Tom Jewett

Thomas Jewett is an independent consultant in web accessibility, specializing in Web Design and accessibility, database design, user interface design, social issues of computing. Mr. Jewett is a Lecturer Emeritus of Computer Sciences at Cal State University Long Beach (1992–2007). He was Web project leader for Cal State Chancellor's Office 23-campus accessible technology initiative (2006–07); Editor (1996–2001) and Chair of the ACM Special Interest Group on Computers and Society (2001–05). From 1987-2006 he was a TA/RA and Part-time Lecturer at University of California, Irvine; also adjunct faculty and CIS Program Director at Chapman College, West LA Extension Center (1986–93). Thomas is a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (1967–1987) where his distinguished career included assignments as: NDS segment director, GPS program; communication systems planner/analyst; HQ missile crew evaluator and training equipment manager; missile crew commander, instructor, evaluator, training equipment manager, 1974 Blanchard Trophy team, first programming in Univac assembler language; Commander, 3724 Basic Military Training Squadron.