Richard has ten years experience of developing commercial websites. Recently Richard worked for three years at Multimap as user interface lead. During this time he created a culture of accessible design and development in the company. In particular he audited and implemented accessible web pages for Multimap's clients, including Yells and Ford Europe. Richard is currently Production Director for Clearleft Ltd, a web consultancy specialising in easy-to-use, accessible web sites. Richard is co-author of the forthcoming Second Edition to Constructing Accessible Websites.

Clearleft is a web consultancy committed to creating attractive, usable, standards-compliant and accessible Web sites. Accessibility runs through the heart of Clearleft and it comes as standard in everything Clearleft designs and develops. Clearleft's services extend beyond design and include accessibility audits and training - Clealeft can create a philosophy of accessibility in your organisation too.

Design and usability:
We at Clearleft can design and build you a website, either from scratch, or by redesigning or refining your existing site. We employ user-centred design principles to produce simple, elegant and engaging experiences. We can provide expert review of existing sites, analysing usability with a view to your business goals.

Accessibility consultancy:
Clearleft provides thorough accessibility audits laden with practical advice. We can train your team to avoid future accessibility problems. We're also happy to get our hands dirty and fix your outstanding accessibility issues ourselves.

Training:
Clearleft provides expert tuition in accessibility, CSS, Javascript & DOM
Scripting and Web standards. We can train your team in-house, customising courses as necessary. We also offer public training events open to everyone.