Can we build a truly inclusive digital world? The book, Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech seeks to empower organizations, institutions, and humans to embed accessibility into the design, procurement, or use of digital technologies. When we center ethics, we move beyond legal compliance towards a digital environment that works for people with disabilities. RSVP!
… a timely, much needed ethical framework that moves beyond narrow legal and cost-benefit approaches. An important read for all! – Jasmine E. Harris, Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania
Join the roots of change podcast and a panel of accessibility experts to discuss the future of accessible digital technology and how we can each play a role. Our panelists include:
- Lainey Feingold
- Joshua Miele
- Sheri Byrne-Haber
Join the Live Recording
- Friday, October 23, 2026
- 10:00 – 11:00am PST
- Digital Podcast Studio (register for access link)
About the Book
Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech edited by Lainey Feingold, Reginé Gilbert, Chancey Fleet
Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech is a groundbreaking collection of 32 chapters written by 39 disabled and nondisabled authors from 10 countries and one commonwealth. It is the first book on digital accessibility ethics and was published by CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group on May 6, 2026.
The book introduces the Digital Accessibility Ethics Framework — an action-oriented three-part tool designed to disrupt disability exclusion in tech with values, actions and questions. The chapters apply the Framework with stories, strategies and best practices. Authors, with a combined 600 plus years of disability and accessibility experience and expertise, address the need for digital accessibility across sectors, from cybersecurity to artificial intelligence to healthcare, from practitioner burnout to voting, marketing, hackathons, publishing, and more.
Sheri Byrne-Haber
Sheri Byrne-Haber is a global disability inclusion expert who is a dual US-Canadian citizen and spends time in both countries. She is best known for launching digital accessibility programs McDonald’s and VMware. With degrees in computer science, law, and business and as a person with both congenital and acquired disabilities, Sheri has a complete 360-degree view of all the issues impacting people with disabilities and their use of technology. She has contributed to many global accessibility efforts including as the co-lead of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Maturity Modeling group, and as a member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) Global Leadership Council.
Joshua A. Miele
Joshua Miele is a blind scientist, MacArthur Fellow, and Amazon Design Scholar. His contributions to accessible technology range from audio description to tactile maps and graphics to screen readers and sonification. He advises, collaborates, and mentors widely, bringing creative problem solving, humor, and decades of experience to a wide array of disability-related education, research, and development projects. His personal and professional journey is documented in his 2025 memoir, Connecting Dots – A Blind Life.
Lainey Feingold
Lainey Feingold is a globally recognized disability rights lawyer, author, and international speaker who has worked in the digital accessibility space since 1995. She helped negotiate the first web accessibility agreement in the United States in 2000 and has worked with the blind community and dozens of companies on accessibility initiatives since then. Her first book is Structured Negotiation: A Winning Alternative to Lawsuits (2d Edition 2021).
Lainey is a global thought leader in the fields of digital accessibility and collaborative problem solving. She has delivered keynotes, trainings, and other talks across and outside the US and has been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and NBC News, among other news outlets. In 2025 she was included in the Forbes inaugural Accessibility 100 list.
Lainey was named a Legal Rebel and Problem Solver of the Year by the American Bar Association and twice received a California Lawyer Magazine “Attorney of the Year Award.” More information on Lainey’s website at lflegal.com/
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