Business Innovation & Emerging Technology Workgroup
Thursday, February 5, 2026
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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Accessibility Strategies Toward Compliance

Guest Speaker:
Jesse Gardner  
User Research  |  Accessibility  |  Design Systems
Digital Transformation Office
New York State Office of Information Technology Services 

Jesse is the Director of User Research at New York State’s Office of Information Technology Services. He oversees both the state’s growing central Accessibility team and the NYS Design System team. He joined in 2023 after working in the tech industry for 20 years, doing platform systems development work. He started in design in the mid 90’s but shifted to engineering and enjoys close collaboration between the two disciplines.

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