Organizational and Leadership Challenges
Derived from 9 responses out of 69
Room 306 B
Facilitator: Helen Hou-Sandi
Theme Description
Significant barriers exist at the organizational level, including lack of leadership buy-in, absence of ownership or governance, and systematic issues like layoffs of accessibility teams. Without organizational support and clear ownership, accessibility initiatives struggle to gain traction and sustainability.
Participants (8)
- Andrew p
- Arjun
- Bruno Mars
- Ed
- Jojo
- mfoley
- My_name
- Saurabh
Source Responses
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Response 1:
"Lack of leadership buy-in"
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Response 2:
"Our a11y team was laid off so now it is forgotten about"
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Response 3:
"Ableist maintainers"
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Response 4:
"Usually not a requirement or sought after."
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Response 5:
"Siloed information Lack of standardized information on where things are Orchestration, Organization Lack of awareness No leadership/ownership You have to find your own answers/no governance"
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Response 6:
"Thinking that accessibility is optional, or something that is good to have but not necessary."
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Response 7:
"Lack of value"
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Response 8:
"Corporate willingness to spend the money"
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Response 9:
"Under employment for qualified accessibility professionals"