https://github.com/tatianafokina/tatianafokina
A few words about who Tatiana is.
https://github.com/tatianafokina/tatianafokina
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A few words about who Tatiana is.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/tatianafokina/tatianafokina
- Owner: TatianaFokina
- Created: 2024-05-30T19:16:28.000Z (11 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-12-11T13:18:02.000Z (5 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-27T22:13:20.607Z (3 months ago)
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- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# Hi, this is Tanya
I'm an accessibility engineer and enthusiast who like to developing user-friendly interfaces. Obviously, my true passion is web accessibility (or a11y for short.) Even I focus more on web accessibility front-end and web development aren't strangers to me.
## Facts about me 👩💻
- Editor and accessibility engineer at Doka Guide, open-source handbook for the Russian-speaking tech community
- Women Techmakers Ambassador
- Certified professional in accessibility core competencies (CPACC)
- Technical writer, focusing on accessibility and web development
- Open-source contributor
- Podcast creator, have a lot to say about accessibility
- Mentor who help other developers
- Philomath and bookworm, love to learn new things about the web and help others learn.
## Skills ⚙️
~A prolifient PC user, know how to open Microsoft Word, send an email via Outlook…~
**Accessibility**: WCAG, WAI-ARIA, WCAG-EM, assistive technologies (text-to-speech, speech-to-text, magnifiers), manual and automatic testing/evaluation, accessibility maturity models; US, EU and Russian legislation.
**Core languages**: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery (hello, my dark past.)
**Frameworks and templating engines**: Angular, Next.js, Nunjucks, Handlebars.
**CSS preprocessors**: Sass, Stylus.
**HTML preprocessor and static site generators**: Pug, 11ty.
**Builders**: Gulp, Parcel.
**Other**: Basics of UX/UI (I've even read Don't Make Me Think), usability, and universal design; Git, BEM, closed captions, text transcriptions, wrote somehow on TypeScript.
My bonus non-professional superpower is dog and cat whispering 🐈
## Writings, translations and talks 🖊️
My other passion is tech writing. I bet you've already guessed my favorite topic, ha-ha. If not, I can give you a clue: The topic contains two letters “a” and “y” divided by the number “11.” If you are curious about it, check [the list of my writings and translations](https://github.com/TatianaFokina/my-articles-and-talks/blob/main/links-en.md) or go to [my personal blog](https://tatiana-fokina-blog.ru/en/).
Sometimes I realize that I can talk and have talks (as you can see, my logic is bulletproof.) A few years ago, I was a co-organizer of the first Russian-speaking meetup on accessibility [pitera11y_meetup](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTdS5E3zupkGg0FoMoWB5FD2tlBrSWUQB). I have experience being a speaker and, at the same time, a person who aren't sleep a wink because of organizer's duties. You need to find a place for an event, bring speakers, review their talks, slides, and so on. Pretty stressful duty!
## Podcasts 🎙️
In April 2023, I decided it wasn't too late to start my own podcast. This is how the first Russian-speaking podcast about accessibility and inclusion, titled [Inclusive Pineapple](https://inclusivepineapple.github.io) (because why not?), was created. Of course, I'm not alone. Glasha Zhur, my incredible co-host and an accessibility lead from Semrush, joins me.
I prepare topics and materials for discussions, record the audio, assist with audio mixing, transcribing, captioning, and update the podcast website… In short, I handle all typical podcaster tasks.
Occasionally, I appear as a guest on other tech podcasts, such as [the Web Stadards Podcast](https://web-standards.ru/podcast/). It's one of the most popular Russian-language podcasts with 28.2K subscribers on YouTube.
## Currently learning 🎓
- Preparing for Trusted Tester
- New CSS features (because there are a lot of them, so hard to stay updated)
- How JavaScript works on a deep level
- How to debug efficiently, like a ninja.
And the last but not least, how to survive in this world as a late-diagnosed autistic adult 🙃
## Get in touch 🫰
- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ta_fokina)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatiana-fokina-frontend/)