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Sarah L. Fossheim

I'm an independent accessibility specialist, front-end developer, designer, and educator from Norway, and have a focus on inclusive and ethical tech, and a strong interest in dataviz accessibility.

About me / my work.

About me

Hi! I'm Sarah Fossheim (they/them), and I work as an accessibility specialist, front-end developer and inclusive designer in my own tech & accessibility agency.

I have a strong interest in dataviz accessibility, and you may also have come across my blog, CSS drawings, photography, or collection of ethical design resources.

My work

Since starting my own business 2021, I mainly focus on accessibility, to which I take a holistic approach. Depending on what the project needs, I can perform:

  • High-level accessibility reviews to understand areas for improvement
  • Detailed and informative (dataviz and web) accessibility audits, focused on best-practices, WCAG compliance, and practical next steps
  • Ongoing feature reviews
  • Accessibility strategy and planning
  • Training, workshops, ongoing drop-in review sessions
  • Implementing accessibility improvements and bugfixes
  • Developing accessible products and features

My clients

During the past years, I have worked on accessibility with companies like FINN.no, WHO (through Kore and Truth & Beauty), Inspera, GreenInfo, and Balansekunst.

I have delivered sessions for amongst others Hyper Island, Oda, and Graphic Hunters, spoke at conferences such as SmashingConf, axe-con and Outlier, and contributed with an essay about screen reader accessibility to the Do No Harm Guide on Centering Accessibility In Data Visualizations.

I also take on creative coding and front-end consulting projects, like building user-friendly websites, prototypes, and dashboards, where accessibility and user experience are an important focus. I have worked together with companies like Vibbio, HTTPArchive, and reMarkable on projects like this.

Collaborate?

If you have a project that you think might fit me, you can reach out through collab@fossheim.io or LinkedIn, or read more about my offering.

Technologies

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • D3.js
  • Sanity
  • Eleventy
  • Next.js

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Talks

I have spoken at public events and on podcasts since 2021, including:

Book me for a talk

I'm open to do deliver talks or workshops about (dataviz) accessibility, queer-inclusive design, and front-end development. If you're interested in booking me, send an e-mail to collab@fossheim.io. Please include some information about the event/company, dates, audience, and budget in the initial message.

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