The combination web development and accessibility is my passion.
For a wide range of clients I train the people involved in a web project. Before and during the build of a web project I review, consult and research, to make the project as accessible as it can be for all visitors and users.
Accessibility consultancy
- At the moment I work as an accessibility consultant for the full service digital agency Level Level. I work on client projects and train my colleagues.
- For Humanmade.com I worked on client projects and helped with the rebuild of the company website. At the moment Human Made is hiring me through Level Level for consultancy.
- For the Genesis Framework I did an accessibility overhaul to make it WCAG 2.0 AA compliant. Tenon.io mentioned Genesis as the most accessible WordPress framework in their research in 2018.
Training web accessibility
- In 2018 we started the Level Level Academy. Here I give a series of workshops about good practice for designers, developers and content creators.
- I give in-house workshops for companies like Team Yoast, Yard Internet, Stuurlui, Human Made and Geev vorm.
Web development as a freelancer
- Oogvereniging.nl (Dutch site): WordPress theme for the Dutch Eye Association. This website is approved WCAG 2.0 AA accessible by the Dutch Accessibility Foundation.
- Game-accessibility.com: WordPress theme for this portal for gamers and developers about the accessibility of digitale serious games, commissioned by the Dutch Accessibility Foundation.
Open source contribution
Since 2012 I contribute to the WordPress project. I give presentations and workshops at WordCamps and meetups. If you want to meet me or invite me to speak, please contact me.
Together with Monique Dubbelman I organise the WPMeetup in Leiden. Once every 3 months we invite two speakers to share their knowledge of WordPress and the web.
Until end 2018 I was an active part of the WordPress Accessibility Team. For this I got props for several WordPress releases and “rockstar” credits for 4.3 & 4.5.
In 2016 Knowbility gave me the Heroes of Accessibility Award for Individual Achievement for my contributions to WordPress.
Girl on Film
- Who’s afraid of ARIA,
WordCamp US, Nashville, December 2018 - Testing Web Accessibility,
Together with Sami Keijonen, WordCamp Europe 2018, Belgrade - Accessibility Testing, Tools and Workflow,
WordCamp US, Nashville, December 2017 - Accessibility, where to start,
WordCamp Brighton UK, August 2017 - Accessibility in the Age of the Headless CMS,
WordCamp Europe, Paris, June 2017 - WordPress, state of the Accessibility,
WordCamp Europe, Vienna, June 2016. Please also read the related blog post with all the information plus more - WordPress is what we make of it,
WordCamp the Netherlands, Utrecht, September 2015 - The Accessibility-Ready Tag for Your Theme – Why and How,
WordCamp Europe, Seville, June, 2015 - All About Accessibility,
Carrie Dils Genesis Office Hours 43, Podcast, January, 2015 - Those Who Don’t Jump Will Never Fly,
London WordPress Meetup, July 2014 - A More Accessible WordPress Panel Discussion,
WP Bacon, Podcast, July 2014