Michael Paciello is Founder and President of The Paciello Group, LLC., a software accessibility consultancy. For more than 20 years, Mr. Paciello has served as an international leader, technologist and lecturer in the areas of assistive technology, usability, and accessible interface design.
In 2006, Mike was appointed co-chair to the United States Federal Access Board's Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee (TEITAC).
In 1997, Mr. Paciello received recognition from President William Clinton for his work in the creation of World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). Mike is author of the first book on web accessibility and usability, 'Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities' and is chiefly responsible for founding the International Committee for Accessible Document Design (ICADD) and W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
Andrew joined W3C in November 2007 as the Web Accessibility and Ageing Specialist to work on the European Commission funded WAI-AGE project. The objectives of this project are to increase the accessibility of the Web for those with accessibility needs related to ageing within European Union Member States and around the world. This project will coordinate closely with the WAI Education and Outreach working group.
Prior to joining W3C, Andrew worked at Vision Australia for seven years leading a team that provided consulting, reviewing and training services around Web accessibility. He was heavily involved with W3C WAI during this time.
