March 2, 2026
Welcome Ed Summers to CREATE’s advisory board!
The Head of Accessibility at GitHub, Summers also serves on disability-related government and not-for-profit boards. As a blind software engineer and leader of accessibility programs within large technology companies, Summers’ personal mission is to enable people with disabilities to realize their full potential in the classroom and the 21st century knowledge economy.
“Accessibility is a team sport. It requires contributions from industry, academia, government, and advocacy organizations, just to name a few. Each sector has a role to play. I work in industry and I love to collaborate with leaders from other sectors. CRATE has been a wonderful collaborator and I am very well-aligned with their mission.”
– Ed Summers, new CREATE advisory board member
Summers has been advising research on the a11yhood.org project and has appeared on stage with CREATE Director Jennifer Mankoff at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference and GitHub Universe.
Gratitude to Ebele Okoli
Summers joins us as Ebele Okoli moves on. We thank Okoli for several years of service as an interim, then official, advisory board member.
“We’ve been very lucky to have Ebele’s expertise in disability justice, intersectionality, and mental health. She has brought important perspectives to the CREATE board and I am so grateful for her service and commitment to CREATE over the years.”
– Jennifer Mankoff, CREATE Director