WordPress Accessibility Day 2024 Archive

Group: Organizer Team Leads

Isla Waite

Isla Waite is a white woman with shoulder-length wavy dark hair.

Isla Waite is an accessible website consulting professional, and brand strategist, at Marketing by Design. She is also the founder and manager of Simply Accessible Websites. She leads client cohorts in brand discovery workshops, designs and executes audience research, and manages accessible WordPress website projects to position/reposition State, nonprofit and entrepreneurial clients. Isla is an advocate for […]

Adrienne Grace

Middle-aged caucasian woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing glasses

I help clients create impact to build their business. I weave together strategy, design, and accessibility to develop beautifully-crafted print and digital media. My services include branding, websites, publications, EPUB, and presentations. My certification in accessibility allows me to design for all, increasing usability and customer base. I love learning and teaching. I have an MA in graphic […]

Richard Gauder

Richard Gauder is a Caucasian male with short, dark hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a blue button-down shirt.

Richard Gauder is a business and social entrepreneur. In 2007 he co-founded CMS Web Solutions, a web development and digital accessibility specialist. Richard brings a deep understanding of marketing and the business community. He takes the complicated and makes it understandable. He is very involved in the community and many organizations seek out his advice […]

Ricky Onsman

Ricky, a clean-shaven Caucasian male in his sixties, wearing a pale gray cap and a white patterned open-necked shirt

I’m a writer for the US-based TPGi Knowledge Center, where I write technical content for a global team of digital accessibility engineers and auditors. This comes after 20 years as variously a freelance web designer / front end developer (mostly in WordPress), digital accessibility auditor, writer, editor and managing editor (mostly on, about, and for […]

Sol Escobar

Sol has blue and purple hair and is wearing a black top. They are looking at the camera.

Technology, marketing and creativity are the three pillars in Sol’s career and what brought them to be part of the digital revolution. Developing new businesses and transforming the user experience. Having a disability has deepened their commitment to digital accessibility, motivating them to design and develop products that guarantee access to information for all users. […]

Ryan Bracey

Ryan Bracey is a white man in his 30's with short dark hair. He is standing outside and smiling in front of an ivy covered wall.

Ryan is the Director of Web Development & User Experience at Second Melody. A mid sized branding agency located in NJ, who builds custom WordPress websites for clients of all sizes and industries. In this role Ryan has taken a holistic approach to accessibility within the agency by promoting collaboration between clients and departments alike, […]

Michelle Frechette

Headshot for Michelle Frechette, a woman with cat-rim glasses and purple hair, smiling at the camera

Michelle Frechette is the Director of Community Engagement for StellarWP at Liquid Web. Michelle was called “The busiest woman in WordPress,” by Matt Mullenweg at WCUS 2022. In addition to her work at StellarWP, Michelle is the Podcast Barista at WPCoffeeTalk.com, cofounder of underrepresentedintech.com, creator of WPSpeakers.com creator of wpcareerpages.com, the president of the board […]

Joni Halabi

Joni, a white woman with dark curly hair and glasses, is sitting with her back to a desk. On the desk is an open laptop. The screen shows blurred out computer code.

Joni Halabi is a “middle-end” web developer at Georgetown University who likes to write code, commit often, and make up her own titles. She has spent the last 20 years developing solutions for a wide variety of industries and organizations. She currently specializes in developing CMS themes and WordPress editor customizations. Joni has also taught […]