Vice President and Principal Strategy Consultant
Patrick Sturdivant
Patrick has worked in information technology for over 30 years. An experienced software engineer who is blind, Patrick deeply understands the technical challenges our customers and the disabled community face when it comes to accessibility. Coupled with his testing, team building, training and DE&I strengths, Patrick is a consulting force to be reckoned with.
Patrick’s bio
For the last eleven years, Patrick has been dedicated to promoting digital inclusion for all through awareness and the benefits digital equality brings to all users by sharing his own personal story of leading a digital lifestyle using multiple screen readers on both desktop and tablet platforms. Patrick’s accomplishments include accessibility lab and disability employee resource group establishment experience, US Patent holder for several bank products designed for the blind and his ability to influence at all levels of an organization’s business and technical teams.
Posts from Patrick
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The 10 affirmations of good digital accessibility
As we celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (signed into law on July 26, 1990), as well as Disability Pride Month,…
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GAAD 2022: Disability to Ability– how digital inclusion is transforming what it means to live in the 21st Century
As we get ready to observe Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2022, I would like to reflect on some perceptions that are changing both in and…
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Deque’s Awareness Lab: hands-on accessibility awareness
In observation of this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we would like to cover a few ways your organization can help drive awareness to…
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