Greg Gay

Web Accessibility Wizard

Greg Gay emphasizes that the following mindset is crucial when understanding how to program for accessibility: “A true expert in the field understands both the socioeconomic implications of accessibility and the standards and technical approaches that make accessibility happen.”

With formal education in this field still being relatively rare, it’s an asset for programmers to be able to understand how to program for accessibility. While it’s important to be technically adept by taking a few coding courses in HTML and Javascript or even going as far as earning a computer science degree, you don’t need to be a programmer to be able to analyze code and make it accessible for all.

Career Snapshot

Member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) and Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA)

Developer of the award-winning open-source ATutor Learning Management System

Author of multiple books and numerous research papers on digital accessibility

Organizer of the international W4A web accessibility conference, which is a premier forum for discussion and debate about the evolution of the Web, the standardization of its associated technologies, and the impact of those technologies on society and culture

Public speaking engagements include talking about innovative approaches to evaluating accessibility, strategies for implementing accessibility in challenging areas such web interactivity, gaming, and the application of accessibility standards with emerging technologies

Winner of multiple W4A awards for accessibility, including AMaze W4A Web Accessibility Challenge 2021 judges award

“There has never been a better time to pursue a career in digital accessibility, as public consciousness grows and accessibility laws emerge around the world.”

— Greg Gay

More about Greg

Greg has three decades of experience in digital accessibility and has played various roles in developing standards used worldwide, including W3C Web Accessibility Initiative and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

Much of his early work in the late 1990s revolved around the creation of the accessible ATutor learning management system (LMS), at a time when accessible LMSs were non-existent.

Since then, he’s been involved in developing strategies for creating accessible games, introducing accessibility instruction into computer science and technical training, developing accessibility training textbooks, and been involved in producing the exam for the IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) certification.

Microcredentials created by Greg Gay

Making PDFs Accessible

Making Word Documents Accessible

Web Accessibility Auditing and Reporting