Debra Ruh

Debra Ruh
Born1958 (age 65–66)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Businesswoman, advocate, writer, speaker, Digital Accessibility Technologist
Years active1994–present
Organization(s)TecAccess, LLC, Ruh Global Communications, AXSChat

Debra Ruh (born 1958) is an American business woman and advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities. She founded TecAccess, which provides software and services for information technology accessibility for people with disabilities and for Section 508 compliance.

Ruh is Chair of the United Nations's G3ict EmployAbility Task Force that supports information and communication assistive technologies and has assessed 104 countries regarding the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.[1]

  1. ^ "9th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)". United Nations. June 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.