Shari Trewin

Shari Trewin

IBM Accessibility Program Director

Dr. Shari Trewin is Program Director of the IBM Accessibility team. She is passionate about inclusive technology that works for people with diverse abilities. Her team sets IBM standards for accessibility, tracks status, and provides tools and guidance to smooth the journey. She’s made research contributions in AI fairness, accessibility tools, access to virtual worlds, and self-adaptive input devices, with 21 issued patents and over 70 peer-reviewed or invited publications. Dr Trewin served as an associate editor of TACCESS, the principal journal of accessible computing, is Past Chair of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Accessible Computing (SIGACCESS), and is a Distinguished Scientist of the ACM.

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Inclusive Design

By Shari Trewin on May 17, 2022

New tools for designers from IBM Accessibility

For Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2022, let’s give a shoutout to designers, who play a critical role in accessibility. IBM Accessibility is proud to offer new free tools for accessibility in the everyday work of designers. The tools support both applications and web content. Streamlined designer guidance in the Equal Access Toolkit Accessible Design Kit […]

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Inclusive Workforce

By Shari Trewin and Mary Jo Mueller on December 14, 2020

#ShiverStrong: Remembering Brent Shiver

IBM remembers Dr. Brent Shiver. His perspective as a Deaf person was an essential part of his impact: "Because of my deafness, I see the world differently from my colleagues and can make technical and innovative contributions from angles not usually considered."

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AI Fairness

By Shari Trewin and Yves Veulliet on December 3, 2020

Designing AI Applications to Treat People with Disabilities Fairly

AI solutions must account for everyone. AI-based applications can treat people with disabilities fairly by embedding ethics into AI development from the very beginning.

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Inclusive Workforce

By Shari Trewin on July 23, 2020

Proactive inclusion is everyone’s responsibility

It’s now 30 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in the United States.  This important legislation sets out the rights of United States citizens with disabilities to access workplaces and communities. The ADA covers higher education, including access to conferences where academic research is presented. Accessibility for a large […]

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AI Fairness

By Shari Trewin on December 3, 2019

Exploring AI Fairness for People with Disabilities

This year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities emphasizes participation and leadership. In today’s fast-paced world, more and more decisions affecting participation and opportunities for leadership are automated. This includes selecting candidates for a job interview, approving loan applicants, or admitting students into college. There is a trend towards using artificial intelligence (AI) methods such […]

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