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cehfisher/README.md

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

😸 Hello, I'm Carie!

🚀 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.

✨ 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!

💻 Top 3 Professional Highlights

  1. Created Google’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.

🌟 Fun Facts

  • I'm a gardening enthusiast who loves the smell of steaming mulch in the morning 🌱
  • I'm a coffee lover who is always on the hunt for the perfect oatmilk latte ☕
  • I’m passionate about making code usable, beautiful, and inclusive 🦾

📢 Let's Connect

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

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  1. a11y-style-guidea11y-style-guidePublic archive

    Accessibility (A11Y) Style Guide

    SCSS 553 60

  2. accessibility-talksaccessibility-talksPublic

    Github repo for organizing speakers/resources for Accessibility Talks

    JavaScript 31 8

  3. cehfisher.github.iocehfisher.github.ioPublic

    Personal web

    CSS 6 3

  4. a11yproject/a11yproject.coma11yproject/a11yproject.comPublic

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

    Nunjucks 3.8k 566

  5. karlgroves/overlayfactsheetkarlgroves/overlayfactsheetPublic

    HTML 166 535

  6. accessibility/a11y-lists-of-listsaccessibility/a11y-lists-of-listsPublic

    Lists of lists of accessibility related issues

    57 5