibility Assistant updates: Smarter handling of tables and shapes across Microsoft 365. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
Reposted by David Dzumba
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.
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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.
Reposted by David Dzumba
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
Reposted by David Dzumba
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
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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.
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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
Reposted by David Dzumba
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...