Re: An introduction

Thanks Shawn. Welcome!

Katie Haritos-Shea
703-371-5545
On May 10, 2016 2:38 PM, "Shawn Lauriat" <lauriat@google.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Shawn Lauriat, here. I've just joined as a member representative for
> Google (hoping I've the terminology right?), and wanted to introduce myself
> to give a bit more context than just "Hey, someone new from Google."
>
> I joined Google in 2011 and now lead a team of software engineers working
> on accessibility for the Google Docs & Drive suite. In 2000 I started
> working in the web development world and then in 2002 started working in
> the web accessibility world. I published a book in 2008 called Advanced
> Ajax: Architectures and Best Practices, which has a now embarrassingly,
> laughably out-of-date chapter on accessibility.
>
> Outside of work, but related, I also co-organize the New York City
> Accessibility & Inclusive Design meetup with a couple of other folks.
>
> Looking forward to getting acquainted and taking part!
>
> Regards,
>
> Shawn
>