Accessibility Specialist

Chatted to the DevNews team all about Android's new camera switch controls

"Build an Accessible Blog with Next.js and Semantic HTML" egghead course

https://github.com/ashleemboyer/egghead-accessible-nextjs-blog-course

I was a guest on Dev Roulette LIVE for the Accessibility August 2021 series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWpj7t8I6SM

Wrote and published ThankView's first accessibility statement. In the event the accessibility statement is edited, here's the full statement as of July 22nd, 2021:

"ThankView’s mission is to build lasting relationships, especially through video, on behalf of those who make the world a better place. Our goal is to empower our partners with the tools and information they need to foster deeper connections with their audiences. This begins with a commitment to ensuring our platform and its supporting materials are available to everyone.

ThankView is devoting time and resources to enhance the accessibility of our product, our websites, and the content we produce. Our quality assurance processes include accessibility testing that measure against the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. We acknowledge this is an ongoing effort and are providing regular training for all staff who contribute to the development of our product and its supporting materials.

ThankView is proud of the steps we have already taken, but recognize we still have a lot to learn. We welcome all feedback regarding the accessibility of our products, websites and communications. If you have any concerns, recommendations or general feedback on this topic, please email our support team or fill out our contact form and we’ll assist you as quickly as possible."

In this conversation I break down accessibility by encouraging people to start off thinking about the four categories of disabilities. I also talk about semantic HTML and ARIA, and reassure we don't have to learn it all at once.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr0ujkLLgmE

The interview for this video was originally streamed on Twitch on March 19th, 2021.

Ran an accessibility kick-off for development and design

• Ran a virtual workshop to highlight the importances of accessibility and ways we can improve
• Developed accessibility training and checklists for designers and developers
• Championed the accessibility initiative and pushed for compliance as part of owning the OKR