Dean Halstead

My focus is Federal Government, Security and Accessibility (A11y), SharePoint & Office 365. Board of Directors for Ivymount School

[Jason Bassler @JasonBassler1]

🚨🥑 Avocado oil has a BIG problem.

UC Davis tested 54 processed foods claiming to use avocado oil. 48 failed authenticity testing.

-93% of chips
-71% of mayo
-100% of salad dressings

Many contained other oils, including seed oils.
Reading the label isn't enough anymore.

[Dean Halstead @DeanHalstead]

Wow. Nearly 800 folk have read "How to balance Accessibility and Security in an AI world" in the past 24 hours. I am happy #Ally is getting so much attention! Thank you to all those with direct message kudos. https://t.co/YJfyNdCNGi

[Dean Halstead @DeanHalstead]

If after readying the blog "How to balance Accessibility and Security in an AI world", you have more questions. Please consider attending our upcoming AI Summit that will dive deeper. “AI Security Summit 2024” - https://t.co/CBmX3QpZNE

[Dean Halstead @DeanHalstead]

I wanted to share what I hope is a useful blog to assist the accessibility community in getting life improving AI capabilities enabled in the workplace. #AI #Copilot #A11y https://t.co/jBWHjpWKYF

[Eddie Leonard @DJ_EddieL]

#AbilitySummit is tomorrow! Note the new starting time. #Accessibility #a11y

[Dean Halstead @DeanHalstead]

So honored to have been asked to represent #Federal Agencies to help improve Accessibility Conformance Reports with new site, design and support for accessibility coordinators working to evaluate accessibility for their organizations. #Ally #ACR

[MSFT Accessibility @MSFTEnable]

We're reinforcing @Microsoft's commitment to accessibility with our new Accessibility Conformance Report site, designed to better support customers working to evaluate accessibility on behalf of their organizations.

Learn more: https://t.co/Z9qd1AsKXW #A11y #ACR

[Dean Halstead @DeanHalstead]

I am so excited to get back to my roots around Security that started over 20 years ago at Microsoft. I am looking forward to helping our customers with #Security and #Compliance while maintaining my long standing engagement around #Accessibility & #D&I. https://t.co/hSZErbVeJS

[Jeff Teper @jeffteper]

Some big news today 💙 #OneDrive

[Dean Halstead @DeanHalstead]

I, for one, will be up voting Immersive Reader due to how it helps #Ally, users with #Autism and me to be more productive. #MSFTAdvocate

[Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen]

The Immersive Reader in @MicrosoftEdge is nominated for the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)'s 2021 People's Choice Award 🏆

If you or your students have benefitted in using the Immersive Reader, please vote!

👉https://t.co/DrsVgr8vRu

#edtech #MIEExpert #accessibility

[Dean Halstead @DeanHalstead]

Love the focus and work of #UN and #fanniemae in the US on accessibility! #A11y

[MSFT Accessibility @MSFTEnable]

Together we have the collective power to create a path toward an inclusive recovery.

In honor of #IDPD, learn about stories around the world where accessibility is making a difference in peoples’ lives, and resources to use on your own journey: https://t.co/IMrAAmc1za #A11y

[Dean Halstead @DeanHalstead]

Proud to be part of the #Microsoft Team looking for new ways to make #accessibility better for all our #Federal Customers! Read the newest way we are supporting conformance. https://t.co/2kcDYFPPCM

[Brad Smith @BradSmi]

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month – and it's important to recognize how COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted people with disabilities. A true economic recovery must not leave this important community behind. #NDEAM https://t.co/ow209gzKMt

[Dean Halstead @DeanHalstead]

This is awesome! More places that the immersive reader can help everyone! #A11y #Dyslexia #Autism #ProductivityIsPersonal

[Microsoft Education @MicrosoftEDU]

NEW! Immersive Reader is coming to @PowerPoint, OneDrive, and more apps. Learn more about all the new Microsoft Learning Tools updates and how they’re empowering students with #dyslexia & learning differences to achieve more. https://t.co/TCymDSHDVB #accessibility

[Toni Townes-Whitley @ToniTWhitley]

An inclusive global recovery requires large-scale private-public sector partnerships. Proud of our commitment to the @UN and advancing initiatives that benefit citizens all over the world. Great job @johnedwardfrank and team! #UNGA75 https://t.co/m7OqldU3Wl

[Toni Townes-Whitley @ToniTWhitley]

Thank you, @businessinsider, for recognizing me as one of the top transformers in enterprise tech. Accelerating digitization across our customers is critical right now and I'm blessed to have such a hard-working team supporting this mission. https://t.co/b0LG9idxEU

[Dean Halstead @DeanHalstead]

Everyone can learn from the #NAD best practices for wearing masks when communicating with deaf and hard of hearing people #inclusive #DIG https://t.co/OqHZfGbrOF

[Dean Halstead @DeanHalstead]

Congratulations to the #MicrosoftEdge Team! 100%! #inclusive #accessibility #MSFTAdvocate

[Dean Halstead @DeanHalstead]

This is awesome!

[Jeff Teper @jeffteper]

PepsiCo rolling out #Microsoft365 to all 270K employees https://t.co/DnOZ0manA5

[Dean Halstead @DeanHalstead]

So honored to be involved in helping to improve #Microsoft #accessibility for our #Government agencies.

[Toni Townes-Whitley @ToniTWhitley]

A big congratulations to @DeanHalstead and our entire team for creating new #accessibility features that enable all federal government employees to complete their mission. @FederalNewsNet https://t.co/xeUax9LJj5

[Microsoft @Microsoft]

At this time, we will be using our platform to amplify voices from the Black and African American community at Microsoft.