Introduction to the Screen Reader Ropes Course: Demystifying Screen Reader Use for Manual Testing: Deneb Pulsipher and Kosi Asabere

Deneb Pulsipher
Deneb, “Captain Accessible” at SeaMonster Studios, is excited to ferret out ways to make websites more accessible to all people who come to them, no matter what set of abilities they have, or assistive technologies they use. He heads up the accessibility efforts at SeaMonster Studios, and has done since shortly after being hired there, where he built the program from the ground up. Deneb’s passion is making sure the internet is coded right, which means thoroughly reviewing all the sites SeaMonster builds before they release them into the wild, and also sporadically emailing owners of the sites he happens on while surfing that could use some accessibility improvements.

Akosua “Kosi” Asabere
Akosua “Kosi” Asabere is a Senior Accessibility Engineer and Inclusive Design Strategist. She consults with organizations on embedding accessibility best practices throughout the product lifecycle, from discovery and design to development, testing, and long-term governance. As a native screen reader user and former Accessibility Specialist at the W3C, she combines lived experience with deep technical expertise. She has advanced accessibility across government, higher education, nonprofits, and startups. As an Accessibility and Assistive Technology Trainer, she has trained hundreds of people with and without disabilities to use screen readers, magnification tools, text-to-speech, and other adaptive technologies. As Head of Accessibility at a small technology startup, Kosi leads teams in creating intuitive, user-centered accessible products.