Bio

Michael has been involved in accessibility since 1993. After earning a Master of Education degree from Harvard University, he went on to manage Bobby, the first web accessibility evaluation tool. In 2006 he joined the World Wide Web Consortium, where had leadership roles in the development of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA). With the Accessible Platform Architectures group he worked on engagement of accessibility experts with technology developers, leading to the introduction of a series of Accessibility User Requirements documents. In 2024 he started Aihal Accessibility and works to expand knowledge of user accessibility needs and their impact on emerging technologies.