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:

• CSUN12 Favorites
• Easy Chirp, Web Axe, Articles, and Travels
• Lightening Talk at CSUN11 Tweetup
• Accessibility Article, Award, Conferences
• Play and Say on New HTML5 Logo

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, American Dad, Judge Judy, Forensic Files, Cold Case Files, Modern Family, U of M football, Man vs. Wild

Food

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

Drinks

Triple cappaccino, orange G2, 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, The Smiths, 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

Easy Chirp (formerly Accessible Twitter) - Web accessibility for the Twitter web application

Web-based Twitter application built with strict web accessibility and web standards.

Accessible Twitter is a recipient of the 2011 AFB Access Award and the 2009 Access IT @web2.0 Award!

Follow Easy Chirp on Twitter: @EasyChirp

• About Microsoft Office 365 and Assistive Technology (from Princeton Univ) http://t.co/AnKtQR8d #at #msoffice #a11y
• Adobe announced support for NVDA in PDFs & e-books: http://t.co/KdQDCzFw #nvdasr #pdf #ebooks #a11y #axs #adobe
• @blindnascarfan Glad to hear you like it.
• #Twitter built into your car? US faces off with automakers: http://t.co/Wghz7PY9 HT @TweetSmarter #sm #car
• US Labor Department seeks submissions for #disability employment app challenge: http://t.co/jnJv7C1V #dol #dev #apps

Web Axe - Practical web design accessibility tips

Dennis' podcast and blog focused specifically on web accessibility. Founded in September 2005.

Web Axe was nominated for "Podcast of the Year" in .net magazine's Best of the Web awards in 2008, 2009, 2010. Web Axe is an honorary member of the Detroit Podcasters Network.

The latest blog posts:

• Reflecting on GAAD
• Podcast #95: Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Surveys, more
• Suggestions for the new Disability.gov
• Web Accessibility Jobs, April 2012
• Response to blog Web Accessibility Initiative

Follow Web Axe on Twitter: @WebAxe

• Universal Design for Digital Media, a 3-credit course offered by Univ of Colorado Continuing Education this fall: http://t.co/p2uaYhdH
• About HTML5 details/summary elements and screen readers: http://t.co/5Hipkbew #web #html5 #a11y by @jkiss
• @SteveBuell @dboudreau Ya. And after more direct experience, I say devs should not do SR testing; need to do semantics & PE right first.
• Don't do! Title attribute use and abuse examples: http://t.co/Nc4CReUt #a11y #webdev #webdesign
• @SteveBuell, @dboudreau Fangs also good for beginners to understand the SR concept and not overwhelm with Jaws.

Web Overhauls - Tune-up your web site

Dennis' (freelance) web development company which specializes in web standards, usability, and accessibility. Member of GAWDS.

Archived 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.