WordPress Accessibility Day 2024 Archive

Group: Speakers

Jessie Frio

Jessie Frio is a white female in her 20's with long light brown hair

Jessie is an Accessibility Engineer at Fidelity Investments with experience in accessible development and consultation with both web and mobile teams. Her passion is to ensure that all users can independently access all digital content through exceptional user experience.

Nasah Kuma

Mantoh Nasah Kuma is a black African woman in her 20's. She has dreaded hair that creates a textured look that she really enjoys. She's standing and holding a mic on her right hand with a bright smile on her face.

Nasah is a front-end engineer living in Cameroon. She has a degree in software engineering and is very passionate about opensource and building accessible applications. In her current role, she has spearheaded several initiatives to improve the accessibility of their web applications, earning recognition from her peers and leadership team. She is also an active […]

Zsolt Edelényi

Zsolt Edelényi, a middle-aged man with short brown hair wearing glasses and a blue shirt, standing in front of a blue background with a constellation pattern.

Zsolt Edelényi, a Certified Professional in Web Accessibility at Precognox LLC in Hungary. He delved into the realm of accessibility a decade ago after witnessing the challenges his blind wife faced with accessing websites. He believes that ensuring equal access to digital products is inevitable for long-term success and ethical business practices. Previously, he developed […]

Cam Coulter

Cam Coulter is a white person in their 30's with brown hair and blue eyes. They are sitting outside at a park smiling, wearing a navy sweater and a navy baseball cap.

Cam Coulter is a writer and accessibility nerd (among other things) who thinks incessantly about ethical technology, speculative fiction, and intentional community. They are a Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA) and work at Santa Clara University as a Digital Access Specialist. They have previously worked as an Accessibility Consultant at Level Access and as […]

Lainey Feingold

Lainey Feingold is a white woman with gray-white hair who is smiling in this image. Her hair color is not surprising as she inches towards 70 years old!

Lainey Feingold is a disability rights lawyer, author, and international speaker who has worked in the digital accessibility space since 1995. She helped negotiate the first web accessibility agreement in the United States in 2000 and has worked with the blind community and with dozens of companies and public sector organizations on accessibility initiatives since […]

Femi Taiwo

Femi Taiwo is a 30 year old Black/African man with very short black hair and prescription glasses, posing for a profile bio photo.

Femi is a dedicated IT specialist with over 8 years of experience in development and system support. He is an active volunteer, contributing his expertise to the WordPress community and the broader tech community in South Africa. Femi is passionate about fostering diversity and inclusion within the industry, advocating for equitable opportunities and mentorship programs […]

Gen Herres

Gen Herres is a white woman in her 40’s with long brown hair and a big friendly smile.

Gen Herres is an experienced WordPress developer, a DHS Trusted Tester for Section 508, a well-known speaker, and an accessibility advocate. She’s spoken at meetups, on podcasts, at WordCamp US, and WP Accessibility Day, and is an IAAP member. With the EasyA11yGuide.com, Gen helps web agencies to tackle the challenging problem of web accessibility with […]

Nick Goodrum

Nick is a pale guy with longer spiked-up hair that people somehow remember him by. He's in a suit with a sakura-printed tie, but in reality, he's not that formal.

Nick Goodrum has been working in the front-end development world for well over a decade and a half. During the journey of improving his code with modern techniques and best practices, he found a deep passion for usability and accessibility. At Americaneagle.com, which is a full-service digital agency, he grew into the position of Director […]

Gloria Liuni

Gloria Liuni is a white woman in her 46's with brown hair, glasses, and a big friendly smile.

Web Designer freelance, Gloria has been passionate about WordPress since 2009. She’s involved in the WordPress Community as moderator of the Italian support forum, organizer of local and Europe WordCamps and organizer of Turin WordPress Meetup. She has been a speaker on several occasions, promoting the use of Gutenberg. She likes to experiment with the […]

Mark Steadman

Mark is a white man in his 30's with a black beard that is graying and a backwards white sox baseball cap.

Mark is the Director of Accessibility Engineering at Fidelity Investments with a passion for accessibility automation, developer advocacy for accessibility, and an overall mission to make all content on the web/mobile accessible for all. Mark’s main focus has been working with development teams to prioritize accessibility in continuous development and continuous integration environments and creating […]