brief bio of John Rochford

Hi All,

I am a new member of the working group. Josh asked me to tell you a little bit about myself.

I have been developing accessible websites, web applications, and online courses since the early 1990s. In 2009, I started exploring and experimenting with best practices of web accessibility for people with cognitive disabilities, particularly intellectual disabilities.

I am a program director and a faculty member of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at UMass Medical School, a research, education and service center for people with intellectual disabilities. I am also a co-founder and a co-organizer of the Boston Accessibility Group, which hosts annual unconferences and monthly meetups about information-technology accessibility.

For more information about me and my related work, see http://clearhelper.wordpress.com/about/

I look forward to working with all of you. I am passionate about web accessibility.

John

John Rochford
UMass Medical School/E.K. Shriver Center
Director, INDEX Program; Instructor, Family Medicine & Community Health
Twitter: @ClearHelper