by Frances West | Jan 12, 2021 | Authentic Inclusion
As we start the year 2021, there is no shortage of talk about how the 2020 pandemic has profoundly changed all aspects of life. For me, this got personal too. Even though fortunately so far I have not had a close encounter with COVID-19 in my inner circle of family...
by Frances West | Nov 30, 2020 | Authentic Inclusion
If you are a non-native language speaker, you would know that idioms or colloquial sayings are the hardest thing to learn. When I was learning English and first heard the expression “blessing in disguise”, I thought I heard “blessing in the...
by Frances West | Dec 5, 2018 | Authentic Inclusion
Twelve years ago to the exact day tomorrow, I was invited to attend and speak at the UN 2006 IDPD (International Day of People with Disabilities). The theme of that year was E-Accessibility. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General at the time, said in a statement, “ Access to...
by Frances West | Sep 26, 2018 | Authentic Inclusion
G3ict made an announcement today regarding FrancesWestCo’s collaboration with World Enabled and AT&T on the Inclusive Innovation for Smarter Cities project. Together, we will work to ensure each smart city strategy embraces diversity and inclusion in their urban...
by Frances West | Jan 19, 2018 | Authentic Inclusion
In 2004 I went to China as the newly appointed IBM Accessibility Center Director. At the time, the word “accessibility” had no Chinese translation. I, with the help of the IBM Research Director, worked on the Chinese translation myself. My goal was to start...
by Frances West | Jun 27, 2017 | Authentic Inclusion
“Uber Fail” is the title of June 26th’s Time magazine cover article. In it author Katy Steinmetz and Matt Vella described the catastrophic fall of Uber, “the world’s most valuable startup” and commented that “future startups are going to make decisions that will...
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