Top People to Follow in Web Accessibility

This is a list, in alphabetical order, of people to follow that contribute greatly to web accessibility and web standards.

People

• Adrian Roselli @aardrian(link is external)
• Alice Boxhall @sundress(link is external)
• Alistair Duggin @dugboticus(link is external)
• Anna E. Cook @annaecook(link is external)
• Andrea Skeries @Artistic_Abode(link is external)
• Andrew Arch @amja(link is external)
• Ashley Bischoff @handcoding(link is external)
• Becky Gibson @becka11y(link is external)
• Billy Gregory @thebillygregory(link is external)
• Carie Fisher @cariefisher(link is external)
• Charles Hall @atCharlesHall(link is external)
• Chris DeMars @saltnburnem(link is external)
• Claudia Nascimento @claumartin(link is external)
• Cory Klatik @coryj206(link is external)
• Cordelia McGee-Tubb @cordeliadillon(link is external)
• Crystal Preston-Watson @ScopicEngineer(link is external)
• Cynthia Shelly @cyns(link is external)
• Dave Rupert @davatron5000(link is external)
• David A. Kennedy @davidakennedy(link is external)
• David Sloan @sloandr(link is external)
• Deborah Edwards-Onoro @redcrew(link is external)
• Debra Ruh @debraruh(link is external)
• Denis Boudreau @dboudreau(link is external)
• Dennis Gaebel @gryghostvisuals(link is external)
• Dennis Lembrée @dennisl(link is external)
• Derek Featherstone @feather(link is external)
• Devon Persing @devonpersing(link is external)
• Doug Schepers @shepazu(link is external)
• Dylan Barrell @dylanbarrell(link is external)
• Eliza Greenwood @E_lizaG(link is external)
• Elle Waters @Nethermind(link is external)
• Eric Bailey @ericwbailey(link is external)
• Eric Eggert @yatil(link is external)
• Estelle Weyl @estellevw(link is external)
• Gareth Ford Williams @GarethFW(link is external)
• Glenda Sims @goodwitch(link is external)
• Graham Armfield @coolfields(link is external)
• Helena McCabe @misshelenasue(link is external)
• Henny Swan @iheni(link is external)
• Heydon Pickering @heydonworks(link is external)
• Ire Aderinokun @ireaderinokun(link is external)
• Jamie Knight @JamieKnight(link is external)
• Jared Smith @jared_w_smith(link is external)
• Jason Kiss @jkiss(link is external)
• Jeffrey Zeldman @zeldman(link is external)
• Jen Simmons @jensimmons(link is external)
• Jennifer Sutton @jsutt(link is external)
• Jennison Asuncion @Jennison(link is external)
• JoAnna Hunt @johunt0311(link is external)
• Joe Dolson @joedolson(link is external)
• Joe Watkins @_josephwatkins(link is external)
• John Foliot @johnfoliot(link is external)
• Jonathan Hassell @jonhassell(link is external)
• Jonny James @heresjonnyjames(link is external)
• Joseph Karr O'Connor @AccessibleJoe(link is external)
• Jules Ernst @JulezRulez(link is external)
• Julianna Rowsell @JuliannaRowsell(link is external)
• Karl Groves @karlgroves(link is external)
• Kathy Wahlbin @wahlbin(link is external)
• Lainey Feingold @LFLegal(link is external)
• Laura Carlson @laura_carlson(link is external)
• Laura Kalbag @laurakalbag(link is external)
• Léonie Watson @LeonieWatson(link is external)
• Lucy Greco @accessaces(link is external)
• Luke McGrath @lukejmcgrath(link is external)
• Manuel Matuzović @mmatuzo(link is external)
• Marco Zehe @MarcoInEnglish(link is external)
• Marcy Sutton @marcysutton(link is external)
• Melanie Sumner @melaniersumner(link is external)
• Michael Spellacy @spellacy(link is external)
• Michiel Bijl @MichielBijl(link is external)
• Mike Gifford @mgifford(link is external)
• Mike Paciello @mpaciello(link is external)
• Monika Piotrowicz @monsika(link is external)
• Nat Tarnoff @nattarnoff(link is external)
• Neil Milliken @NeilMilliken(link is external)
• Nicolas Steenhout @vavroom(link is external)
• Patrick Fox @patrickfox(link is external)
• Patrick H. Lauke @patrick_h_lauke(link is external)
• Paul Adam @pauljadam(link is external)
• Rachel Carden @bamadesigner(link is external)
• Rian Rietveld @RianRietveld(link is external)
• Rob Dodson @rob_dodson(link is external)
• Russ Weakley @russmaxdesign(link is external)
• Sarah Horton @gradualclearing(link is external)
• Sarah Pulis @sarahtp(link is external)
• Scott O'Hara @scottohara(link is external)
• Scott Vinkle @svinkle(link is external)
• Sharron Rush @sharrush(link is external)
• Shawn Lauriat @slauriat(link is external)
• Shawn Lawton Henry @shawn_slh(link is external)
• Sina Bahram @SinaBahram(link is external)
• Sommer Panage @Sommer(link is external)
• Stefan Judis @stefanjudis(link is external)
• Steph Slattery @sublimemarch(link is external)
• Steve Faulkner @stevefaulkner(link is external)
• Suz Hinton @noopkat(link is external)
• Svetlana Kouznetsova @svknyc(link is external)
• Ted Drake @ted_drake(link is external)
• Tiffany Brown @webinista(link is external)
• Todd Libby @toddlibby(link is external)
• Victor Tsaran @vick08(link is external)

Companies & Organizations

• 3play Media @3playmedia(link is external)
• A11Y Project @A11YProject(link is external)
• Accessibility Developer Guide @A11yDevGuide(link is external)
• AccessibilityOz @AcessibilityOz(link is external)
• Accessible Techcomm @AccessTechcomm(link is external)
• Acesso Para Todos @acessoparatodos(link is external)
• Audima Brasil @audimabrasil(link is external)
• Axess Lab @AxessLab(link is external)
• Deque Systems @dequesystems(link is external)
• Easy Chirp @EasyChirp(link is external)
• Google Accessibility @googleaccess(link is external)
• Hand Talk @handtalkbr(link is external)
• IBMAccess @IBMAccess(link is external)
• Inclusive Components @inclusicomps(link is external)
• Intopia @IntopiaDigital(link is external)
• Knowbility @knowbility(link is external)
• Level Access @LevelAccessA11y(link is external)
• Microsoft Access @MSFTEnable(link is external)
• NV Access @NVAccess(link is external)
• Open Inclusion @openforaccess(link is external)
• Paciello Group @paciellogroup(link is external)
• Simply Accessible @sateaches(link is external)
• The W4A Conference @w4a_conference(link is external)
• Twitter A11y @TwitterA11y(link is external)
• UsableNet @Usablenet(link is external)
• User1st @User1st(link is external)
• WAI at W3C @w3c_wai(link is external)
• Web Axe @webaxe(link is external)
• WebAIM @webaim(link is external)
• WPAccessibility Team @WPAccessibility(link is external)

Meetups

• #a11yTO @a11yTO(link is external)
• a11yBytes @a11ybytes(link is external)
• A11y Berlin @a11yberlin(link is external)
• A11YChi Meetup @A11YChi(link is external)
• a11yEdinburgh @a11yEdinburgh(link is external)
• a11yLondon @a11yLondon(link is external)
• a11yMTL @a11yMTL(link is external)
• a11yQC @a11yqc(link is external)
• A11YRTP @A11yRtp(link is external)
• A11ySEA @a11ysea(link is external)
• AccessibilityBayArea @a11ybay(link is external)
• Accessibility Club @a11yclub(link is external)
• AccessibilityDC @AccessibilityDC(link is external)
• AccessibilityNYC @a11yNYC(link is external)
• Accessibility Ottawa @a11yYOW(link is external)
• AnnArborA11y @annarbora11y(link is external)
• Buffa11y @buffa11y(link is external)
• HackerYou Web Accessibility Club @hya11y(link is external)
• Open @openmcr(link is external)
• role=drinks @roledrinks(link is external)
• Portland Accessibility and User Experience @pdxa11yux(link is external)
• WebA11y.jp［エーイレブンワイ］@weba11y(link is external)

Additional Resources

Books

• A Web for Everyone(link is external) by Sarah Horton & Whitney Quesenbery
• Accessibility for Everyone(link is external) by Laura Kalbag
• Adaptive Web Design(link is external) by Aaron Gustafson
• Color Accessibility Workflows(link is external) by Geri Coady
• Designing for Real Life(link is external) by Sara Wachter-Boettcher and Eric Meyer
• Inclusive Design Patterns(link is external) by Heydon Pickering

Newsletters

• Accessibility Weekly(link is external)
• t12t Accessibility Newsletter(link is external)
• Web Design Update(link is external)

Courses

• Accessibility courses(link is external)

Podcasts

• A11y Rules Soundbites(link is external)

Contributions

If you believe someone should be added to this list please submit a PR we'd love to add them. If you aren't hooked up with Git you can email info/at/joe-watkins.io.