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axe-con presenter in 2022
Pronouns: He/Him
Michael is an Accessibility Instructor and a Project Manager for Deque’s Training team. He worked for 20+ years in IT for a Fortune 40 company as a Developer, Project Manager, and Program Manager. Michael has experienced Accessibility in the software development life cycle. For Michael Accessibility is both a professional and personal passion. He has seen Accessibility work through the experience of his brother and two of his children.
Read more about Michael’s 2022 talk: “Change Management for Accessibility”