Simply Accessible

About Derek Featherstone

Photo courtesy Patrick Lauke

Derek Featherstone is a well known instructor, speaker and developer with expertise in web accessibility consulting.

Derek delivers technical training that is engaging, informative and immediately applicable. A high-quality instructor, he draws on his background as a former high school teacher plus seven years running his web development and accessibility consultancy Further Ahead

His experience includes hands-on development, web accessibility consulting and training. He advises many government agencies, educational institutions and private sector companies providing them with expert accessibility testing and review and recommendations for improving the accessibility of their web sites to all people.

As a member of the Web Standards Project (webstandards.org), Derek serves on two task forces: Accessibility/Assistive Devices and DOM Scripting. He is a dedicated advocate for standards that ensure simple, affordable access to web technologies for all.

Recent Highlights

  • Designing for Accessibility: Beyond the Basics Presented at Web Essentials ‘05 September 2005, Sydney, Australia
  • Accessibility Myths Presented at University of Waterloo August 19, 2005, Waterloo, Canada
  • Testing for Accessibility: Techniques, Perspectives and the Future Presentation at @media Conference on Web Standards and Accessibility June 2005, London, UK
  • JavaScript and Accessibility Guest Expert Instructor, Accessibility University May 2005, Austin, Texas
  • 10 Questions for Derek Featherstone Interview, May 2005 The Web Standards Group
  • Accessibility: Can’t We All Just Get Along? Panel presentation at SXSW 2005 March 2005, Austin, Texas