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Lori Samuels

Accessibility Director | NBCUniversal

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Lori Samuels is the Accessibility Director at NBCUniversal. She leads strategic accessibility programs to institute best practices in inclusive design, provide training for software development teams, drive cultural maturity in disability inclusion, and fortify executive sponsorship.

Lori has had career roles in Software Engineering, Engineering Management, Technical Program Management and Accessibility Consulting - mostly for consumer and educational markets.  Her passion for making technology work for people of all abilities started in 1993 when she was Director of Engineering at Broderbund Software.  She went on to start Intuit's enterprise accessibility program and deliver the first-ever accessible version of QuickBooks.  Prior to joining NBC, Lori led accessibility programs and initiatives at Microsoft, impacting products such as Bing, Cortana, Visual Studio, Microsoft Store, Azure, and Dynamics.

Lori grew up in Boston and moved to San Francisco just in time for the big earthquake in 1989. 

She and her family now live in northern Utah, where they enjoy skiing, camping, hiking and boating in the beautiful mountains.

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Recent Interview


Lori will be speaking about easy, high-impact accessibility fixes with Cat Noone and Joe Devon; and scaling accessibility for enterprises with Sheri Byrne-Haberon on October 14th, 2021.

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Keynote Speakers

Judith Heumann

Disability Rights Advocate

Caroline Casey

Founder | The Valuable 500

AccessibilityPlus MC

Alycia Anderson

Inclusion Superwoman | The Alycia Anderson Company


Finally, an accessibility conference that connects you with the information and network you need to build the organization you want.

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AccessibilityPlus Virtual Conference

3 Days of Virtual Learning and Engagement

Unlocking the Potential of Assistive Technology

Innovation in assistive technology (AT) — from the basic to the futuristic — is driving business success. Embrace AT and discover the tech solutions your company should be using and your customers already are.

Actionable Solutions for an Inclusive Workforce

Attracting and retaining employees with disabilities can be hard if you don't know where to start. Learn how to compliantly and effectively create an inclusive culture in today's hybrid world, with accessibility at the center.
Cascade

Effectively Managing Accessibility for Business

How do you actually put accessibility knowledge into practice? Learn from corporate leaders how to build an accessibility team, how to measure and track accessibility progress, and how to do it at scale.

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