Re: [EXTERNAL] Introduction — Nathan Harrell, Accessibility Advocate & Agentic Engineer

Hi Nathan. Welcome to the group. It's good to have many people here who live with the consequences of accessibility and inaccessibility. It's important for real insight and it's an experience I lack, so I have to get it by proxy. Although given the extremely wide ranging nature of difference and disability I guess we all lack direct insight to some extent.

Mark
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Introduction — Nathan Harrell, Accessibility Advocate & Agentic Engineer

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Hi everyone,

My name is Nathan Harrell. I'm a psychology student, web infrastructure
engineer, and accessibility advocate based in Frederick, Maryland. I'm
joining the WAI Interest Group because accessibility has been a core part
of my professional identity for years — and after a period away due to
health challenges, I'm coming back to the work I care most about.

A bit about my background and what I bring to the group:

I run a managed WordPress/WooCommerce hosting company called ShopHosting.
WordPress powers roughly 40% of the web, and I believe accessibility at the
hosting infrastructure level — not just the theme or plugin level — is an
underserved area that deserves attention.

I'm autistic and have ADHD, which means I experience accessibility gaps
firsthand every day. I don't theorize about what inaccessible design feels
like — I live inside it. That perspective shapes everything I build