At GitHub, our mission is to accelerate human progress through developer collaboration. We believe people with disabilities should benefit from and be

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2024-10-07 20:30:02

At GitHub, our mission is to accelerate human progress through developer collaboration. We believe people with disabilities should benefit from and be able to contribute to the creation of that progress.

As the home for all developers, GitHub sits at the foundation of software development, and as such, has a unique role in empowering people with disabilities in digital futures. We are committed to powering that future, and we want to share the next steps on our journey to help bridge the disability divide. Our work is guided by:

Foundational to our approach to accessibility at GitHub is the principle of “nothing about us without us,” meaning the inclusion of people with disabilities in everything we do. We recently recruited a Head of Accessibility, with lived experience as a person with blindness and a proven track record of building an accessibility program within a large technology company. Our new Head of Accessibility will lead our journey and bring together the diverse efforts taking place across GitHub into a cohesive multi-year strategy, across the four pillars outlined below.

Hubbers are on the front lines of creating the best developer experience possible, by building, testing, and using our products before they ship. One benefit of using GitHub extensively within our own organization is that Hubbers can refine new features and uncover bugs before we ship to our users. We know that when Hubbers more equally reflect and understand the diversity of our users, our offerings work better for everyone.