The Importance of Semantics for Designers (and Developers)
Semantics are the backbone of digital accessibility. Not just for developers, this is also crucial for designers, especially when expected to provide accessibility annotations.
Speaking & Events
I've been speaking and teaching publicly since 2015, at least 2-3 times a year, with a little break during COVID. The following is just a small sample of my speaking engagements.
2024
Shifting accessibility lefter
A massive amount of work has been done over the years to shift digital accessibility from an engineering afterthought to better planning in the design stages. However, there are lots of gaps remaining in other directions and areas to truly achieve full digital accessibility. It's time to move past the focus and responsibility being strictly on engineers.
2023
Digital Inclusion: Know who you are working for
As part of Workday's Global Accessibility Awareness Day celebration in 2023, I was invited to speak about the importance of Digital Inclusion. In this presentation, I talk about the importance and impact that companies like Workday and Atlassian have on the disability community.
2022
ARIA Spec for the Uninitiated
Specs are usually not very fun, but I have learned that reading the ARIA specs is important to fully understand all the various options that are available. In this presentation, I will walk you through the ARIA spec and show you how to make the most out of it to create custom components with ARIA.
2020
The Secret to Great Innovation
Over the history of time, the most paradigm-shifting innovations have shared a common trait.