Sheri Byrne-Haber (disabled)

Sheri Byrne-Haber (disabled) is an accessibility program innovation and strategy architect with a strong background in writing and public speaking. She has successfully created strategic global accessibility programs in a Fortune 200 setting.

With expertise in deploying corporate policies, accessible digital property design, and remediation using LEAN and AGILE software development techniques, Sheri offers a unique perspective due to her career spanning computer science, law, and business. She holds professional certifications in ADA Coordination and Accessibility Professional Core Competencies, providing a comprehensive view of accessibility issues.

Sheri is actively involved in several prestigious organizations such as the International Associate of Accessibility Professionals Global Leadership Council and Certification committee, Information Technology Industry Council VPAT subcommittee, and W3C Silver and Maturity Model committees.

A prolific writer and blogger on disability and accessibility topics, Sheri has over 180 published articles on medium.com with a wide readership. She has been recognized as a top writer in diversity, design, accessibility, and equity categories, winning the 2020 Medium UX Collective Author of the Year award.

Sheri's areas of expertise include digital accessibility, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), W3C Accessibility, inclusive design, universal design, UX (User Experience), UI (User Interface), diversity & inclusion, change management, project management, program management, Agile methodologies, ADA compliance, and accessible application development.

Educationally, Sheri has a post-MBA program from the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business, a Diversity and Inclusion Certification Program from Cornell University, an MBA in Health Care from The George Washington University School of Business, a JD in Intellectual Property from the University of San Francisco School of Law, and a B.Sc. in Information Systems Management from the University of San Francisco.

In terms of organizational involvement, Sheri has held roles at prominent institutions such as W3C, IAAP, Information Technology Industry Council, VMware, Albertsons Companies, McDonald's Corporation, Level Access (formerly SSB BART Group), and Kaiser Permanente.