Diversity and accessibility in the age of generative AI
summary
Statistics show 1.3 million US / 5.5 million global cybersecurity pros, with 24% women, 26% ethnic minorities, 25% people with disabilities; underrepresentation creates blind spots in threat modeling. A concrete case study builds a generative‑AI assistant using RAG plus prompts, runbooked accessibility features, keyboard navigation, speech‑to‑text, captions and screen‑reader support, tested with users who have disabilities. AWS documents accessibility via AWS Accessibility Conformance Reports in AWS Artifact (launched April 2024) and advocates including people with disabilities across the SDLC.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction to diversity and accessibility
- 1:07Current state of underrepresentation
- 8:03Why representation matters in cybersecurity
- 10:16Case study: The Johnson family
- 35:22Design considerations for disabilities
- 42:48Call to action and resources
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