ACCESS BY DESIGN - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Owner of Access
- Owner, TED Speaker
Clive is the owner of Access by Design. He is a recognised authority on digital accessibility for disabled people and is a passionate speaker about the subject.
His TED Talk on website accessibility has been watched by over 950.000 people.
Clive has worked with computers for over 40 years. He also has a Post-Grad in Music and has previously been an international, award-winning composer for TV and Film. His credits include BBC, Channel 4, Universal Studios, Discovery, Jaguar, British Airways and Walt Disney.
Clive is a recognised authority on digital accessibility and is a passionate speaker on the subject.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Owner of the Blue Badge Access Consultancy
Fiona is the Owner of the Blue Badge Access Consultancy and the Founder of Badge Style. She is an Hon. FRIBA for her work in the built environment and is an expert in the physical accessibility of buildings within the leisure industry.
Hayley has over 10 years experience in Digital Marketing. Her skills include: SEO, Google Analytics, Social Media Management, SEO Copywriting, Digital PR & Outreach, PPC and Web design. and development project management.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Website Accessibility Team
Iona was previously a photographer of many of the world's biggest rock bands until a brain injury left her without the use of one hand and very limited use of her other hand. She uses Dictation Software to navigate websites, which brings some very interesting perspectives with her website audit work. She is also currently studying for a Degree in Physiotherapy at Southampton University and is active in promoting the wider cause of accessibility with every opportunity.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Website Accessibility Team
Krista is a public relations professional, speaker, writer and blind skier. She has a BA (Double Major) in Arts and Psychology from Dowling College). She is a JAWS Power User, using the screen-reader and her keyboard to use the Web. Her analysis is outstanding.
Lia is a disability content specialist and the Founder of Disability Writer, a content and business blogging service empowering businesses in voicing disability awareness, accessibility, and inclusion. She is also a guide dog mobilly instructor and founder of Lara Guide Dog School in Greece.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Website Accessibility Team
Lleona was diagnosed with retinoblastoma and was blinded due to retinal detachment when she was a child. She is an Associate in Computer Technology, an active advocate within the disability community and the lead writer/conceptualist of their Youtube channel, VIFAL.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Website Accessibility Team
Mede Akran is a storyteller at heart with a BSc in communication and media studies and presently studying an MSc in marketing, branding and communication at the University of Brighton. She had a degenerating eye condition at age nine which left her severely visually impaired/partially blind.
Miriam is a UX Designer and Accessibility Coach, who previously worked at IBM. She has years of experience designing SaaS solutions and coaching designers, developers towards more accessibility. Her mission is to empower people to create more inclusive products.
Polly is a very talented and highly-skilled web designer who has worked for Access by Design since 2009. She previously graduated from Chichester University with a BA Hons in IT Management for Business. Polly possesses a unique combination of both programming and design skills and ensures that every websites/E-commerce Access by Design produces, meets our stringent criteria before launch. She believes in staying lean and testing regularly and has an extensive experience in PHP and WordPress. She lived in the UK for 12 years, but currently resides in her native Brazil.
Sam is a highly skilled copywriter who understands how to write effectively for Google. She has worked with Access by Design since 2017. Websites that she has written copy for have always performed consistently well with Google and other search engines.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Website Accessibility Team
Sara obtained a Degree in Engineering at Southampton University. She is also neurodivergent, having severe ADHD and Dyspraxia. This allows her to bring some remarkable insights to her website audits.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Website Accessibility Team
Sibly has work in Document Accessibility for over 4 years. He specialises in PDF accessibility, Alt texts, and accessible document design and testing. He has a BA in English Literature from Indira Gandhi National Open University and a Diploma in Civil Engineering from Kerala Technical University.
Sonia is a highly experienced account manager who has worked for Access by Design since 2016. After studying Business Studies at Oxford Brookes University she obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing at the University of the West of England, Bristol, as well the CAM Diploma (Communications, Advertising and Marketing) and the Diploma of the Institute of Marketing. She has previously worked for a number of London agencies on a wide variety of projects before joining Access by Design.