Shift-left for Accessibility: The importance of an inclusion-first design approach 

More than a billion people globally live with a disability, yet many organizations still struggle to build accessibility and inclusion into products, systems, and environments from the start. Leslie Gordon, Chief Accessibility Officer at Cisco, will explore why teams should “shift left” on accessibility, drawing on Cisco’s accessible and neuroinclusive London office as a real-world example. She will also discuss how involving people with disabilities and neurodivergent individuals in design and execution can lead to more inclusive, human-centered outcomes.