by Frances West | Jun 22, 2017 | Authentic Inclusion
Right about this time a year ago, I was on my way to IBM Headquarters in Armonk for a meeting. It was a routine drive from Boston which I had done hundreds of times over the past 30+ years. That day was a beautiful Spring day with trees just budding along Interstate...
by Frances West | Dec 8, 2016 | Authentic Inclusion
Last Friday, December 2nd, The United Nations celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). I was very honored to be there and felt strong gratitude both professionally and personally, as I have...
by Frances West | Dec 1, 2016 | Authentic Inclusion
Great blog by Maureen Kraft, IBM Accessibility Transformation Leader! “On Saturday, October 1, 2016, I joined over 100 members of the Boston accessibility community as we descended on the IBM Innovation Center in Cambridge, MA for the 7th annual Boston Accessibility...
by Frances West | Sep 20, 2016 | Authentic Inclusion
I’m very honored to have been invited to give a speech for “Lesbians who tech” regarding “How to harness your power + Lead” . Follow this event and make sure to check out this amazing initiative’s social media platforms . Here you can find the event’s...
by Frances West | Sep 20, 2016 | Authentic Inclusion
This past January at Computer Association Technology’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, IBM and CTA announced a joint study on the cognitive computing impact on aging. This was one of the most significant studies I sponsored as IBM’s Chief Accessibility...
by Frances West | Aug 29, 2016 | Authentic Inclusion
I am sitting in a coffee shop at Harvard Square doing my work. When I look around, all the people, mostly millennials and young students, are busy looking at their smart phones, talking through their blue tooth devices and typing on computers. Nobody is really...
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