[hackernews1134]

On the topic of Microsoft having done this far in advance of Sony; I recall (perhaps incorrectly) that Satya has an autistic child.

I wonder if a leader that has to personally, in their daily lives, deal with an individual who requires assistive technologies imparts a level of empathy to their organization… which led to Microsoft taking a lead in this?

Just a random thought….

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[politelemon]

I have observed the same anecdotally, where the personal effect on the leader led them to provide more empathy and time to employees through policy changes.

But conversely, I've also seen our prime minister get covid, come close to dying, and it did nothing to stem the cruelty and disregard that they proceeded to maintain out for the next few years.

[rvba]

In most of the world investments in sport (football - the one americans call soccer) are made because the CEO who is the main shareholdrer like it.

Especially as in most of the world leagues have relegation, so the money invested can be quickly lost.

[vermilingua]

Not autistic, cerebral palsy, and died young. I imagine that would shape the way you do everything in life yeah.

[coolandsmartrr]

There seems to be more focus on accessibility in Microsoft products since Satya took over as CEO. For instance, now there's a section dubbed "Accessibility" in the bottom bar in MS Office.

[ixwt]

Also, Microsoft recently started banning unauthorized third party devices, which includes some disability devices (not all, just some).