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Lainey Feingold

lawyer / author,

Lainey Feingold is a US-based disability rights lawyer, author, and international speaker who has worked in the digital accessibility space since 1995. She helped negotiate the first web accessibility agreement in the United States in 2000 and has worked with dozens of companies on accessibility initiatives since then, all without filing any lawsuits. Lainey’s first book is Structured Negotiation: A Winning Alternative to Lawsuits, 2d Edition 2021 (English) and 2024 (Spanish). She is a co-editor and one of 39 authors from 10 countries of Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech. The book introduces the first Digital Accessibility Ethics Framework designed to advance disability inclusion in tech and help organizations avoid the risks of exclusion. Lainey was named a Legal Rebel and Problem Solver of the Year by the American Bar Association and twice received a California Lawyer Magazine Attorney of the Year Award. She serves on the Board of Teach Access. More info at LFLegal.com.

Classes

John Slatin AccessU 2026