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Ed Summers

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Head of Accessibility at GitHub
📍 Cary, North Carolina, United States

Ed Summers is the Head of Accessibility at GitHub, where he leads efforts to ensure people of all abilities can create and collaborate. A blind software engineer with a B. S. in Computer Science, he has extensive experience in development, engineering management, and leading accessibility programs at large technology companies like SAS Institute.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Head of Accessibility
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Cary, North Carolina, United States
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Priorities

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Digital Accessibility
As a blind software engineer and Head of Accessibility at GitHub, his entire career is dedicated to making technology accessible for everyone.
Open Source Inclusion
He is passionate about making open source software development on platforms like GitHub fully accessible to developers with disabilities.
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Career

Work history

8-2022
Head of Accessibility
GitHub
7-2011 - 8-2022
Member of Board of Directors
Triangle Radio Reading Service
10-2010 - 8-2022
Director of Accessibility
SAS Institute, Inc.
8-2005 - 10-2010
Manager, Software Development
SAS Institute, Inc.
1-2013 - 6-2017
Member of Board of Directors
Friends of the North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
In the press

Media appearances

Ed Summers – Head of Accessibility, GitHub (Episode 5) – Apple Podcasts. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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GitHub's Ed Summers Talks Accessibility At GitHub, GAAD ... - Forbes. Featured in Forbes
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Education
B.S.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
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