I am a proficient web accessibility specialist, drawing on 25 years of front-end development and design experience to ensure inclusive digital solutions.
I have worked in teams of all sizes for organisations all over the world, from large companies, charities, and agencies, to local small businesses.
Effective communication of web development and digital accessibility is key to my success. I have a strong track record of planning, researching, writing, and editing technical site reviews, articles, and resources as well as running training courses and organising professional web design events.
Experience
Four Finches
2019–
Consultant, developer, designer
- Design and build of user-centric websites for clients using accessible HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript.
- Authoring of accessibility reports and site reviews with an emphasis on usability and performance.
- Interpretation and conversion of static designs into optimal, accessible, responsive web pages.
- Application of WCAG accessibility guidelines throughout.
- CMS implementation and admin.
- Organiser and host of the Finch Front-End conference in Edinburgh, including content curation and scheduling, speaker liaison, and offline logistics.
HTML Dog
2003–2017
Editor, author, developer
- Design (and redesign) and build (and rebuild) of popular web standards and accessibility resource HTML Dog.
- Authoring and editing of tutorials, articles, and references, with a small team of writers and technical editors.
- Translation of W3C standards and WCAG guidelines into concise, intelligible, fun language.
- CMS application, management and maintenance.
- Author of HTML Dog: The Best Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS (New Riders / Pearson, 2006; ISBN 0321311396).
Vivabit
2004–2013
Event manager, instructor, web standards developer
- Organiser of the @media Web Standards and Accessibility conferences in London and San Francisco.
- Development and delivery of HTML and web accessibility training courses.
- Design and build of websites for clients.
- Co-creation, design and front-end development of the Event Wax web app.
(Various)
1999–2004
Web standards developer, writer
- Freelance, contract, and full-time placements.
- W3C compliant HTML and CSS for (mostly London-based) agencies, and other companies, working alongside designers and developers.
- Consulting for, and authoring of, front-end optimisation and accessibility reports.