Derek Featherstone

Accessibility Wizard

Derek Featherstone is an internationally-known authority on accessibility and web development, a highly-sought speaker and published author. He is the founder of Further Ahead, a leading firm that delivers insightful and creative accessibility consulting to Fortune 500 corporations, educational institutions, public utilities, government agencies and other private sector clients.

As part of the accessibility consulting offerings of Further Ahead, Derek provides expert accessibility testing, review and recommendations for improving the accessibility of web sites and applications to all people. He is asked to speak at conferences around the world to share his experiences building, designing, and helping others produce accessible web sites and applications.

He is the Group Lead of the influential Web Standards Project and has served on their Accessibility and DOM Scripting Task Forces. He blogs at the popular Box of Chocolates and writes about accessibility at the newly re-launched Simply Accessible.

Photo by Faruk Ates.