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About Me
Hej 👋 I’m Maja Benke from Berlin, Germany.
I’m a Accessibility Consultant and Webdesigner and have a passion for Traveling, Nature, Bouldering, Art and Accessibility.
In 2015 I joined my first WordCamp in Cologne, met the WordPress Community and attended my first Contributor Day. There I started contributing and discovered soon my passion for Accessibility.
Where has WordPress taken you?
Interview in WordCamp Brighton 2017
My Contributions
I started contributing in 2015, mainly in the Accessibility Team, because that is where my passion is. I have helped in writing a part of the Accessibility Handbook, and worked on Tickets in both Meta and Core. In addition I organise the Berlin WordPress Meetup and the A11y Meetup Berlin and was a Co-Organizer of WordCamp Berlin.
Sometimes I translate Themes or Plugins and I love to Speak at WordCamps about Accessibility.
At the moment I can only contribute 5 hours per week,
but I would love to contribute more (10h or more per week).
Contribution History
- Core Trac Tickets
- Meta Trac Tickets
- Co-Writing the A11y Team Handbook
- My Talk “Accessible Design” at WordCamp Europe 2018 in Belgrade
- My Talk “Accessibility for Dyslexia” at WordCamp Europe 2022 in Porto
![Me on stage giving a talk. The Slide says: "Accessibility is for Everyone". Next to it is the transcription text and the Logo of WordCamp Europe. At stage are big letters with #WCEU](https://wp-coworking.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bildschirmfoto-2023-08-22-um-14.35.23-1024x640.png)
She gave one of the best presentations at WordCamp Europe about the impact of dyslexia we ever saw.
The A11y Collective (Newsletter)
![Badges for the Following Teams: Accessibility Contributor and Team Member, Core, Documentation, Meetup Organizer, Meta, Plugin Developer, Translation Contributor and Editor, WordCamp Organizer and WordCamp Speaker](https://wp-coworking.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bildschirmfoto-2023-07-26-um-10.12.25-1024x273.png)
Referral
Podcast-Episodes
- IONOS Podcast Episode about Accessibility (in german)
- Capital_P_odcast: Podcast from Bernhard Kau and me about WordPress (in german)
My Goals
In the last couple years I have not been contribute as much, but I would love to start again. Mainly for the following Projects:
Project 1: Theme Review
40% of my contribution time.
I would like to test Themes for the Accessibility-Ready-Tag. Also I have been asked to train and create video content on how to test themes for the accessibility-ready-tag. Currently I work on a better Workflow to test Themes for the accessibilty-ready-tag.
Project 2: Train and Educate
30% of my contribution time.
- Theme Handbook Overhaul
- Testing Process & Documentation for Theme Review
- Accessibility Team Handbook
Project 3: Testing, Testing, Testing
10% of my contribution time.
- Testing WordPress Core
- Testing new Core Features
- Testing of the Block Editor and Full Site Editing
More Projects
20% of my contribution time.
- Explore UI Structure for destructive actions
- Accessibility Statement Generator
- Improving Onboarding in German Docs Team
Why Sponsor Me
WordPress needs still a lot of work in Accessibility and I think my expertise as an Accessibility Consultant would be beneficial.
Because of that, I’m looking for a sponsorship for the Accessibility Team.
Your Benefits
- Support Accessibility in WordPress, will help all companies who are releying on WordPress to make it fit for the Future. As Accessibility becoming more important, by a better awerness in the society and by laws
- Supporting Accessibility in WordPress means, that around 43% of the Internet is getting more accessible.
- Make your own product and team fit for accessibility. I can consult you and test your products for accessibility.