STEM Positive Disruptor: MIA conversation with Sheri Byrne-Haber, Accessibility Expert.

This is the STEM Positive Disruptor: another MIA conversation with special guest, Sheri Byrne-Haber, Senior Staff Architect, VMWare, Accessibility Expert. LinkedIn Top Voice for Social Impact 2022. Sheri Byrne-Haber is a prominent global subject matter expert in the fields of disability and accessibility in the business and educational settings. She is best known for launching digital accessibility programs at multiple Fortune 200 companies including McDonald’s, Albertsons, and VMware, as well as consulting on government accessibility. she was issued a patent in 2017 for her Voice Recognized Data Analysis and Corrective Action Systems and Methods. Sheri is also an advocate to get more people with disability into employment Although Sheri needs a wheelchair to move around, it has not stopped her from being an advocate for others with disabilities, she has a background in computer science and is also a lawyer, wow what a conversation, definitely a game changer where accessibility and disability in the workplace and in the community is concerned, did you know that 70% of disabilities is invisible and 40% of employees will not tell their employers they are disabled - so this requires us as society to be more sensitive to others and find out if there are things we can do to make our environment more inclusive and accessible - you have to listen to this conversation to find out ways to do and share with your network and also check out this link on accessibility on a budget - https://sheribyrnehaber.medium.com/high-impact-accessibility-on-a-budget-5a067788d9e1 you can make contact with Sheri at https://sheribyrnehaber.com/ This platform is to Educate, Raise awareness, Demystify and Change Perception about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and make it more accessible to the public. Show the diverse roles, the benefits and impact of STEM in our world.