30+ Years of Accessibility Experience and Training

Project dSurf

dSurf is a project founded by Dan Clark in 2018. As a digital accessibility consultant and trainer, accessibility verification tester, and website audit specialist, Dan wants to share his knowledge and passion for accessibility (#A11Y). The goal is to create equal opportunities for people who are blind or visually impaired in the workforce and ultimately to create better access for everyone.

As an accessibility consultant, Dan created the dSurf platform to provide information helping people and enterprises navigate software such as JAWS. As a trainer, he helped bring customer feedback and real-world hands-on experience to the software development process and has invaluable knowledge on how the systems can be used to navigate the workforce.

Testing & Auditing

Specialized in planning, conducting, and recording testing to determine conformance to accessibility standards, including Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

• Website accessibility audit specialist
• Expert manual inspection using assistive technology
• Accessible document creation, testing, and remediation (HTML, PDF, Microsoft Office, Human Resource guides and documentation, textbooks, flyers, and brochures)
• Developing expert recommendations alongside development teams (resolve identified issues, develop a course of action, present findings)
• Alpha and beta testing of assistive technologies
• Assistive technology assessment
• Accessibility Verification Testing (AVT)

Training & Education

• Virtual and/or hands-on instructor-led classroom training
• Accessibility awareness training and etiquette
• Website accessibility training
• Create and present accessible online training materials
• Convert ‘click here’ instructions to keystrokes and keyboard commands
• Convert documents for screen reader accessibility
• Audio, graphics, and video recording and editing

Building & Development

• Accessible application development
• UI front-end development
• Accessible design and implementation approaches
• HTML 5 web development

dSurf is the platform where years of accessibility knowledge and passion for equality in the workforce come together to create a community where knowledge can be shared. dSurf offers free resources in the form of webinars, blog articles, and videos for end-users, teachers of end-users, parents, documentation and content creators, sighted testers, and engineers.

We invite all visitors to join discussions and live webinars to share their experiences and knowledge as accessibility developers and users.

Should you like to inquire about training or consulting, please use this link to our contact form.