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Ailsa Leen

Ailsa Leen

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Senior Design Program Manager
AI Platform
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Ailsa is a Senior Design PM working at the intersection of AI and accessibility at Microsoft. She helps ensure that Azure AI's Generative AI development tools are accessible to everyone regardless of ability status. She also evangelizes and drives action on the use of AI for accessibility internally and externally. Her career in accessibility began over 7 years ago when she worked as a Product Manager driving the first wave of accessibility improvements on Microsoft OneNote, helping bring about one of Microsoft's early Grade Bs in 2016.

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200: Exploring dimensions for inclusive and accessible AI in the age of LLMs

AI for All
Overview

AI has always been significant for accessibility and now, with natural language interfaces and multimodal inputs, generative AI is poised to make assistive technology mainstream. But creating real inclusion in the age of AI goes beyond the shiny new features we build. Join a panel of people who are tackling the thorny topic of inclusion at three different levels: Building inclusive features, ensuring inclusive models, and making sure everyone is equally empowered to create with these technologies in the first place.

100: Why generative AI is the next big thing for accessibility and inclusion

AI for All
Overview

We are on the cusp of a fundamental shift in accessibility and inclusion. Experiences like Microsoft 365 Copilot are assistive technology for everyone. Multimodal models enable us to interact with technology in whatever way works best for us. This talk will share why this moment is so exciting and guide you through key considerations to maximize the inclusive potential of the next generative AI feature you build.

Accessibility Beyond the Design Toolkit: How to drive inclusive impact into your products

Inclusive designInclusive design
Overview

At Microsoft, we know that accessible products must start with inclusive design first. However, we cannot create accessible products through design alone. In this talk, I will urge us to go beyond our design and research comfort zones to partner with engineering, PM, and even marketing to ensure inclusive designs get to end users - offering practical advice throughout and sharing my learnings from driving accessibility across disciplines for Azure AI.