Melanie Sumner recently joined the speaker lineup at Accessibility Camp Chicago. Her talk, “A Practical Guide to Common Accessibility Challenges for Developers” will talk us through the common patterns developers may be asked to implement, review the things to consider and walk through potential solutions.
5 Questions with Jon Gunderson
Dr. Jon Gunderson is the Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology Accessibility in the Division of Disability Resources and Education Services (DRES) at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, Illinois. He leads the development of open source web accessibility evaluation tools and coding practices resources to help web designers and developers understand accessible coding techniques.
5 Questions with Molly Lee
Molly Lee is the Lead User Experience Designer at Adage Technologies in Chicago. She has been in the user experience field since 2009, and has been working on accessibility for the past 6 years. Today she is most interested in looking at the role accessible patterns and technology play in paving the way for a truly personalized digital experience.
5 Questions with Billy Gregory
Hailing from Toronto, Canada, Billy Gregory is the Director of Training with The Paciello Group. Before joining TPG, and after failing to realize his dream of becoming a rock star, Billy focused his attention on front-end development working at small agencies, and at large corporations. It was during this time that he discovered his true love of the internet, and his wish that everyone be able to use it.
5 Questions with Liz Davis
Liz Davis has been a problem solver since birth. Her experience in dealing with the obstacles of an environment lacking accessibility has granted her a useful perspective in handling design. She’s currently a UX Designer in Chicago at QuikOrder and pursuing a graduate degree in HCI at DePaul University.
5 Questions with Jeannette Washington, M.Ed.
Jeannette is a former Speech Language Pathologist with nearly a decade of experience working with students that exhibit special abilities. Her expertise in the field of dyslexia has been solicited for articles in The Washington Post and The Detroit Free Press. After attending a coding boot camp and working as a back-end developer, Jannette began boasting the importance of accessibility, inclusivity and neuro diversity in the tech industry. She currently work with Microsoft Philanthropies and Detroit Public Schools Community District teaching high school students how to code.
