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The GitHub Octocat mascot surrounded by accessibility symbols, including a wheelchair icon, sound waves, Braille dots, a keyboard icon, and sign language gestures, on a blue gradient background

๐Ÿ˜ธ Hello, I'm Carie!

๐Ÿš€ About Me

I'm an accessibility strategist and digital inclusion advocate with over 15 years of experience making digital experiences better for everyone. I combine technical know-how with inclusive design to create technology that truly works for all.

I focus on building and growing accessibility programs, creating accessible solutions using emerging technologies like AI, and developing training that helps teams make accessibility a priority. My goal is to balance meeting compliance needs with delivering awesome user experiences.

โœจ What I Do

Accessibility Program Manager at GitHub: I empower accessibility champions, gather valuable insights from our users and customers, and work to make GitHub Copilot AI more inclusive and accessible for everyone!

๐Ÿ’ป Top 3 Professional Highlights

  1. Created Googleโ€™s Learn Accessibility course: A free, comprehensive resource to help developers build more inclusive web experiences.
  2. Built the A11y Style Guide: A helpful resource for designing and developing accessible, inclusive websites.
  3. Spoke at Smashing Conference NYC: Delivered a talk on How to Use AI to Build Accessible Products to an amazing audience of designers and developers.

๐ŸŒŸ Fun Facts

  • I'm a gardening enthusiast who loves the smell of steaming mulch in the morning ๐ŸŒฑ
  • I'm a coffee lover who is always on the hunt for the perfect oatmilk latte โ˜•
  • Iโ€™m passionate about making code usable, beautiful, and inclusive ๐Ÿฆพ

๐Ÿ“ข Let's Connect

Together, we can make the web a better, more accessible place ๐Ÿซถ

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  1. a11y-style-guide a11y-style-guide Public archive

    Accessibility (A11Y) Style Guide

    SCSS 560 59

  2. accessibility-talks accessibility-talks Public

    Github repo for organizing speakers/resources for Accessibility Talks

    JavaScript 32 8

  3. cehfisher.github.io cehfisher.github.io Public

    Personal web

    CSS 6 3

  4. a11yproject/a11yproject.com a11yproject/a11yproject.com Public

    The A11Y Project is a community-driven effort to make digital accessibility easier.

    Nunjucks 3.8k 561

  5. karlgroves/overlayfactsheet karlgroves/overlayfactsheet Public

    HTML 153 512

  6. accessibility/a11y-lists-of-lists accessibility/a11y-lists-of-lists Public

    Lists of lists of accessibility related issues

    57 5