Josh (he/him) is an IAAP certified web accessibility specialist (WAS) and senior designer at Ad Hoc. Currently, he's helping product teams shift accessibility left at Veterans Affairs through inclusive research.

Steve Arrington is a principal product designer based in Arlington, VA who found his way into UX through educational curriculum design. Steve is currently at Cvent - an event planning SAAS provider - where through his work on their design system he found his passion for accessibility, and currently leads efforts to standardize practices. After hours, Steve loves whitewater and lives for traveling.

With more than 25 years of experience in a variety of mediums, Jennifer has led product teams and served in nearly every role in the product lifecycle. With an intersectional identity of a multi-racial ethnicity and invisible disabilities, they experience a lot of exclusion. Prioritizing inclusion, Jennifer aims to ensure no one is excluded from products and services from the beginning. Inclusion as culture, not a feature to be backlogged.

Additionally, Jennifer is an invited expert with the W3C, serves on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Working Group, finalizing WCAG 2.2, drafting WCAG 3.0, and a co-lead of the Structured Content sub-group. She volunteers with a number of organizations such as the U.S. Digital Response, AIGA DC (2021 DotGov Programming Director, IxDA DC (organizer), UXPA DC, and speaks on inclusion, accessibility, web performance, and CSS at a variety of events.

Caitlyn Mayers is a visual designer with over a decade of experience creating digital experiences. Caitlyn currently serves as a Creative Director and Accessibility Lead at CapTech Consulting and is a passionate advocate for Accessibility and Inclusive Design practices. You can connect with Caitlyn via Twitter or LinkedIn.

Sam brings over 14 years of experience in the professional accessibility industry as a principal accessibility consultant with Level access, providing support to a wide range of organizations in the public and private sector. His contributions in the accessibility field have ranged from providing testing, technical and strategic consulting, training, professional speaking, and policy development. Sam has an extensive holistic knowledge of assistive technologies, accessibility standards, and solutions for accessible web, mobile and desktop applications, electronic documents, multimedia, and hardware. He is an advocate for accessible technology and environments through consumer advocacy organizations and grassroots accessibility groups.