Accessibility Websites

Sara Wasserboehr, also known as Tall Sara, is a UI/UX designer, illustrator, and graphic designer. Standing at 6 feet tall, she earned a BFA in Illustration with a minor in Graphic Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Sara transitioned to UI/UX design in 2022, after working as a graphic designer. She has experience working with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior designers. In her free time, she enjoys illustration, design projects, volunteering, crocheting, DIY projects, fitness, and spending time with her cats.

Nic Chan is an independent front-end web developer based in Hong Kong. She has over 9 years of experience working with clients around the globe, helping companies build fast, accessible, and user-friendly web experiences. Nic is a member of the W3C Maps4HTML Community Group and co-authored the Use Cases and Requirements for Standardizing Web Maps report. She is passionate about web accessibility and has been published at Smashing Magazine. Nic has also spoken at multiple events. She has launched Primavera, an accessible, high-end Shopify theme.

Marc Jenkins is a web developer and designer based in Redditch, England. He runs a solo consultancy called 16by9 and a small web studio called Noise & Grain, where he creates fast, accessible, and user-friendly websites for museums, heritage organizations, charities, and not-for-profits. He is passionate about photography, enjoys good food and cooking, and has been a Formula One fan since childhood.

Ste Grainer is a product design generalist based in Richmond, VA. He enjoys learning from people, crafting accessible and intuitive designs, and building useful tools. With nearly three decades of experience making websites, Ste has worked as a web developer, webmaster, interaction designer, UX designer, UI designer, and product designer. He has worked with both large and small organizations, and while he hasn't worked for FAANG companies, he has worked for several startups in Richmond, VA. He has written articles about design and development at UXcellence and once designed an icon that appeared in an Apple keynote.

Rifat Najmi is a product designer and accessibility specialist based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Since 2011, Rifat has created digital experiences for local and global brands across various industries. Currently, Rifat leads the Design Department at Good Doctor. Rifat's mission is to explore the universe of accessibility and make digital experiences accessible for everyone. He is also involved with A11yID, a community focused on advancing digital accessibility in Indonesia. Rifat is a design mentor on ADPList, and is available for speaking engagements, training sessions, and workshops.

Gurudutt Perichetla is a Lead Product Designer at Salesforce, specializing in design systems, accessibility, and conversational experiences for Service Cloud Voice and Digital Engagement. He focuses on modernizing platforms and elevating Salesforce’s global reach. He drives cross-product initiatives and collaborates with cross-functional teams to define product vision and champion user-centered design. Gurudutt also serves on the Awwwards Jury and mentors future designers on ADPList.

Philip Zastrow is a Front End Designer and Developer at Box Out. He is passionate about bridging design and development, with a keen interest in user interfaces and accessibility. Philip has experience teaching and training designers and developers through the Sparkbox apprenticeship programs and as an adjunct instructor at The Modern College of Design. He writes about web topics on the Sparkbox Foundry and his personal site, and has also written a CSS tutorial series.

This individual is a designer, educator, and artist with a passion for the web. They expanded their graphic design skills into multimedia and web design in the 90s. Initially drawn to Flash, they later embraced web standards after reading 'Designing with web standards' by Jeffrey Zeldman. They now specialize in WordPress, working on inclusive and accessible design projects with their team. They teach at the University of Greenwich and the University of Sheffield. They also create artwork for personal enjoyment.

Marc Friederich is the co-founder of Antistatique, a web agency based in Lausanne and Geneva. He has over two decades of web experience, having worked on and managed various projects. He teaches at HEIG-VD University of Applied Science, focusing on technological watchfulness. Marc also gives talks about the web, its evolution, web standards, interaction design, and internationalization. He believes in using the simplest technology to solve problems and is interested in Design, CSS, Documentation, Web Standards, A11y, and I18n.

Myles Lewando is a developer and designer based in Cardiff, UK. He has over 10 years of experience in web development and design. He has built dashboards and user interfaces, mentored developers, written and delivered courses and workshops, contributed to the development of design systems and component libraries, created data visualisations, and enhanced website accessibility. He currently works as a Data Visualisation Developer at Open Data Services. He is a member of the United Tech and Allied Workers tech union and the Data Visualization Society.

Andy Terry is a senior frontend developer from Newcastle, currently working at Northumberland County Council. He focuses on building accessible systems and tools that make public sector websites easier to use and maintain. Andy leads on design systems, accessibility, and frontend patterns across Drupal and static sites. Outside of work, he is a father, solo traveller, grassroots football manager, and goalkeeping coach. He also writes fiction and tinkers with personal projects.

Hanna describes herself as someone who strives to carve a path while claiming to be the most ordinary person in a special world. She writes a blog covering topics such as accessibility, branding, design, development, and DevOps. Her posts delve into specific areas like Docker, Node.js, typography, and UI/UX, often providing practical guides and insights.

Han Toan Lim is a testing crafter who shares knowledge about testing and other things on his mind. His blog reflects his personal opinions, which do not necessarily reflect the opinions of his employer, previous employers, or any association or foundation where he was a board member. He shares stories based on real-world experiences, with George being a fictive person in fictional situations.

Garrett Dimon has been designing and developing software on the web for a couple of decades with a focus on information architecture, HTML, CSS, accessibility, Ruby, and Rails. He graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a degree in Computer Science. He launched Sifter, a hosted bug and issue tracking application, and later sold it. He worked for Wildbit focused on Postmark. Currently, he is a partner in Very Good Software, working full time on Fireside and Flipper. He is also a left below-knee amputee who enjoys staying active with activities like sit-skiing, paddleboarding, mountain biking, hiking, and camping.

Araz Gholami is a programmer, blogger, and explorer. He creates things and strives to improve them, acting as a repairer rather than a replacer. Araz enjoys transforming complex concepts into simple ones. He is the creator of numerous projects including Odak.app, EasyCompress, and Soundscape AI. Araz values usability, typography, good user experience and accessibility. He has over ten years of experience teaching design and software development skills and holds a bachelor's degree in computer software engineering. He has been blogging since 2005.

Royce Hsu calls himself a UX Developer and Front-End Designer, specializing in the front of the front. With over 20 years of web building experience, Royce enjoys the intersection of interface and implementation. Though his background is based on code, his values are in helping teams solve customer-facing and behind-the-scenes problems. He aims to build responsibly, focusing on progressive enhancement, accessibility, web performance, and usability. He also makes music, plays in bands, and experiments with glitch art.

Thorsten Beeck is a web designer and developer based in Northern Germany. He has been professionally building websites since 2009, and personally since 2002. With over 15 years of experience working at the intersection of design and code, Thorsten focuses on creating accessible, inclusive, performant, and sustainable digital experiences. He currently works as a Senior Web Designer at news aktuell, a company of the dpa group. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Production and is also a trained merchant in wholesale & foreign trade. In his free time, he enjoys family, the countryside, weightlifting, movies, and heavy metal concerts.

Nikin Nagewadia is a Senior Interaction Designer at the Government Digital Service, based in London. With over 10 years of product design experience, Nikin specializes in building efficient, modular, and accessible systems. They navigate complex problem spaces through strategic thinking, storytelling, and collaboration. Nikin designs scalable, inclusive interfaces and validates those ideas through prototyping, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions aligned with user needs and long-term business goals. Outside of work, Nikin enjoys photography and shares their work on Everyday Lens.

Dave Smyth is a designer working at the intersection of user experience, privacy, accessibility and sustainability. He has been working independently since 2013. He uses his personal site to let people book Unoffice Hours calls, write about various topics, and collect interesting bookmarks. He also sends out a newsletter with five interesting links every Thursday.

Chris Gibbons is an experienced and passionate digital developer based in Lancashire, UK. He specialises in traditional front-end development practices and has a long-time obsession with well-written, semantic, and accessible code. Chris sits in the murky waters between design, front-end, and back-end engineering. He strongly advocates for the use of design systems. Chris has worked for some of the biggest names in Manchester, working on large-scale, content-managed platforms for some of the largest companies in the UK. Outside of work, Chris enjoys cycling, writing, and photography. He also supports Liverpool FC.

Silvia is an experienced designer specialised in accessibility. With over twenty years of experience in design and development, she takes a practical approach to interface design. Her methodology focuses on aesthetics, functionality, ethics, and sustainability. She has designed solutions for clients across various industries, including banking, retail, and energy. Silvia learned to design and develop according to web standards, emphasising interoperability, accessibility, and usability. Her UX design experience has made her a good listener, empathetic to people’s needs, while her development background helps her identify patterns and see the bigger picture. She enjoys solving problems creatively and has a keen attention to detail. Silvia has first-hand experience with assistive technology and is an advocate for individuals with disabilities.

Coleman Yee is a Senior UX Consultant at DBS Bank in Singapore, focusing on institutional banking. He writes about design thinking, education, and UX topics such as user interviews and accessibility. His work addresses common UI/UX design issues, particularly those related to accessibility standards.

Matt Lee, also known as mattl, has been working with software and the web since 1998. His experience includes Visual Basic, website and application development, and open source software. He worked at the Free Software Foundation for several years and co-founded Libre.fm, a music community site, and the GNU social project. From 2014-2016, he was the Technical Lead at Creative Commons. In 2015, he co-wrote and directed a feature length live action movie, Orang-U: An Ape Goes To College. He worked on the W3C's wpt.fyi as part of the Google Chrome team under contract. From 2018-2024 he worked doing a mixture of system administration, IT, security and working on PCI auditing for a small business in Boston, before switching in 2024 to a new role focused on accessibility. He is currently looking for work in the Boston, MA area or remote in the US.

Austin Grandt is a full stack developer, traveler, and maker. His work includes writing, photography, and video. He has worked on projects such as a route map for a major US carrier, Trip Dojo (a travel blog built with Python and Django), and Export Abroad, a startup dedicated to eliminating the barriers of international trade. He also co-founded Travel2Gether, which took 2nd place at the Expedia Hackathon.