authors.json

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		{
			"name": "The A11Y Project Team",
			"website": "https://www.a11yproject.com/",
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			"biography": "The maintainers who help run this site."
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		{
			"name": "Alex Brenon",
			"first": "Alex",
			"photo": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/975451645462106112/_h6vsUym_400x400.jpg",
			"biography": "Research Assistant for ESD and Classics at UMass Amherst. Creator of Pop-Up Astronomy."
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		{
			"name": "Andrew Nevins",
			"first": "Andrew",
			"website": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-nevins-cpwa-84a07712a/",
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			"biography": "I'm a front-end developer helping people remove barriers from the Web."
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		{
			"name": "Anh Pham",
			"first": "Anh",
			"website": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/anh-pham-aa483a149/",
			"photo": "https://a11yproject.com/img/authors/anh-pham.jpg",
			"biography": "Hi! I'm software engineer based in Vancouver, Canada. I care deeply about accessibility and technology for social good."
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		{
			"name": "Cameron Cundiff",
			"first": "Cameron",
			"website": "https://www.ckundo.com/",
			"photo": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1227394268282720258/J-E_OZFk_400x400.jpg",
			"biography": "Cameron is a software development leader, immersive tech pioneer, and accessibility specialist."
		},
		{
			"name": "Cooper Hollmaier",
			"first": "Cooper",
			"website": "https://cooperhollmaier.com",
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			"biography": "Cooper (he/him) leads an award-winning accessibility team at Recreational Equipment, Inc. He's an empathetic problem solver, talented storyteller, and persistent community builder. When he's not working on accessibiltiy, you can find him playing video games, biking, running, skiing and supporting local businesses."
		},
		{
			"name": "Daniel Sage",
			"first": "Daniel",
			"website": "https://switchandretain.com/blog/",
			"photo": "https://www.a11yproject.com/img/authors/daniel-sage.jpg",
			"biography": " help B2B Saas Startups increase their revenue by becoming better at selling and making products people will buy through Customer Research and Copywriting."
		},
		{
			"name": "Dave Rupert",
			"first": "Dave",
			"website": "https://daverupert.com/",
			"photo": "https://www.a11yproject.com/img/team/dave-rupert.jpg",
			"biography": "I'm Dave Rupert, lead developer at Paravel. I co-host ShopTalk, an award-winning sound effects podcast that also covers web development. I'm a dad to two wonderful kids. I live in Austin, TX; the best damn city, in the best damn state, in the best damn country, in the whole damn world."
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		{
			"name": "David A. Kennedy",
			"first": "David",
			"website": "https://davidakennedy.com/",
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			"biography": "Designer and accessibility advocate. Curator of A11y Weekly. I help make the web fast, accessible and beautiful. Trust the process."
		},
		{
			"name": "Duncan Jimbo",
			"first": "Duncan",
			"website": "https://simplydano.com",
			"photo": "https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/1507672?s=460&u=bc8cff324d5739f946ad5dd15b5857e653de7ab8&v=4",
			"biography": "Howdy! I'm Duncan, a front-end developer focused on design systems."
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		{
			"name": "Emily Ogle",
			"first": "Emily",
			"website": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-ogle-pmp-cpaac-dhs-trusted-tester-aa540979/",
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			"biography": "Emily Ogle (she/her) lives in a condo with her two cats. They're often subject to her photography experiments whenever she gets a new lens. Emily will someday get a real, real camera that has all the things. When not snapping a shot of her two furbabies, she is snickering whenever anyone says they live “x miles above x city,” avidly watching fantasy shows, or reading something, probably by Stephen King. She happily works in the accessibility space but slightly wishes she didn't have such solid job security (slightly) given so much need for it. She's trying to make the world a more accessible place, one cat at a time. (What? Cats deserve access to software too!)"
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		{
			"name": "Emma Patricios",
			"first": "Emma",
			"website": "https://twitter.com/emmasax",
			"photo": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/466621063267250176/jhmUjqc0_400x400.jpeg",
			"biography": "I develop dynamic and responsive websites that are easy to use and look fantastic on any device."
		},
		{
			"name": "Eric Bailey",
			"first": "Eric",
			"website": "https://ericwbailey.design/",
			"photo": "https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/634191?s=460&u=d63a740900d1af3ce4d52fdb69a8f8f265782d3c&v=4",
			"biography": "I help create straightforward solutions that address a person’s practical, physical, cognitive, and emotional needs using accessible, performant, device-agnostic technology."
		},
		{
			"name": "Erik Runyon",
			"first": "Erik",
			"website": "https://erikrunyon.com/",
			"photo": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/528499847209304064/QTQDxEz2_400x400.jpeg",
			"biography": "I am the Technical Director and a web developer for Marketing Communications at the University of Notre Dame."
		},
		{
			"name": "Federico Monaco",
			"first": "Federico",
			"website": "https://www.federicomonaco.it/",
			"photo": "{{ '/img/authors/federico-monaco.jpg' | url }}",
			"biography": "Color-blind user experience designer focused on accessibility and inclusion."
		},
		{
			"name": "Franklyn Roth",
			"first": "Franklyn",
			"website": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/franklynroth/",
			"photo": "https://www.a11yproject.com/img/authors/franklyn-roth.jpg",
			"biography": "Front-End developer focused on delivering rich web applications in the vue.js and node.js ecosystems."
		},
		{
			"name": "Dennis Gaebel",
			"first": "Dennis",
			"website": "https://droidpinkman.io/",
			"photo": "https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/13485205?s=460&u=cfc094f4fde922425deb20a214ad0880058004f9&v=4",
			"biography": "I'm Dennis. I specialize in SVG Animations, UI Prototyping, Visual Design, and building Modular Atomic Design Systems for the Web. I also consult and write about it."
		},
		{
			"name": "Guilherme Simões",
			"first": "Guilherme",
			"website": "https://guilhermesimoes.github.io",
			"photo": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1813540146/08-03-28_12-21_1_400x400.jpg",
			"biography": "I'm a Software Engineer, currently working at Sky. I have a passion for technology, data visualization and open-source."
		},
		{
			"name": "Hamsa Harcourt",
			"first": "Hamsa",
			"website": "https://hamsaharcourt.netlify.com",
			"photo": "https://res.cloudinary.com/dgn6edv1k/image/upload/v1599473117/swt0ieahohbrohlmwshd.jpg",
			"biography": "Hi, Hamsa Harcourt here, currently juggling the reins of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Technical Writing & Software Development."
		},
		{
			"name": "Ilknur Eren",
			"first": "Ilknur",
			"website": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilknureren/",
			"photo": "https://www.a11yproject.com/img/authors/ilknur-eren.jpg",
			"biography": "Ilknur Eren is a Software Engineer and a writer currently residing in New Jersey. Ilknur is passionate about accessibility and sharing what she learns with others."
		},
		{
			"name": "Jamie Vanderwall",
			"first": "Jamie",
			"website": "https://medium.com/@jamievanderwall",
			"photo": "https://www.a11yproject.com/img/authors/jamie-vanderwall.jpg",
			"biography": "UX designer, published researcher, and TBI survivor specializing in cognitive accessibility. Articles are written by myself and ChatGPT."
		},
		{
			"name": "Johny Cassidy",
			"first": "Johny",
			"website": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johny-cassidy-36150121/",
			"biography": "My name is Johny Cassidy. I’m a BBC journalist by trade but also have a personal interest in digital accessibility. I’ve a huge passion for diversity and inclusion and believe strongly in the concept of inclusive de# everything we do as a society. It’s why I think more diversity is needed across all sectors. That lived experience is what will ensure all projects are being planned and carried out for the benefit of all. In October I’ll be undertaking a three-month Fellowship with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University where I’ll be working on a project to build a framework which will see all BBC visual data journalism made more accessible for blind and partially sighted people."
		},
		{
			"name": "Joseph Mawa",
			"first": "Joseph",
			"website": "https://github.com/nibble0101",
			"photo": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/52580190?v=4",
			"biography": "I am a Front-end developer and Technical writer."
		},
		{
			"name": "Kelly Gillit",
			"first": "Kelly",
			"website": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellygillit/",
			"photo": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1333513462794817536/JOxgHmi6_400x400.jpg",
			"biography": "Digital designer and accessibility advocate. Skilled in leading teams across all industries and disciplines towards creating accessible design systems for all platforms."
		},
		{
			"name": "Kilian Valkhof",
			"first": "Kilian",
			"website": "https://kilianvalkhof.com",
			"photo": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/41970?v=4",
			"biography": "Creator of the Polypane browser for developers and designers, passionate about web development, accessibility and helping developers get better at their job."
		},
		{
			"name": "Lucia Cerchie",
			"first": "Lucia",
			"website": "https://luciacerchie.dev/",
			"photo": "https://luciacerchie.dev/img/lucia.png",
			"biography": "Fullstack developer passionate about web accessibility and blogging. Gets going with coffee, winds down with yoga. Always learning."
		},
		{
			"name": "Luis Garcia",
			"first": "Luis",
			"website": "https://www.garcialo.com/",
			"photo": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1181989762275528705/4ou0JnLG_400x400.jpg",
			"biography": "Father, accessibility evangelist, video gamer, proof checker, and solver of problems."
		},
		{
			"name": "Marcy Sutton",
			"first": "Marcy",
			"website": "https://marcysutton.com",
			"photo": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1277450365005295617/x8IsW7zX_400x400.jpg",
			"biography": "Independent web developer and accessibility specialist. Camera-toting hiker, biker, pie baker."
		},
		{
			"name": "Martin Lexelius ",
			"first": "Martin",
			"website": "http://www.lexelius.se/hello/",
			"photo": "{{ '/img/authors/martin-lexelius .jpg' | url }}",
			"biography": "Accessibility developer in Stockholm 🇸🇪. Occasional speaker and writer."
		},
		{
			"name": "Mat Marquis",
			"first": "Mat",
			"website": "https://hire.wil.to/",
			"photo": "https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/439942?s=460&v=4",
			"biography": "My name is Mat “Wilto” Marquis, and I make websites. I’m an independent consultant. My specialization is inclusive web development."
		},
		{
			"name": "Matthew Higgins",
			"first": "Matthew",
			"website": "http://www.matthewalanhiggins.com/",
			"photo": "https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/5384450?s=400&v=4",
			"biography": "Software generalist. Avid coffee drinker. Sometimes runner."
		},
		{
			"name": "Michele A. Williams, PhD",
			"first": "Michele",
			"website": "https://mawconsultingllc.com/",
			"photo": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/84785057?v=4",
			"biography": "UX and Accessibility Consultant."
		},
		{
			"name": "Monika Piotrowicz",
			"first": "Monika",
			"website": "https://twitter.com/monsika",
			"photo": "https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/882875?s=460&u=ee95409a6edcde041c98ffa9d161767c0eef35b9&v=4",
			"biography": "Director of International UX at Shopify, leading a globally distributed team, localizing a product."
		},
		{
			"name": "Nat Tarnoff",
			"first": "Nat",
			"website": "http://tarnoff.info/",
			"photo": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/855580021951537152/bS14U2d5_400x400.jpg",
			"biography": "Founder of MadHackerHaus and Rolled Up Sleeves, LLC. Advocate for accessibility in developing the internet and mobile technology."
		},
		{
			"name": "Rachel R. Vasquez",
			"first": "Rachel",
			"website": "http://rachievee.com",
			"photo": "https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/10246844?s=460&v=4",
			"biography": "Senior WordPress Developer."
		},
		{
			"name": "Rian Rietveld",
			"first": "Rian",
			"website": "https://rianrietveld.com/",
			"photo": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2351479?s=400&u=08f4c9763c73577813f648464d0df725384da856&v=4",
			"biography": "Web accessibility specialist, developer and speaker from the Netherlands. Rian works for the WordPress agency Level Level and is a teacher for the online learning platform The A11Y Collective. She loves coding, learning, teaching and gardening."
		},
		{
			"name": "Scott O'Hara",
			"first": "Scott",
			"website": "https://www.scottohara.me/",
			"photo": "https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/4152514?s=460&v=4",
			"biography": "Scott O'Hara is a designer and developer based outside of Boston MA. He writes code and cares a ton about building great, accessible user experiences for everyone."
		},
		{
			"name": "Steve Barnett",
			"first": "Steve",
			"website": "https://naga.co.za/",
			"photo": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1239497?s=460&v=4",
			"biography": "Steve is a web site maker, teacher / trainer, picture-taker, and avid gamer. He helps teams have happier customers and make better software by becoming more human-centered."
		},
		{
			"name": "Susan Robertson",
			"first": "Susan",
			"website": "https://www.susanjeanrobertson.com/",
			"photo": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/753022638725804032/x1JCSj_l_400x400.jpg",
			"biography": "Hi. I'm Susan Robertson, a design implementer. I spend my days thinking about HTML, CSS, accessibility and design systems."
		},
		{
			"name": "Scott Vinkle",
			"first": "Scott",
			"website": "https://scottvinkle.me/",
			"photo": "https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/1392632?s=460&u=703b41be24a5fde23738489682f9cf5d642dd736&v=4",
			"biography": "Hi, I'm Scott. Web accessibility consultant and front end engineer from Toronto, Canada."
		},
		{
			"name": "Thomas Sjögren",
			"first": "Thomas",
			"website": "https://github.com/thomassjogren",
			"photo": "https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/3251254?s=460&v=4",
			"biography": "UX focused front-end developer with passion for behaviour-driven design."
		},
		{
			"name": "Todd Libby",
			"first": "Todd",
			"website": "https://toddl.dev/",
			"photo": "https://www.a11yproject.com/img/authors/todd-libby.jpg",
			"biography": "Accessibility Engineer at WebstaurantStore and Invited Expert at the W3C. I have over twenty-three years of professional experience with web programming, accessibility, and design. Originally from Maine and now living in Arizona, the quest for the elusive Maine lobster roll in Arizona is over. I write articles for accessibility, I speak at conferences, and in my spare time, love to cook and read."
		},
		{
			"name": "…and maybe you!",
			"website": "/contribute/",
			"photo": "/img/logos/maintainer.png",
			"biography": "Got an idea for an post? Get in touch!"
		}
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