Glenda discovered blogging four years ago. In doing so, this insightful and humorous woman, who doctors labeled as “non-verbal” because of her cerebral palsy, found a way to communicate with the world. She found her voice. Known as the Left Thumb Blogger, her warm and welcoming blog increases awareness and understanding for improving accessibility for people with disabilities.
After working for ten years with three levels of government, transit authorities and non-profit organizations to increase the accessibility of their websites for people with disabilities, Glenda is now combining her web accessibility expertise with her passion for blogging and her first-hand experience living with a disability to work with bloggers to create an accessible blogosphere. Using text-to-speech software with PowerPoint to accommodate her significant speech impairment, Glenda delivers powerful presentations wherever she presents.
You can catch Glenda’s presentation 3 Tips for Increasing Your Blog’s Accessibility in our Beginner Track. Be sure to reserve your seat today before they are all gone. Have a question for Glenda? Ask her on twitter.
George has been developing websites for himself and others since 1993.
John Biehler has been blogging in one form or another since the mid-nineties when he first wrote about building a homemade video arcade cabinet on the balcony of his West End apartment.
Getting to know Dave Zille
Prior to founding dazil Internet Services, Dave worked for a large crown corporation as web team lead, and has worked as an instructor and consultant in various capacities.
WordPress has been a highly successful platform for Dazil clients, as it is such an easy to use platform, and can be adapted to fit pretty much any type of website.
You can catch Dave’s presentation Using Custom Fields for Fun and Profit in our Intermedia Track. Be sure to reserve your seat today before they are all gone. Have a question for Dave? Ask him on twitter.