Mary Jo Mueller

Mary Jo Mueller

Mary Jo Mueller is the IBM Accessibility Standards Program Manager in IBM Design. Her primary role is to monitor and influence worldwide accessibility standards as well as government policies and regulations. She has over 19 years of accessibility experience and is co-chair of the Accessibility Conformance Testing task force.

Events

By Mary Jo Mueller on December 10, 2019

IBM Accessibility tribute to Dr. Jim Thatcher

News has spread throughout the IBM accessibility community that one of our family, Dr. Jim Thatcher passed away this weekend at the age of 83. Jim worked for IBM for 37 years and left a legacy that to this day works to make technology accessible to persons with disabilities. He first joined IBM as a […]

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Compliance

By Mary Jo Mueller on July 31, 2019

Accessibility Conformance Test Rules Format 1.0 reaches Proposed Recommendation status

It’s a common question with accessibility verification and reporting. How did someone arrive at their test results? Are their results accurate, or are the issues being reported really not required by the accessibility standards? As a developer, it can be really frustrating when you’ve done the accessibility work and validated using robust automated tools and sound […]

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Compliance

By Mary Jo Mueller on January 28, 2016

Accessibility Policy and Regulation Outlook 2016

Many people worldwide approach a new year by making resolutions: learning something new, making a life change for the better, or making changes to old goals. In my work life I try to do the same by setting goals for accomplishments that will make a difference. One of those goals is to make forward progress […]

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