WordPress Accessibility Day 2024 Archive

Group: Organizers

Hiral Bhatt, 37, from Charlotte, NC is an accessibility specialist at a media company. After being an entertainment journalist, and digital marketer for 10 years, Hiral is now making digital products and multimedia content, accessible and inclusive, for people with various abilities.

Early in life, Sarah figured out a way to bring her passions together through teaching.  In high school and college, she taught swimming.  After college and beyond, she taught rowing.  As a full-time career, she taught math and worked with students with special needs.  The adoption of her two dogs, Edie and Elliot, inspired new […]

Maarten started as a graphic designer at Yoast and became the team lead of their Brand and Video team last year. You might have seen Maarten doing a ‘how to start with Yoast’ webinar or hosting a workshop during WordCamp NL. Maarten became interested in accessibility after working on an assignment for a municipality a […]

Ricky is a self taught web professional who found and fell in love with WordPress, and the community behind it while looking for a CMS platform to build websites for clients. He originally started his own web design business after being made redundant from a factory job in 2013, but now works for WP Engine […]

Shelley is an experienced web designer helping clients build an online presence that not only best reflects them, but is also effective for their users. Working primarily in WordPress, she has a breadth of experience that bridges the gap between graphic design and developer skill sets.  Shelley’s primary goal is to utilize the principles of […]

Danielle Zarcaro is the queer nonbinary founder of Overnight Website and Kinetic Iris. They’ve been developing and maintaining custom WordPress websites for over a decade. They’ll get excited any time there’s a gadget to tinker with or a puzzle to put together. They love snuggling their cat, husky, and fiance, and there’s nothing better than […]

Greetings! Christine is a dedicated website designer and Accessibility Professional with an extensive background in web design, front-end development, SEO strategies and accessibility implementation. Her ultimate goal is to use her knowledge to instill a culture of inclusivity within organizations, ensuring accessibility is a foundational element of their operations. She is passionate about accessibility and […]

“Hi there!” Maheen Fatima is a front-end developer with a passion for accessible design. With experience in WordPress and design, they’re dedicated to creating user-friendly websites. With a focus on accessibility, they bring creativity and technical skills to every project. “Let’s collaborate to build something great!”

Peter has been working on the web “since the beginning” where he was lucky enough to be part of a small group to develop online access to Connecticut’s major newspaper. While working in Marketing & Communications, he developed technical skills to connect and share information pulled from various data sources. That led to a career […]

As a passionate designer with expertise in HR, DEI, and Learning & Development, Crystal is committed to promoting connection, education and inclusivity through user-centered design principles. Her background in learning experience design and current work as a content writer fuel her dedication to craft accessible and engaging content for all. Outside of work, you can […]