Inclusive Design 24 (#ID24) 21 May 2015

Hans Hillen is a Distinguished Accessibility Engineer at The Paciello Group (TPG) where he started working in 2006. Since then he has been active as a TPG consultant and developer to help companies deal with accessibility challenges on a practical level. Hans' expertise with with WAI-ARIA solutions has helped many projects become more accessible.

• @hanshillen
• paciellogroup.com

Marcy Sutton is a developer at Substantial, a 60-person product development company in Seattle. She's also an instructor and co-chair of the Seattle chapter of Girl Develop It, a nonprofit organization focused on teaching women the skills of software development. She can frequently be found riding a bicycle or playing frisbee with her dog, who happens to have epic eyebrows.

• @marcysutton
• marcysutton.com

Adrian is a member of the W3C HTML Working Group as well as the W3C Accessibility Task Force. He has written articles for trade journals and web sites, and participated as an author and editor on five web-related books. Back in 1998 he co-founded Algonquin, a digital health company that improves providers’ and payers’ decisions.

• @aardrian
• adrianroselli.com

Patrick Fox is a UI Technology Director at Razorfish in Austin, TX. Universal design and web accessibility are a passion for Patrick, and he strives to make the web a better, more inclusive place through his work and leadership.

• @patrickfox
• razorfish.com

Henny is User Experience and Design Lead at The Paciello Group (TPG). She has worked in accessibility for 13 years and specialises in mobile and video on demand. In her previous role at the BBC she worked on iPlayer, standards and guidelines and media player accessibility.

• @iheni
• iheni.com

Sarah Horton is interested in exploring ways to improve quality of life through good design. As User Experience Strategy Lead for the The Paciello Group (TPG), she works with companies and product teams to create "born accessible" digital products and services that work well for everyone. She is co-author of A Web for Everyone with Whitney Quesenbery and Web Style Guide with Patrick Lynch.

• @gradualclearing
• sarahhortondesign.com

Karl Groves is Senior Technical Lead Accessibility Software Consultant & Director of Training for the Paciello Group. For over 12 years, Karl has dedicated his professional life to helping businesses create structurally sound web experiences that are also a delight to use. He has taught web standards and accessibility best practices to design, development, QA, and product teams from some of the largest E-Commerce and software companies in the world.

• @karlgroves
• karlgroves.com

David Sloan is User Experience Research Lead for The Paciello Group (TPG). He’s spent the best part of 15 years as an accessibility and UX researcher, educator and consultant. He joined TPG in 2013, having previously worked at the University of Dundee’s School of Computing, one of the world’s largest academic research groups investigating accessibility for older people and people with disabilities.

• @sloandr
• paciellogroup.com

Liddy was the Director of a research laboratory at a major Australian university, and has been responsible for accessibility and metadata aspects of the development of major government websites in Australia; she is President of the Australian Web Accessibility Initiative (OZeWAI) and has worked with W3C, IMS Global Learning, ISO/IEC JTC1, Standards Australia and more to set standards for accessibility and metadata. She has 'retired' which means doing more work than before!

• ozewai.org

Laura Kalbag is a designer with a thing for the web. She works at Ind.ie, creating design-led, free and open alternatives to technologies that are funded through the exploitation of users' data. She tends to harp on about accessibility, web development, design theory, web fonts, responsiveness and walks with her big fluffy dog, Oskar.

• @laurakalbag
• laurakalbag.com

Ian Pouncey is a Senior Accessibility Specialist and Web Developer at the BBC, writing standards, guidelines, and training material, and advising developers and designers on creating accessible websites and applications. He has been working on the Web for over fifteen years, building a wide range of websites, from small sites for local businesses to the 'Metro' version of the Yahoo! home page and the framework on which all BBC web pages are built.

• @IanPouncey
• ianpouncey.com

Chaals has been working on Web Accessibility since his mother told him to include it in some HTML Tutorials in 1997 - 14 years after she employed him to track software accessibility. He has also done time as WAI staff, as head of Standards for the browser Opera, and is currently part of the CTO group at russian internet giant Yandex and co-chair of the HTML accessibility group, among other activities.

• @chaals

Steve is a TPG Distinguished Accessibility Engineer. He joined The Paciello Group in 2006 and was previously a Senior Web Accessibility Consultant at vision australia. He is the creator and lead developer of the Web Accessibility Toolbar accessibility testing tool. Steve is a member of several groups, including the W3C HTML Working Group and the W3C Protocols and Formats Working Group. He is an editor of several specifications at the W3C including HTML 5.1, Using WAI-ARIA in HTML and HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives. He also develops and maintains HTML5accessibility.com

• @stevefaulkner
• paciellogroup.com

Doug Schepers has developed SVG applications and data visualizations since 2001, and has been working on SVG accessibility since 2004. He has worked for W3C since 2007, coordinating and editing specifications for such W3C groups as the SVG, WebApps, Web Annotation, Pointer Events, and Audio Working Groups, and has combined this work into pragmatic, functional applications that aid accessibility. He recently formed the W3C Accessible SVG Community Group, and serves as its co-chair.

• @shepazu
• w3.org/People/Schepers

Justin Stockton is a Developer and Accessibility Specialist with Devis, a leading provider of IT consulting services and solutions to Federal, State, and Local Governments. Justin is interested in improving the processes around him so that he can spend more time enjoying Colorado.

• @poorgeek

Luis Pérez received his doctorate in special education and a Master's in instructional technology from the University of South Florida. He is the author of Mobile Learning for All: Supporting Accessibility with the iPad, from Corwin Press. In recognition of his accomplishments in the field of educational technology, Luis was selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) in 2009 and as a Google Certified Teacher (GCT) in 2014. He is the Professional Learning Chair of the Inclusive Learning Network of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). His work has appeared in publications such Teaching Exceptional Children, Closing the Gap Solutions, THE Journal, and The Loop Magazine. In addition to his work in educational technology, Luis is an avid photographer whose work has been featured on the New York Times Bits Blog and the Sydney Morning Herald. Luis has presented at national and international conferences such as CSUN, Closing the Gap, ISTE and CEC.

• @_luisfperez
• luisperezonline.com

Karl Groves is Senior Technical Lead Accessibility Software Consultant & Director of Training for the Paciello Group. For over 12 years, Karl has dedicated his professional life to helping businesses create structurally sound web experiences that are also a delight to use. He has taught web standards and accessibility best practices to design, development, QA, and product teams from some of the largest E-Commerce and software companies in the world.

• @karlgroves
• karlgroves.com

After many years as Director of Accessibility at Nomensa, Léonie Watson is now a Senior Accessibility Engineer with The Paciello Group (TPG) and owner of LJ Watson Consulting. Amongst other things she is Chair of the British Computer Association of the Blind (BCAB), writes for Net Magazine, and is a member of the W3C HTML Working Group and HTML Accessibility Task Force. She even appears every now and then on TV and radio to talk about technology.

• @leoniewatson
• LJWatson.co.uk

Jamie is one of the accessibility specialists at the BBC. He focuses on supporting product teams, managing the accessibility champions network and helping R&D with all things accessibility. He formally worked as a developer in the platform team and as front end lead on iPlayer Radio. He has autism, and gets involved with a wide range of autism-related projects both inside and outside of the BBC.

• @jamieknight
• jkg3.com

For 30 years, Mike Paciello, founder and president of The Paciello Group, has pioneered the field of accessible interface design as a technologist, consultant, author and professional speaker. His internationally best-selling book, Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities, remains the definitive standard reference for accessibility design, implementation and usability. In 2006, Mike, along with colleague Jim Tobias, was appointed co-chair to the United States Federal Access Board’s Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee (TEITAC). On April 3rd 2008, TEITAC presented a historic series of internationally harmonized recommendations that will bridge the gap between technology and people with disabilities.

• @mpaciello
• paciellogroup.com

Developing interfaces since '99 and specifically with digital accessibility since '07, Patrick has learned firsthand that with proper awareness and planning, accessibility does not have to be complicated. Patrick lives in Toronto Canada where he works as a Senior UI Architect and Accessibility Specialist for Canada's national broadcaster, the CBC. In addition to his day job, Patrick co-leads Toronto's digital accessibility community, #a11yTO by organizing monthly meetups and Toronto's annual accessibility camp.

• @patrickdunphy
• cbc.ca

Joe Dolson is a WordPress plug-in and theme developer specializing in web site accessibility. He's a member of the WordPress Accessibility core team and regular contributor to WordPress core.

• @joedolson
• joedolson.com

Makoto Ueki (Infoaxia, Inc.) is an Independent consultant in Tokyo, Japan. He Has consultancy work experiences including evaluation of websites, development of in-house guidelines, QA, training, user testing and localization of evaluation tools. He is the Chairman of Web Accessibility Infrastructure Committee in Japan and participates in the WCAG working group as an Invited Expert.

• @makoto_ueki
• infoaxia.com

Kel Smith is Principal of Anikto LLC and a longtime author, speaker and practitioner in digital accessibility and e-health. His articles have appeared in numerous publications, with over 100 presentation credits spanning seven countries. In 2013, Kel launched Aisle Won to help improved access to healthy, affordable food in low-income neighborhoods. Kel is the author of the book Digital Outcasts: Moving Technology Forward Without Leaving People Behind, published by Morgan Kaufmann in 2013. He lives and works in Philadelphia and New York City.

• @kelsmith
• kelsmith.com