Web site professional specializing in web standards, usability and accessibility

Contact

Resumé

Dennis' Resume/CV (Google doc)

Personal Blog

Dennis maintains a personal blog Web Standards, Accessibility and More which contains a variety of subjects including web-related issues. The latest posts:

• Sports Roundup
• HTML5 podcast, Lists, and Mayor
• Other “Thoughts on Flash” from Apple’s Steve Jobs
• Trip to (Way) Northern California
• Fun, CSUN, BlindMind

Favorite Stuff

Movies

Star Wars saga, Woody Allen films, Kirstin Dunst movies, Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Edward Scissorhands, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Scary Movie, Virgin Suicides, Green Mile, Beowulf, Magnolia, Vanilla Sky

TV Shows

Family Guy, Judge Judy, Forensic Files, Cold Case File, House, Pistons basketball, U of M football, Man vs. Wild, Six Feet Under

Food

Tacos/burritos/nachos, pizza with mushrooms and anchovies, Indian buffet, spaghetti with meatballs, pancakes with bacon, banana splits

Drinks

Espresso con panna, orange Vitamin Water, root beer float, Diet/Cherry Coke mix, Tetley's English Ale, Gin & Tonic

Music Groups

The Cure, The White Stripes, Adam Ant, Marilyn Manson, Weezer, Tool, Audioslave, Nirvana, AC/DC, Beastie Boys, David Bowie, Björk, Led Zeppelin, Crystal Method, Chevelle, The B-52s

DJ Den Blip.fm page

Hobbies (besides coding!)

Chasing my kids, motorcycling, guitar, electronic/computer gadgets, photography, watching movies with my wife

Accessible Twitter - Web accessibility for the Twitter web application

Dennis has re-built the popular Twitter web site with web accessibility and web standards. It's also much more user-friendly than Twitter.com.

Accessible Twitter is the recipient of the 2009 Access IT @web2.0 Award!

Follow Accessible Twitter on Twitter: @AccessibleTwitr

• Increased accessibility for hearing & visually impaired at Mass. movie theaters. http://bit.ly/c9oyab #AGOs #a11y /via @MassAGO
• NFB today commended Amazon on Wednesday's unveiling of a new, accessible Kindle. http://tinyurl.com/2ek43pe /via @NFB_voice
• Pic of accessible gaming device in accessibility arcade by @ablegamers - http://tweetphoto.com/35571904 #indata #a11y
• Follow #indata tomorrow for all tweets related to the assistive tech conference in Indianapolis. /via @INDATAproject #a11y #at
• World's oldest Twitter user dies at 104 http://on.cnn.com/bp7tjB /via @cnntech

Web Overhauls - Tune-up your web site

Dennis' (freelance) web development company which specializes in web standards, usability, and accessibility. The company is a member of GAWDS and Refresh Detroit.

Web Axe - Practical web design accessibility tips

Dennis' podcast and blog focused specifically on web accessibility. Web Axe was started by Dennis in September 2005. Ross Johnson of 3.7 Designs teamed up as co-host in September 2006.

Web Axe was nominated for "Podcast of the Year" in .net magazine's Best of the Web awards in 2008 and 2009! Web Axe is an honorary member of the Detroit Podcasters Network.

The latest blog posts:

• Critique - New Section 508 Web Site
• Link Roundup - June 2010
• Podcast #82: Deque Labs FireEyes
• BayJax Presentation "Making JavaScript Accessible"
• The CA.gov Accessibility Page Updated!

Follow Web Axe on Twitter: @WebAxe

• New WebAIM blog post: Javascript as an accessibility concern - http://weba.im/jsaccessibility /via @jared_w_smith
• RT @blindbargains: Amazon Kindle 3 Accessibility Improvements Still Unknown, NFB Clarifies Position http://blindbargains.com/b/5442
• @sarahebourne @AccessForAll Sounds feasible as enhancement with some DOM scripting & CSS
• @sarahebourne Do you mean a browser option (not default behavior) to display image alt text? I'd go along with that...
• Indeed, excellent keynote speech by blind artist. Workshop will be great, too. RT @INDATAproject #indata John Bramblitt is so funny!

Other Projects

• MyClientTime - Track time spent with your clients with this web application.
• Screenplaze - Create and manage screenplays with this web application.
• Refresh Detroit - Community of web professionals in southeast Michigan. Dennis is a co-founder of this chapter of the Refreshing Cities organization. View the Google Map of All Chapters.